US Congress House Bill 4004 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 23-12)
Status: Introduced on February 9 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-02-09 - Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Pending: House Oversight And Government Reform Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Federal Research Public Access Act of 2012 - Requires each federal agency with extramural research expenditures of over $100 million to develop a specified federal research public access policy that is consistent with, and that advances, the purposes of the agency. Makes each federal research public access policy applicable to: (1) researchers employed by the federal agency whose works remain in the public domain; and (2) researchers funded by the agency. Specifies exclusions.Requires the submission of annual reports by each federal agency on its federal research public access policy.

Federal Research Public Access Act of 2012

Rep. Michael Doyle [D-PA]	Rep. Robert Andrews [D-NJ]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]	Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR]
Rep. Dan Burton [R-IN]	Rep. Michael Capuano [D-MA]	Rep. Russ Carnahan [D-MO]	Rep. Lacy Clay [D-MO]
Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]	Rep. Jerry Costello [D-IL]	Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]	Rep. Michael Fitzpatrick [R-PA]
Rep. John Fleming [R-LA]	Rep. Bill Flores [R-TX]	Rep. Trent Franks [R-AZ]	Sen. Cory Gardner [R-CO]
Rep. Louie Gohmert [R-TX]	Rep. Trey Gowdy [R-SC]	Rep. Maurice Hinchey [D-NY]	Rep. Tim Holden [D-PA]
Rep. Dennis Kucinich [D-OH]	Rep. Rick Larsen [D-WA]	Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]	Rep. Donald Manzullo [R-IL]
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers [R-WA]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Ron Paul [R-TX]	Rep. Jared Polis [D-CO]
Rep. Steven Rothman [D-NJ]	Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]	Rep. Kurt Schrader [D-OR]	Rep. Louise Slaughter [D-NY]
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL]	Rep. Henry Waxman [D-CA]	Rep. Kevin Yoder [R-KS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-02-09	House	Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
2012-02-09	House	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E174)

SB2096 (Same As) 2012-02-09 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/4004/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr4004/BILLS-112hr4004ih.pdf