TECHNOLOGY see also Electronics; Research; Science

Amendments

Patents: eliminate abusive patent litigation, increase transparency, modernize fee shifting, and provide for small business education and outreach (H.R. 3309), H7526, H7532, H7535, H7538, H7539, H7541, H7543, H7545, H7546 [5DE]

——— eliminate abusive patent litigation, increase transparency, modernize fee shifting, and provide for small business education and outreach (H.R. 3309), consideration (H. Res. 429), H7468 [4DE]

Articles and editorials

Let’s Renew VAWA Today, H798 [28FE]

Russian GPS Using U.S. Soil Stirs Spy Fears, S8158 [19NO]

Bills and resolutions

AID: codify the Health Technologies Program (see H.R. 1515), H1956 [11AP]

Armed Forces: expand and enhance authorities on protected communications (see S. 1081), S3844 [23MY]

Budget: reduce deficit (see H.R. 3146), H5766 [19SE]

Business and industry: accelerate research, development, and innovation in advanced manufacturing to improve competitiveness (see H.R. 1421), H1856 [9AP]

Buy American Act: require a certain percentage of domestic content in green technologies purchased by Federal agencies, States using Federal funds, and property eligible for certain renewable energy tax credits (see H.R. 1524), H1990 [12AP]

Civil liberties: protect individual privacy against unwarranted governmental intrusion through the use of domestic unmanned aerial vehicles commonly called drones (see S. 1016), S3761 [22MY]

Clean Energy Consortia: establish (see S. 1698), S8000 [13NO]

Collector Car Appreciation Day: designate (see S. Res. 176), S4673 [19JN]

Colleges and universities: require institutions that receive Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and bullying (see S. 216), S469 [4FE] (see H.R. 482), H342 [4FE]

Commission on Health Care Savings Through Innovative Wireless Technologies: establish (see H.R. 3577), H7353 [21NO]

Computers: advance cybersecurity research, development, and technical standards (see H.R. 756), H594 [15FE]

——— improve cybersecurity by collaborating with industry, enhancing information sharing, strengthening criminal statutes for cyber crimes, and updating Federal security standards (see H.R. 1468), H1909 [10AP]

——— protect cyber privacy (see H.R. 1121), H1395 [13MR]

——— provide for a public-private partnership to improve cybersecurity, strengthen cybersecurity research and development, workforce development, education, public awareness, and preparedness (see S. 1353), S5907 [24JY]

Conservation of energy: incorporate smart grid capability into Energy Star Program, reduce peak electric demand, and reauthorize energy efficiency public information program to include smart grid information (see H.R. 2685), H4483 [11JY]

——— promote energy efficiency via information and computing technologies (see S. 1261), S5499 [27JN] (see H.R. 540), H411 [6FE]

Copyrights: require infringement of a copyright for a violation relative to circumvention of copyright protection systems (see H.R. 1892), H2533 [8MY]

Dept. of Commerce: authorize appropriations to establish public-private partnerships under the International Trade Administration Market Development Cooperator Program (see S. 1748), S8361 [20NO] (see H.R. 1420), H1856 [9AP]

——— establish Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Fund (see H.R. 400), H280 [23JA]

——— establish the Network for Manufacturing Innovation (see S. 1468), S6208 [1AU] (see H.R. 2996), H5396 [2AU]

Dept. of Defense: amend Procurement Technical Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program (see H.R. 2180), H2954 [23MY]

——— award grants to fund research on orthotics and prosthetics (see S. 521), S1592 [11MR]

——— extend pilot program for the temporary exchange of information technology personnel with private industry and academia (see H.R. 2105), H2911 [22MY]

——— require a study on the use of the Russian RD–180 rocket engine and the cost effectiveness of building the engines in the U.S. (see S. 1679), S7951 [12NO]

——— require cost or price to the Federal Government be given at least equal importance as technical or other criteria in evaluating competitive proposals for defense contracts (see H.R. 1109), H1394 [13MR]

Dept. of Education: aid gifted and talented and high-ability learners by empowering teachers (see S. 512), S1592 [11MR] (see H.R. 2338), H3356 [12JN]

——— assist in coordination among science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) efforts in States and strengthen capacity of schools to prepare students in such fields (see S. 1129), S4212 [11JN] (see H.R. 2334), H3356 [12JN]

——— authorize a competitive grant program to implement and evaluate digital learning in rural locales (see H.R. 3692), H7627 [10DE]

——— award grants for science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education programs (see H.R. 1343), H1822 [21MR] (see H.R. 2159), H2953 [23MY]

——— award grants to educational agencies and schools to utilize technology to improve student achievement, college and career readiness, teacher skills, and the education system (see S. 1087), S3954 [4JN] (see H.R. 521), H410 [6FE]

——— establish a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Master Teacher Corps program (see S. 358), S773 [14FE]

——— establish Elementary Educator Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Content Coach program (see H.R. 1090), H1356 [12MR]

——— establish Innovation Inspiration school grant program (see S. 1067), S3844 [23MY] (see H.R. 1243), H1567 [18MR]

——— establish national program for arts and technology (see S. 1055), S3844 [23MY] (see H.R. 2152), H2953 [23MY]

——— improve science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education (see H.R. 3142), H5766 [19SE]

