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<item congress="114" measure-type="hr" measure-number="1637" measure-id="id114hr1637" originChamber="HOUSE" orig-publish-date="2015-03-25" update-date="2015-07-27">
<title>Federally Funded Research and Development Sunshine Act of 2015</title>
<summary summary-id="id114hr1637v81" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2015-07-27">
<action-date>2015-06-23</action-date>
<action-desc>Passed House without amendment</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p>(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House reported version is repeated here.)</p> <p><strong>Federally Funded Research and Development Sunshine Act of 2015</strong></p> <p>(Sec. 2) Directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to annually submit to the Committee on Homeland Security, the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate a list of ongoing and completed projects that federally funded research and development centers within DHS have been tasked to complete.</p> <p>Prohibits additional funds from being authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act.</p> <p>]]></summary-text>
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<summary summary-id="id114hr1637v79" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2015-07-27">
<action-date>2015-06-11</action-date>
<action-desc>Reported to House without amendment</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p>(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)</p> <p><strong>Federally Funded Research and Development Sunshine Act of 2015</strong></p> <p>(Sec. 2) Directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to annually submit to the Committee on Homeland Security, the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate a list of ongoing and completed projects that federally funded research and development centers within DHS have been tasked to complete.</p> <p>Prohibits additional funds from being authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act.</p> <p>]]></summary-text>
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<summary summary-id="id114hr1637v00" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2015-06-19">
<action-date>2015-03-25</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p><strong>Federally Funded Research and Development Sunshine Act of 2015</strong></p> <p>Directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to annually submit to specified congressional committees a list of ongoing and completed projects that federally funded research and development centers within DHS have been tasked to complete.</p> <p>]]></summary-text>
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