Ensuring American Leadership over International Standards Act of 2020
Latest action · Nov 16, 2020 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedNov 16, 2020
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Ensuring American Leadership over International Standards Act of 2020
This bill requires the National Institute of Standards and Technology to contract with a nongovernmental entity to conduct a study on (1) the activities of China's government and China's industrial entities within international standards bodies, and (2) how such actions affect the development and setting of international standards for emerging technologies.
The entity shall report the study to Congress.Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Nov 16, 2020.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-OH | Rob Portman | Original | Nov 16, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 16, 2020Introduced in Senate
- Nov 16, 2020Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 16, 2020Introduced in Senate
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