——— increase participation of women, girls, and underrepresented minorities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education and industry (see S. 1796), S8601 [10DE] (see H.R. 3690), H7627 [10DE]

——— integrate engineering education into elementary and secondary instruction and curriculum and support research on engineering education (see S. 1178), S4585 [18JN] (see H.R. 2426), H3759 [18JN]

——— invest in innovation for education (see S. 283), S657 [12FE] (see H.R. 3433), H6953 [30OC]

——— make grants to establish State Networks on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education (see H.R. 2592), H4174 [28JN]

——— provide grants to State educational agencies and institutions of higher education to strengthen elementary and secondary computer science education (see S. 1407), S6126 [31JY] (see H.R. 2536), H4142 [27JN] (see H.R. 2982), H5396 [2AU]

——— reauthorize and strengthen the Improving Literacy Through School Libraries Program (see S. 1127), S4058 [10JN] (see H.R. 2515), H4078 [26JN]

——— stimulate collaboration with respect to, and provide for coordination and coherence of, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education initiatives (see H.R. 1089), H1356 [12MR]

Dept. of Energy: develop an energy critical elements program, a rare earth materials program, and amend the National Materials Minerals Policy, Research and Development Act (see H.R. 1022), H1320 [6MR]

——— establish a biennial commission to develop a comprehensive energy policy plan (see H.R. 3565), H7310 [20NO]

——— establish a Financing Energy Efficient Manufacturing Program (see S. 1501), S6446 [12SE]

——— establish a research, development, and technology demonstration program to improve the efficiency of gas turbines used in combined cycle power generation systems (see H.R. 2803), H4978 [23JY]

——— improve high-end computing research and development program (see S. 733), S2683 [16AP] (see H.R. 2495), H4037 [25JN]

——— making continuing appropriations for fossil energy research and development (see H.J. Res. 96), H6604 [15OC]

——— modify efficiency standards for grid-enabled water heaters (see S. 1739), S8360 [20NO]

——— promote alternative fuel vehicle deployment and infrastructure development (see S. 1230), S5264 [26JN]

——— provide for a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application in vehicle technologies (see S. 488), S1269 [7MR] (see H.R. 1027), H1327 [7MR]

——— provide funding to National Laboratories for the Federal share of cooperative research and development agreements that support maturing Laboratory technology and transferring it to the private sector (see H.R. 1711), H2297 [24AP]

——— replace the current requirement for biennial energy policy plan with a Quadrennial Energy Review (see S. 552), S1785 [13MR]

Dept. of HHS: authorize a national toll-free hotline and website to provide child care consumer education information to help parents access child care under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Program (see S. 390), S943 [27FE]

——— encourage use of medical checklists through research (see H.R. 116), H31 [3JA]

——— foster further innovation and entrepreneurship in the health information technology sector (see H.R. 2363), H3591 [13JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: develop a comprehensive strategy to gain and maintain operational control of the international borders of the U.S. (see S. 683), S2501 [9AP] (see H.R. 1417), H1856 [9AP]

——— establish a biometric exit data system (see H.R. 3141), H5766 [19SE]

——— establish cybersecurity occupation classifications, assess the cybersecurity workforce, and address identified gaps in the cybersecurity workforce (see H.R. 3107), H5587 [17SE]

——— improve laws relative to advancement of security technologies for critical infrastructure protection (see H.R. 2952), H5343 [1AU]

——— make certain improvements relative to cybersecurity and critical infrastructure protection (see H.R. 3696), H7687 [11DE]

——— modernize and implement the integrated public alert and warning system to disseminate homeland security and other information (see H.R. 3283), H6492 [10OC]

——— secure critical infrastructure against electromagnetic pulses (see H.R. 3410), H6952 [30OC]

——— submit a report on security screening by the Transportation Security Administration of veterans and other passengers with amputations (see H.R. 2693), H4522 [16JY]

Dept. of Justice: establish a permanent background check system for youth-serving organization volunteers (see S. 1362), S5968 [25JY]

——— protect crime victims’ rights and reauthorize certain DNA-related grant programs (see S. 822), S3028 [25AP]

——— provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs and establish a Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Reporting System (see S. 80), S213 [23JA] (see H.R. 354), H278 [23JA]

——— provide incentives to States to invest in practices and technology that are designed to expedite voting at polls and simplify voter registration (see S. 85), S213 [23JA] (see H.R. 97), H30 [3JA]

——— require entrance of all missing children in the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) database and that certain information be provided to reporters of missing children (see H.R. 3427), H6953 [30OC]

Dept. of Labor: encourage online workforce training (see H.R. 114), H31 [3JA]

——— strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system through innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, training, and education programs (see H.R. 798), H596 [15FE]

Dept. of State: limit foreign countries from constructing satellite positioning and ground monitoring stations within the U.S. (see H.R. 3603), H7354 [21NO]

——— limit the Russian space agency from constructing or operating a ground monitoring station within the U.S. (see H.R. 3561), H7310 [20NO]

Dept. of the Interior: establish Ocean Energy Safety Institute to promote the use of best available and safest offshore drilling technologies (see H.R. 3780), H8117 [16DE]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish the STEM Education and Training Account (see H.R. 3568), H7310 [20NO]

