US Congress Senate Bill 2502 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-2)
Status: Introduced on June 19 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-06-19 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Pending: Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Global Development Lab Act of 2014 - Establishes in the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) the United States Global Development Lab whose responsibilities should include: increasing the application of science, technology, innovation and partnerships to develop and scale solutions to end extreme poverty; discovering, testing, and scaling development innovations to increase cost effectiveness and support U.S. foreign policy and development goals; leveraging the expertise and resources of businesses, nongovernmental organizations, science and research organizations, and universities to increase program impact; utilizing innovation-driven competitions to expand solutions to development challenges; and supporting USAID Missions and Bureaus in applying science, technology, innovation, and partnership approaches to decision making, procurement, and program design.

Global Development Lab Act of 2014

Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD]	Sen. John Boozman [R-AR]	Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE]	Sen. Johnny Isakson [R-GA]
Sen. Tim Kaine [D-VA]	Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-06-19	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
2014-06-19	Senate	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3864)

HB4905 (Same As) 2014-07-15 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/2502/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/s2502/BILLS-113s2502is.pdf