Subject Research and development | Current
| State | Bill | Summary/Title | Last Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| US | HB1027 | Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2013 - Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary of Energy for research, development, demonstration, and commercial application of vehicles and related technologies for FY2014-FY2018. Directs the Secretary to: (1) ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-07 |
| US | SB488 | Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2013 - Title I: Vehicle Research and Development - Directs the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to conduct a program of basic and applied research, development, demonstration, and commercial application activities on mate... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-07 |
| US | HB1022 | Directs the Secretary of Energy to: (1) support new or significantly improved processes and technologies (as compared to those currently in use in the energy critical elements industry; (2) encourage multidisciplinary collaborations and opportunities... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-06 |
| US | SB463 | Forest Products Fairness Act of 2013 - Amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to include in the definition of "biobased product" forest products that meet biobased content requirements, notwithstanding the market share th... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-05 |
| US | SB444 | Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2013 - Appropriates funds for FY2013 for the Department of Defense (DOD) for: (1) military personnel; (2) operation and maintenance (O&M), including for the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Fo... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-04 |
| US | HB421 | COPS Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2013 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to modify the public safety and community policing grant program (COPS ON THE BEAT grant program) to: (1) establish within the Department... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-28 |
| US | SB388 | American Family Economic Protection Act of 2013 - Title I: Budget Provisions - Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) to revise discretionary spending limits (spending caps) for security and n... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-28 Motion by Senator Reid to reconsider the vote by which cloture was not invoked on the motion to proceed to the measure (Record Vote No. 27) entered in Senate. |
| US | HB905 | Research and Development Tax Credit Extension Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) make permanent the tax credit for increasing research activities, and (2) increase the rate of the alternative simplified research tax credit. [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-28 |
| US | HB929 | Patriot Corporations of America Act of 2013 - Grants after 2013 a preference to Patriot corporations in the evaluation of bids or proposals for federal contracts. Defines "Patriot corporation" as a corporation which: (1) produces at least 9... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-28 |
| US | HR80 | Supports the goals and ideals of National Engineers Week to increase understanding of, and interest in, engineering and technology careers. Recognizes that engineering education is a critical component of STEM (science, technology, engineering, and ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-25 |
| US | SB329 | Sustainable Energy Act - Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act and the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to repeal the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to reduce or eliminate royalty payments for oil and natural gas leases in the Outer Conti... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-14 |
| US | SB362 | Geothermal Exploration and Technology Act of 2013 - Requires the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to: (1) establish a direct loan program for high risk geothermal exploration wells, and (2) give preference to loans to carry out projects that are likely to l... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-14 |
| US | SB310 | Startup Act 3.0 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to adjust to conditional permanent resident status up to 50,000 aliens who have earned a master's or doctorate degree in a science, tec... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-13 |
| US | SB316 | Postal Service Protection Act of 2013 - Sets forth rules for the recalculation of annuities for employees of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) and for the redetermination of surplus or supplemental liabilities under the Civil Service Retirement System (... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-13 |
| US | HB394 | Nanotechnology Advancement and New Opportunities Act - Directs the Secretary of Commerce, if $100 million is made available from the private sector for establishing a Nanomanufacturing Investment Partnership, to establish such a Partnership to provid... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-12 |
| US | SB277 | Job Preservation and Economic Certainty Act of 2013 - Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to revise discretionary spending limits for FY2012-FY2021. Repeals the requirement that the President order a sequestration for... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-11 |
| US | HR58 | Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that, in order to meet our nation's growing long-term energy demands and maintain our economic viability in the world marketplace, any comprehensive and economically viable energy bill must address:... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-08 |
| US | SB242 | Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Reauthorization of 2013 - Amends the Public Health Service Act (PHSA) to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to submit the National Health Security Strategy to Congress in 2014. Gives th... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-07 |
| US | HB373 | Oil Pollution Research and Development Program Reauthorization Act of 2013 - Amends the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to revise provisions concerning the Interagency Coordinating Committee on Oil Pollution Research. Revises Committee membership. Requires... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-04 |
| US | SB220 | Citrus Disease Research and Development Trust Fund Act of 2013 - Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to establish the Citrus Disease Research and Development Trust Fund, consisting of revenues from duties paid on imported citrus or citrus products, to suppo... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-04 |
| US | SB193 | Startup Innovation Credit Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a qualified small business, other than a tax-exempt organization, to use a portion of its tax credit for increasing research expenditures as an offset against its payro... [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-31 |
| US | HR45 | Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that it must: (1) create a clear vision and goal for the United States to be the world leader in innovation and science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM); (2) ensure that at least 3% of U.S.... [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-23 |
| US | HR44 | Supports the designation of the "Year of the Federal Lab" in celebration of the work and accomplishments of the national network of federal laboratories. Commits to finding ways of increasing federal investment in the network of such labor... [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-23 |
| US | SB123 | Voter Empowerment Act of 2013 - Voter Registration Modernization Act of 2013 - Amends the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA) to require each state to make available official public websites for online voter registration. Authorizes automa... [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-23 |
| US | SB21 | Cybersecurity and American Cyber Competitiveness Act of 2013 - Calls for the enactment of bipartisan legislation to improve communication and collaboration between the private sector and the federal government to secure the United States against cybe... [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-22 |
| US | SB10 | Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013 - Repeals, but continues for crop year 2013: (1) direct payments, (2) countercyclical payments, and (3) the average crop revenue election program (ACRE). Establishes the agriculture risk coverage program... [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-22 |
| US | HB221 | Stop Mergers, Acquisitions, and Risky Takeovers Supplied by American Labor and Entrepreneurship Act of 2013 or the SMART SALE Act of 2013 - Requires any person, company, institution, or other entity engaged in interstate commerce that owns, licenses,... [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-18 |
| US | HB243 | Bowles-Simpson Plan of Lowering America's Debt Act - Prohibits the total amount of appropriations to the White House for the Executive Office of the President, to the President, and to Congress for FY2014-FY2018 from exceeding 85% of the total amount... [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-14 |
| US | HB122 | Creating Jobs From Innovative Small Businesses Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a general business tax credit of 20% of the amount paid to acquire an equity investment in a qualified high technology small business concern. Defi... [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-03 |
| US | HB120 | Create Jobs by Expanding the R&D Tax Credit Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase the rate of the tax credit for increasing research activities in 2013 and 2014, (2) extend such tax credit through 2014, and (3) allow cer... [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-03 |
| US | HB119 | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make the tax credit for increasing research activities permanent. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-03 |