——— make permanent the performance-based compensation system for scientific and technical employees of the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (see H.R. 2067), H2838 [21MY]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a grant program to encourage States to enact laws to reduce injuries and deaths caused by cellphone use and texting while driving (see H.R. 1664), H2245 [23AP]

——— establish minimum on-duty staffing standards for air traffic controllers at certain airports (see H.R. 66), H29 [3JA]

——— prohibit certain cell phone voice communications during passenger flights (see S. 1811), S8771 [12DE] (see H.R. 3676), H7607 [9DE]

——— withhold highway funds from States that do not have in effect laws requiring the use of ignition interlock devices to prevent repeat intoxicated driving (see S. 979), S3569 [16MY] (see H.R. 1665), H2245 [23AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: award grants to establish, or expand upon, master’s degree or doctoral degree programs in orthotics and prosthetics (see S. 522), S1592 [11MR]

——— improve opportunity for veterans to use video conferencing for hearings before the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (see H.R. 2119), H2911 [22MY]

——— provide additional assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program to veterans pursuing degrees in science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) (see S. 514), S1592 [11MR] (see H.R. 1816), H2393 [26AP]

——— provide for advance appropriations for certain information technology accounts and include mental health professionals in training programs (see S. 1155), S4406 [12JN] (see H.R. 3499), H7110 [14NO]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: establish a specific timeline to achieve integrated electronic health records (see H.R. 2590), H4174 [28JN]

Depts. of Energy and Labor: establish a program to provide for workforce training and education at community colleges in sustainable energy (see H.R. 2029), H2717 [16MY]

Disasters: convene an interagency working group to assess Federal activities relative to extreme weather resilience across key sectors and support State, local, and private sector resiliency efforts (see S. 904), S3256 [8MY] (see H.R. 2322), H3287 [11JN]

Dryden Flight Research Center, Palmdale, CA: redesignate as the Neil A. Armstrong Flight Research Center and the Western Aeronautical Test Range as the Hugh L. Dryden Aeronautical Test Range (see H.R. 667), H501 [13FE]

Economy: jump-start economic recovery through formation and growth of new businesses (see S. 310), S707 [13FE] (see H.R. 714), H546 [14FE]

Education: award grants to prepare individuals for the 21st century workplace and increase global competitiveness (see H.R. 2653), H4482 [11JY]

——— establish academic competition in fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) in each congressional district (see H. Res. 77), H627 [25FE]

——— establish partnerships to create or enhance educational and skills development pathways to 21st century careers (see S. 1370), S5968 [25JY]

——— express that adding art and design into Federal programs that target science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields encourages innovation and economic growth (see H. Res. 51), H342 [4FE]

——— improve and provide all students with the opportunity to succeed (see S. 3), S42 [22JA]

——— improve equality of access to technology-enabled education innovations and understanding of how certain partnerships design and implement such innovations in ways that improve student outcomes (see H.R. 3325), H6768 [23OC]

——— improve student achievement in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) subjects (see S. 854), S3029 [25AP]

——— increase participation of historically underrepresented demographic groups in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education and industry (see S. 288), S657 [12FE]

——— provide for Federal agencies and employees to support science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) activities in classrooms (see H.R. 2587), H4174 [28JN]

——— provide support for elementary and secondary teacher professional development programs in the areas of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education (see H.R. 3243), H6289 [4OC]

Engineering: establish and operate Advanced Composites Development Centers (see H.R. 2034), H2717 [16MY]

EPA: prohibit certain exports of electronic waste (see H.R. 2791), H4978 [23JY]

——— prohibit imposing carbon dioxide emissions standards on fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units until carbon capture and storage is technologically and economically feasible (see H.R. 2127), H2952 [23MY] (see H.R. 3140), H5765 [19SE] (see H.R. 3727), H8107 [12DE]

Executive Office of the President: establish the National Office for Cyberspace (see H.R. 3032), H5397 [2AU]

FAA: provide guidance and limitations relative to the integration of unmanned aircraft systems into U.S. airspace in order to inform the public and protect individual privacy (see S. 1639), S7795 [4NO] (see H.R. 1262), H1630 [19MR] (see H.R. 2868), H5173 [30JY]

FAA Modernization and Reform Act: amend certain provisions (see H.R. 2591), H4174 [28JN]

Fab Foundation: provide a Federal charter for the National Fab Lab Network, a network of digital fabrication facilities providing community access to advanced manufacturing tools (see S. 1705), S8049 [14NO] (see H.R. 1289), H1718 [20MR]

FCC: direct wireless providers to permit the unlocking of mobile devices (see S. 481), S1229 [6MR]

——— provide incentives for reallocation of Federal Government spectrum for commercial use (see H.R. 3674), H7607 [9DE]

——— repeal certain television carriage, retransmission, and ownership regulations (see H.R. 3720), H8107 [12DE]

——— require reallocation and auction for commercial use of certain frequencies of the electromagnetic spectrum (see H.R. 2739), H4724 [18JY]

FDA: provide for the regulation of medical software (see H.R. 3303), H6675 [22OC]

Federal agencies and departments: develop public access policies relative to research conducted by that agency or from funds administered by that agency (see S. 350), S773 [14FE] (see H.R. 708), H545 [14FE]

——— eliminate duplication and waste in information technology acquisition and management (see S. 1843), S8913 [17DE] (see H.R. 1232), H1567 [18MR]

