Scientific Integrity Act
Latest action · Mar 13, 2019 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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.
- IntroducedMar 13, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Scientific Integrity Act
This bill revises provisions regarding the release of scientific research results by federal agencies.
The bill prohibits specified federal employees and contractors of an agency that funds, conducts, or oversees scientific research from engaging in scientific or research misconduct or manipulating communication of scientific or technical findings.
A covered individual may disseminate scientific or technical findings by (1) participating in scientific conferences; and (2) seeking publication through peer-reviewed, professional, or scholarly journals.
The bill specifies the kinds of scientific community activities covered individuals may participate and engage in, including the reviewing of public statements and responding to media interview requests.
Each covered agency must
- develop, adopt, and enforce a scientific integrity policy and also must submit it to the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) and Congress;
- appoint a Scientific Integrity Officer; and
- adopt and implement an administrative process and administrative appeal for dispute resolution and a training program that, among other things, provides regular scientific integrity and ethics training to employees and contractors.
OSTP must collate, organize, and publicly share all information it receives under each scientific integrity policy on its website.
Cosponsors 14
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 26, 2019 to Oct 22, 2019.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Mar 26, 2019 | |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Mar 26, 2019 | |
| D-NV | Catherine Cortez Masto | Apr 29, 2019 | |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Apr 29, 2019 | |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Apr 29, 2019 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | May 6, 2019 | |
| D-MN | Tina Smith | Jun 10, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Jun 26, 2019 | |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Jul 25, 2019 | |
| D-NV | Jacky Rosen | Aug 1, 2019 | |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Sep 24, 2019 | |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Oct 22, 2019 | |
| D-VA | Mark R. Warner | Oct 22, 2019 | |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Oct 22, 2019 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Referred Mar 13, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 13, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Mar 13, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R46454 | Climate Change Adaptation: U.S. Department of Agriculture Archived | Report | Jul 17, 2020 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1709 | Scientific Integrity Act | Related bill | Oct 17, 2019 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the America COMPETES Act to require certain agencies to develop scientific integrity policies, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Scientific Integrity Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
- Administrative remedies
- Congressional oversight
- Employment and training programs
- Freedom of information
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
- Government information and archives
- Research administration and funding
- Research ethics
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Scientific communication
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 13, 2019Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
