US Congress House Bill 6398 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Strong Partisan Bill (Republican 19-2)
Status: Engrossed on September 26 2018 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2018-11-29 - Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy. Hearings held.
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Department of Energy Veterans' Health Initiative Act (Sec. 4) This bill directs the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish a research program in artificial intelligence and high-performance computing that is focused on the development of tools to: (1) solve big data challenges associated with veterans' health care, and (2) support the Department of Veterans Affairs in identifying potential health risks and challenges. (Sec. 5) DOE shall carry out a pilot program to develop tools for big data analytics in order to advance artificial intelligence technologies to solve complex big data challenges.

Department of Energy Veterans' Health Initiative Act

Rep. Ralph Norman [R-SC]	Rep. Neal Dunn [R-FL]	Rep. Clay Higgins [R-LA]	Rep. Lamar Smith [R-TX]
Rep. Frank Lucas [R-OK]	Rep. Randy Weber [R-TX]	Rep. Stephen Knight [R-CA]	Rep. Dana Rohrabacher [R-CA]
Rep. Randy Hultgren [R-IL]	Rep. Brian Babin [R-TX]	Rep. Barbara Comstock [R-VA]	Rep. Ralph Abraham [R-LA]
Rep. Andy Biggs [R-AZ]	Sen. Roger Marshall [R-KS]	Rep. Debbie Lesko [R-AZ]	Rep. Daniel Lipinski [D-IL]
Rep. Gus Bilirakis [R-FL]	Rep. Mike Gallagher [R-WI]	Sen. Jacky Rosen [D-NV]	Rep. Bill Johnson [R-OH]
Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-11-29	Senate	Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy. Hearings held.
2018-09-26	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
2018-09-25	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2018-09-25	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8868-8869)
2018-09-25	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6398.
2018-09-25	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8868-8872)
2018-09-25	House	Mr. Norman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2018-09-25	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 762.
2018-09-25	House	Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged.
2018-09-25	House	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H. Rept. 115-974, Part I.
2018-07-18	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
2018-07-18	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2018-07-17	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2018-07-17	House	Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2018-07-17	House	Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2018-07-17	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/6398/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr6398/BILLS-115hr6398ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr6398/BILLS-115hr6398rh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr6398/BILLS-115hr6398eh.pdf