——— reduce waste and implement cost savings and revenue enhancement (see H.R. 1999), H2654 [15MY]

——— review efforts to reduce travel expenses through the use of video conferencing (see H.R. 2643), H4369 [10JY]

Firearms: develop and use technology for personalized handguns and require that all handguns manufactured or sold in, or imported into, the U.S. incorporate such technology (see H.R. 2005), H2654 [15MY]

Fish and fishing: prevent escapement of genetically altered salmon (see S. 246), S519 [7FE] (see H.R. 1667), H2245 [23AP]

——— support fisheries and communities that rely upon them, clear regulatory burdens, and streamline Federal fisheries management (see H.R. 799), H596 [15FE]

Freedom of Information Act: strengthen (see H.R. 1211), H1547 [15MR]

FTC: prescribe regulations on the collection and use of information obtained by tracking the Internet activity of an individual (see S. 418), S1011 [28FE]

——— prohibit providers of social media services from using self-images uploaded by minors for commercial purposes (see H.R. 2645), H4369 [10JY]

Global Justice Information Sharing Initiative Advisory Committee: develop information sharing and interoperability recommendations and pursue benefits for local, State, tribal, and Federal justice agencies (see H.R. 817), H627 [25FE]

Great Lakes: provide assistance for nutrient removal technologies to adjacent States (see H.R. 600), H431 [8FE]

Health: extend health information technology assistance eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, and substance abuse professionals and facilities (see S. 1517), S6597 [18SE] (see S. 1685), S7951 [12NO] (see H.R. 2957), H5343 [1AU]

——— improve provision of telehealth services under Medicare and other Federal health care programs (see H.R. 3306), H6675 [22OC] (see H.R. 3750), H8108 [12DE]

——— make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see S. 642), S2146 [21MR]

High-Performance Computing Act: authorize activities for support of networking and information technology research (see H.R. 967), H981 [5MR]

House of Representatives: take appropriate steps to be able to meet in a virtual setting (see H. Res. 137), H1825 [21MR]

House Rules: permit absent Members to participate in committee hearings using video conferencing and establish a remote voting system under which absent Members may cast votes on motions to suspend the rules (see H. Res. 287), H4175 [28JN]

Hydroelectric power: promote marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy technologies research, development, and demonstration (see S. 1419), S6206 [1AU]

Immigration: admit for permanent residence certain aliens who have postgraduate degrees in certain fields of study and exempt such aliens from H–1B nonimmigrant numerical limitations (see H.R. 1227), H1548 [15MR]

——— authorize additional visas for well-educated aliens to live and work in the U.S. and provide funding for science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education (see S. 169), S357 [29JA]

——— criminalize unlawful presence in the U.S. and develop a plan to implement a biometric entry and exit program (see H.R. 2631), H4308 [9JY]

——— enhance competitiveness through encouragement of high-skilled immigration (see H.R. 2131), H2952 [23MY]

——— establish entrepreneur-based immigrant category for aliens who have completed or are in the process of completing a degree in science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) related fields (see H.R. 1760), H2351 [25AP]

——— provide for visas for certain advanced science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and eliminate the diversity immigrant program (see S. 303), S707 [13FE] (see H.R. 459), H341 [4FE]

Information technology: establish Vertical Centers of Excellence on Cybersecurity to create solutions to, and promote best practices for, industry-specific cybersecurity challenges (see H.R. 2556), H4142 [27JN]

——— improve Federal information security (see H.R. 1163), H1425 [14MR]

——— promote public awareness of cybersecurity (see S. 1638), S7728 [31OC]

——— provide for greater transparency in and user control over the treatment of data collected by mobile applications and enhance the security of such data (see H.R. 1913), H2567 [9MY]

——— require retail establishments that use mobile device tracking technology to display notices to that effect (see H.R. 210), H52 [4JA]

——— secure against cyber attack, enhance competitiveness and create jobs in information technology industry, and protect identities and sensitive information of citizens and businesses (see S. 21), S42 [22JA]

——— specify circumstances in which a person may acquire geolocation information through an electronic communications device (see S. 639), S2146 [21MR] (see H.R. 1312), H1821 [21MR]

Internet: affirm U.S. policy to preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model (see H.R. 1580), H2065 [16AP]

——— combat trade barriers that threaten maintenance of an open, global Internet, that mandate unique technology standards as a condition of market access, and promote free flow of information (see H.R. 889), H814 [28FE]

Iran: ensure compliance with international agreements to abandon pursuit of nuclear weapons by protecting existing sanctions (see S. 1765), S8457 [21NO]

——— oppose development of nuclear weapons and possession of enrichment and reprocessing capabilities and provide relief from sanctions only upon complete abandonment of nuclear weapons program (see S. Res. 269), S7536 [16OC]

——— prevent acquisition of nuclear weapons, dismantle production facilities, allow inspections, suspend support for terrorists and Syria, reduce human rights violations, and allow additional sanctions (see H. Res. 445), H8109 [12DE]

Israel: improve U.S.-Israel energy cooperation (see S. 1491), S6327 [10SE] (see H.R. 3677), H7607 [9DE] (see H.R. 3683), H7627 [10DE]

Law enforcement: increase supervision of persons required to wear an electronic monitoring device as a condition of release from prison and criminalize disabling of such devices (see H.R. 3669), H7566 [5DE]

Law enforcement officers: encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue Alert plans throughout U.S. to disseminate information when an officer is seriously injured or killed in the line of duty (see S. 357), S773 [14FE] (see H.R. 180), H51 [4JA]

Medicaid: encourage adoption and use of certified electronic health record technology by safety net providers and clinics (see S. 1286), S5667 [11JY] (see H.R. 2676), H4483 [11JY]

Medicare: allow certain hospitals in Puerto Rico to qualify for incentives for adoption and meaningful use of certified electronic health record (EHR) technology (see S. 636), S2146 [21MR] (see H.R. 1379), H1824 [21MR]

——— ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see S. 623), S2026 [20MR] (see H.R. 846), H700 [27FE]

——— ensure eligibility of certain professionals practicing in rural health clinics for electronic health records and quality improvement incentives (see H.R. 986), H1318 [6MR]

——— establish appropriateness requirements for certain advanced diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 3705), H7687 [11DE]

——— establish pilot projects to provide incentives for home health agencies to furnish remote patient monitoring services that reduce expenditures (see S. 596), S1892 [18MR]

——— establish smart card pilot program (see H.R. 3024), H5397 [2AU]

——— include screening computed tomography colonography as a colorectal screening test (see H.R. 991), H1318 [6MR]

——— promote health care technology innovation and access to medical devices and services for which patients choose to self-pay (see H.R. 3681), H7607 [9DE]

——— provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see S. 948), S3430 [14MY] (see H.R. 942), H949 [4MR]

——— reduce waste, fraud, and abuse by providing for enhanced penalties to combat Medicare and Medicaid fraud, for a Medicare data-mining system, and for a study on applying biometric technology (see H.R. 418), H292 [25JA]

Medicare/Medicaid: amend certain requirements and penalties that would impede eligible professionals from adopting electronic health records to improve patient care (see H.R. 1331), H1822 [21MR]

——— exclude pathologists from incentive payments and penalties relative to the meaningful use of electronic health records (see H.R. 1309), H1821 [21MR]

Mental health: make available needed psychiatric, psychological, and supportive services for individuals diagnosed with mental illness and families in mental health crisis (see H.R. 3717), H8107 [12DE]

Motor vehicles: require dealers to disclose the presence of event data recorders on new automobiles and require manufacturers to provide the option to enable or disable such devices (see H.R. 2414), H3758 [18JN]

NASA: authorize programs (see S. 1317), S5755 [17JY] (see H.R. 2616), H4212 [8JY] (see H.R. 2687), H4488 [15JY]

——— establish a plan to return to the Moon and develop a sustained human presence on the Moon (see H.R. 1446), H1857 [9AP]

——— making continuing appropriations (see H.J. Res. 94), H6604 [15OC]

——— preserve U.S. space leadership by establishing a Board of Directors to review and reform space programs and extend the term of the Administrator (see H.R. 823), H658 [26FE]

——— provide for termination liability costs for certain projects (see H.R. 3625), H7394 [2DE]

National Cyber Security Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 399), H6954 [30OC]

National Digital Literacy Day: designate (see H. Res. 81), H659 [26FE]

National Health Information Technology Week: designate (see S. Res. 247), S6647 [19SE]

National Innovation in Education Day: designate (see H. Res. 331), H5399 [2AU]

National Marine Technology Week: designate (see H. Res. 324), H5345 [1AU]

National objectives: create a clear vision and goal to be the world leader in innovation, science, technology, engineering, and math to ensure the continued U.S. strength, growth, and vitality (see H. Res. 45), H281 [23JA]

National Science and Technology Council: direct the Committee on Technology to develop a national manufacturing competitiveness strategic plan (see S. 1709), S8049 [14NO] (see H.R. 2447), H3988 [20JN]

National Science Week: support goals and ideals of week and biennial USA Science & Engineering Festival (see H. Res. 276), H4038 [25JN]

National security: ensure the effectiveness of the U.S. missile defense system (see H.R. 1128), H1395 [13MR]

——— improve border security (see H.R. 2872), H5259 [31JY]

National Technological Innovation Day: designate (see S. Res. 275), S7574 [28OC]

National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program: reauthorize (see H.R. 1786), H2391 [26AP]

NIST: reauthorize the competitive grant program within the Regional Centers for the Transfer of Manufacturing Technology program (see H.R. 1418), H1856 [9AP]

NOAA: establish constituent-driven program to collect priority coastal geospatial data and support information platform capable of efficiently integrating coastal data to manage the coastal region (see H.R. 1382), H1824 [21MR]

——— prioritize and redirect resources to a program of attainable advances in improving weather forecasting and prediction of high impact weather events (see H.R. 2413), H3758 [18JN]

Office of Science and Technology Policy: ensure that Federal science agencies and institutions of higher education receiving Federal research and development funding are fully engaging their entire talent pool (see H.R. 1358), H1823 [21MR]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: establish position of Chief Innovation and Intellectual Property Negotiator (see S. 660), S2328 [22MR]

Oil Pollution Act: establish oil spill research committee, program, and interagency plan (see H.R. 373), H279 [23JA]

Patent and Trademark Office: allow acceleration certificates awarded under the Patents for Humanity Program to be transferable (see S. 712), S2589 [11AP]

——— end application of budget sequestration (see H.R. 2582), H4174 [28JN]

——— improve transitional program covered business method patents (see S. 866), S3091 [6MY] (see H.R. 2766), H4856 [22JY]

Patents: combat cyber espionage of intellectual property of U.S. persons (see S. 1111), S3987 [6JN] (see H.R. 2281), H3250 [6JN]

——— eliminate abusive patent litigation, increase transparency, modernize fee shifting, and provide for small business education and outreach (see H.R. 3309), H6767 [23OC]

——— eliminate abusive patent litigation, increase transparency, modernize fee shifting, and provide for small business education and outreach (H.R. 3309), consideration (see H. Res. 429), H7445 [3DE]

——— promote transparency in ownership and improve the patent system (see S. 1720), S8100 [18NO]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: require offset in savings prior to incurring further obligations relative to healthcare.gov (Internet site) (see H.R. 3373), H6901 [29OC]

Petroleum: establish Federal Oil Spill Research Committee and improve oil spill response plans (see S. 1483), S6208 [1AU]

Pharmaceuticals: provide incentives for investment in research and development for new medicines and enhance access to new medicines (see S. 627), S2026 [20MR]

Power resources: promote domestic development and deployment of clean energy technologies (see S. 656), S2328 [22MR]

——— reduce energy waste, strengthen system resiliency, increase industrial competitiveness, and allow certain entities to implement systems that recover and use waste heat and renewable energy (see S. 1205), S4792 [20JN]

——— use revenues from offshore energy production to create jobs, reduce the deficit, invest in clean and renewable energy, clean up the environment, and rebuild infrastructure (see H.R. 787), H595 [15FE]

Printing: ensure citizens continue to be provided with paper-based information, products and services, and public notices while providing the ability to opt-in to electronic access to such documents (see H. Res. 97), H982 [5MR]

Privacy: allow entities required to comply with orders or directives requiring the provision of electronic data to the Federal Government to publicly disclose the volume and type of such data (see H.R. 2736), H4724 [18JY]

——— extend protections against unreasonable searches and seizures to electronic communications information and require specific court-issued warrants to obtain such information (see S. 1037), S3843 [23MY]

——— improve privacy of electronic communications (see S. 607), S1950 [19MR] (see H.R. 1847), H2483 [7MY]

——— limit overbroad surveillance requests and expand reporting requirements (see S. 1168), S4481 [13JN]

——— prohibit any U.S. agency, including the National Security Agency, from searching telephone records of U.S. citizens without a warrant based on probable cause (see S. 1121), S4021 [7JN]

——— update privacy protections for electronic communications information that is stored by third-party service providers in order to protect consumer privacy while meeting law enforcement needs (see H.R. 1852), H2483 [7MY]

Public lands: reduce the royalty required to be paid for sodium produced on Federal lands (see H.R. 957), H981 [5MR]

Public Online Information Advisory Committee: establish (see S. 549), S1785 [13MR]

Renewable energy: provide support to develop career and technical education programs of study and facilities (see H.R. 2368), H3591 [13JN]

SBA: establish loan guarantee program to assist small business concerns that manufacture clean energy technologies (see H.R. 1138), H1396 [13MR]

——— provide loan guarantees for the acquisition of health information technology by eligible professionals in solo and small group practices (see H.R. 28), H28 [3JA]

Science: assist scientists in commercializing their ideas by awarding grants to innovative technology transfer programs at universities, research institutes, and national laboratories (see H.R. 2981), H5396 [2AU]

——— ensure development and responsible stewardship of nanotechnology (see H.R. 394), H280 [23JA]

——— prohibit the cloning of humans (see H.R. 2164), H2953 [23MY]

——— support innovation (see S. 1777), S8457 [21NO]

Sebelius, Sec. of HHS: provide for a reduction in pay until the healthcare.gov website is certified as fully functional (see H.R. 3785), H8117 [16DE]

Social Security: establish consistent requirements for the electronic content and format of data used in the administration of certain human services programs (see H.R. 948), H981 [5MR]

Space policy: streamline process of commercial space launch licensing and establish demonstration projects involving use of experimental aircraft in support of commercial space launch activities (see H.R. 3038), H5398 [2AU]

Strategic Defense Initiative: anniversary (see S. Res. 82), S2026 [20MR]

Taxation: allow a credit for equity investments in high technology and biotechnology small business concerns developing innovative technologies that stimulate private sector job growth (see H.R. 1415), H1856 [9AP]

——— allow a deduction for higher education expenses in a program of study in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) (see H.R. 1353), H1823 [21MR]

——— allow an income tax credit for equity investments in high technology small businesses (see H.R. 122), H31 [3JA]

——— allow an increased credit for development and extend and simplify the credit for increasing research (see H.R. 3428), H6953 [30OC]

——— disapprove rule relative to taxable medical devices (see S.J. Res. 8), S944 [27FE]

——— encourage teachers to pursue teaching science, technology, engineering, and math subjects at elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 118), H31 [3JA]

——— establish a program to populate downloadable tax forms with taxpayer return information (see H.R. 1532), H1991 [12AP]

——— exempt certain emergency medical devices from the excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 581), H413 [6FE]

——— expand technologies through which a vehicle qualifies for the credit for new qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles (see S. 906), S3256 [8MY]

——— extend research credit, increase and make permanent alternative simplified research credit and provide for a biotechnology consortium research credit (see H.R. 3757), H8108 [12DE]

——— extend the qualifying advanced energy project credit (see H.R. 1424), H1856 [9AP]

——— make permanent certain small business tax provisions (see S. 1658), S7876 [6NO]

——— make permanent the credit for increasing research activities (see H.R. 119), H31 [3JA]

——— make permanent the moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce (see S. 31), S42 [22JA] (see S. 1431), S6206 [1AU] (see H.R. 434), H300 [29JA] (see H.R. 3086), H5546 [12SE]

——— promote neutrality, simplicity, and fairness in the taxation of digital goods and services (see S. 1364), S5968 [25JY] (see H.R. 3724), H8107 [12DE]

——— provide a Federal income tax credit for certain stem cell research expenditures (see S. 136), S284 [24JA]

——— provide an energy investment credit for energy storage property connected to the grid (see S. 1030), S3843 [23MY] (see H.R. 1465), H1908 [10AP]

——— provide tax incentives for producing electricity from wasted heat (see H.R. 2972), H5344 [1AU]

——— regulate and tax Internet gambling (see H.R. 3491), H7109 [14NO]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (see S. 232), S519 [7FE] (see H.R. 523), H410 [6FE] (see H.R. 1295), H1718 [20MR]

Telecommunications: encourage spectrum licensees to make unused spectrum available to rural and smaller carriers to expand wireless coverage (see S. 1776), S8457 [21NO]

——— support growth through deregulation, additional broadband deployment, commercial use of spectrum, high-speed data transmission, and intellectual property protection (see H. Res. 57), H413 [6FE]

Telephones: allow consumers to unlock mobile wireless devices for interoperability purposes (see S. 467), S1127 [5MR] (see S. 517), S1592 [11MR] (see H.R. 1123), H1395 [13MR]

——— improve service in rural areas and express that no entity may unreasonably discriminate against telephone users in those areas (see S. Res. 157), S3844 [23MY]

——— restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on cell phone services, providers, or property (see S. 1235), S5264 [26JN] (see H.R. 2309), H3286 [11JN]

Textile industry and fabrics: support innovation and research in the U.S. textile and fiber products industry (see H.R. 937), H949 [4MR]

Transportation Security Administration: implement best practices and improve transparency with regard to technology acquisition programs (see S. 1893), S9105 [20DE] (see H.R. 2719), H4723 [18JY]

Treaties and agreements: seek inclusion of provisions that promote Internet-enabled commerce and digital trade in negotiations for bilateral, plurilateral, or multilateral agreements (see S. 1788), S8601 [10DE]

U.S. Access Board: develop accessibility guidelines for electronic instructional materials and related information technologies in institutions of higher education (see H.R. 3505), H7151 [15NO]

U.S. Geological Survey: establish the National Geospatial Technology Administration (see H.R. 1604), H2123 [17AP]

Veterans: improve ability of health care professionals to treat veterans via telemedicine (see H.R. 2001), H2654 [15MY]

Voting: increase penalties for crimes involving registration or voting and require use of automated tagging and tracing services for balloting materials transmitted to absentee voters (see H.R. 1280), H1717 [20MR]

——— modernize State voting systems by allowing for increased use of the Internet in voter registration, automated registration of certain individuals, and shortening voter wait times and early voting (see H.R. 289), H170 [15JA]

——— modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see S. 123), S214 [23JA] (see H.R. 12), H277 [23JA]

Water Desalination Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 745), H593 [15FE]

Water Resources Research Act: reauthorize grants for and require applied water supply research regarding water resources research and technology institutes (see S. 970), S3569 [16MY]

Weapons: increase sanctions on entities who transfer to Iran, Syria, or North Korea goods, services, or technology for chemical, biological, or advanced conventional weapons proliferation activities (see H.R. 893), H814 [28FE]

Wireless microphones: expand eligibility for FCC part 74 licenses to certain users, establish safe haven channels, and authorize access by owners and operators to TV bands databases to protect from interference (see H.R. 2911), H5341 [1AU]

Year of the Federal Lab: designate (see H. Res. 44), H281 [23JA]

Essays

Congressional Youth Advisory Council Project: Phillip Lopez, E786 [4JN]

Letters

Aviation Security Stakeholder Participation Act and Transportation Security Acquisition Reform Act: Peter J. Bunce, General Aviation Manufacturers Association, H7413, H7416 [3DE]

——— Roger J. Dow, U.S. Travel Association, H7412, H7417 [3DE]

Federal information security improvement: Representative Issa, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), H2042 [16AP]

——— Representative Lamar Smith, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House), H2042 [16AP]

——— Representative McCaul, Committee on Homeland Security (House), H2041 [16AP]

Innovation Act: R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H7465 [4DE]

——— Sally S. Neely, National Bankruptcy Conference, H7533 [5DE]

——— several business organizations, H7466 [4DE]

——— several law professors, H7517 [5DE]

——— several startup investors, H7516 [5DE]

——— Steve Brown, National Association of Realtors, H7466 [4DE]

National Blue Alert Act: Senator Coburn, S4054 [10JN]

Patent reform: several inventors, technologists, and entrepreneurs, H7521–H7524 [5DE]

Prioritization of combatting sex trafficking on the Internet: Representative Wolf, E1811, E1812 [9DE]

Repeal excise tax on medical devices: several organizations, H5993–H5996 [28SE]

——— Walter J. Humann, OsteoMed (business), H5976 [28SE]

Transportation Security Acquisition Reform Act: Deborah McElroy, Airports Council International-North America (organization), H7412 [3DE]

——— Don Erickson, Security Industry Association, H7412 [3DE]

——— T.J. Schultz, Security Manufacturers Coalition, H7412 [3DE]

Lists

Concerns with H.R. 3309, Innovation Act, H7551 [5DE]

Council for the Arts of Herndon, VA, Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) Technology and the Arts Competition winners, E685 [16MY]

Famous Hispanic inventors, H7544 [5DE]

Famous women inventors of the modern era, H7544 [5DE]

Minimum requirements to be included in the southern border security strategy, S4463–S4465 [13JN]

National Academy of Inventors, Inc., Charter Fellow inductees, E226 [28FE]

Organizations opposed to H.R. 3309, Innovation Act, H7444 [3DE], H7551 [5DE]

Ten great African-American inventors of the modern era, H7544 [5DE]

Press releases

Patent Holders Urge Comprehensive Patent Reform: Electronic Frontier Foundation, H7520 [5DE]

Remarks in House

Air Force: Counter-Electronics High Power Microwave Missile Project delivery vehicle funding through reductions in Defense Rapid Innovation Program funding, H4920, H4921 [23JY]

Aptos, CA: tribute to Aptos High School Robotics Club, E1206 [2AU]

Arizona State University: tribute to Biodesign Institute, E1265 [9SE]

Bankruptcy: determine rights of intellectual property licensees relative to transnational bankruptcy, H7533 [5DE]

Betzer, Peter R.: Achievement Rewards for College Scientists (ARCS) Foundation STEM Visionary Catalyst Award recipient, E88 [4FE]

Buffalo, NY: tribute to redevelopment of a former steel plant into a clean energy research campus, H7314 [21NO]

Bureau of the Census: reform and modernize census, H5648–H5650 [18SE]

Business and industry: accelerate research, development, and innovation in advanced manufacturing to improve competitiveness (H.R. 1421), E1647 [13NO]

Career and Technical Education Month: observance, H458, H462 [13FE]

Colleges and universities: impact of budget sequestration on research and education, H7404 [3DE]

Colorado: tribute to aerospace industry, E1680 [15NO]

Computer Science Education Week: observance, H7635, H7637 [11DE]

Computers: advance cybersecurity research, development, and technical standards (H.R. 756), H2042–H2048 [16AP]

——— prohibit funding for university cybersecurity scholarship or grant programs for graduate students from enemy nations, possible enemy nations, or any nation engaged in cyber attacks against the U.S., H2047 [16AP]

Conservation of energy: repeal phase-out of incandescent light bulbs, H4322 [10JY]

Corps of Engineers: construction account funding through reductions in Dept. of Energy fossil energy research and development funding, H4243 [9JY], H4325, H4326 [10JY]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H1900–H1902 [10AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: Agricultural Technological Innovation Partnership program funding, H3896, H3897 [19JN]

Dept. of Commerce: establish the Network for Manufacturing Innovation (H.R. 2996), H6212 [3OC]

Dept. of Defense: adopt new automated inventory tracking technology to improve management of equipment and supplies, H3547 [13JN]

——— advance cybersecurity to protect defense industry from cyber intrusions, H3560 [13JN]

——— assess retention, recruitment, and management of the cyber workforce, H3560 [13JN]

——— establish outreach and education program to educate small businesses on cyber threats, H3560 [13JN]

——— expand State licensure exception to allow certain health care professionals to work across State lines without having to obtain a new license, H2128 [18AP], H2557 [9MY]

——— maintain all current intercontinental ballistic missile silos in warm status, H3522, H3523 [13JN]

——— operation and maintenance funding through reductions in Defense Rapid Innovation Program funding, H3524–H3526 [13JN]

——— prohibit funding to share missile defense technology with Russia, H5011 [24JY]

——— STARBASE program funding, H4916 [23JY]

Dept. of Education: award grants for science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education programs, H4805 [19JY]

——— clarify that Federal funds may be used for teacher professional development in computer science education, H4715, H4716 [18JY]

——— encourage States to include the number of enrolled public secondary school students attaining career and technical education proficiencies in its annual State report card, H4706 [18JY]

——— provide grants to State educational agencies and institutions of higher education to strengthen elementary and secondary computer science education, H4612 [18JY]

——— provide grants to State educational agencies and institutions of higher education to strengthen elementary and secondary computer science education (H.R. 2536), H7633, H7637 [11DE]

——— support professional development for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education, H4715 [18JY]

Dept. of Energy: Advanced Manufacturing Program funding through reductions in National Nuclear Security Administration funding, H4260 [9JY]

——— Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, renewable energy, energy reliability, and efficiency programs, and Office of Science funding through reductions in defense environmental cleanup funding, H4257–H4260 [9JY]

——— Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy funding, H4225, H4228, H4284, H4285 [9JY]

——— Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy funding through reductions in fossil energy research and development and National Nuclear Security Administration funding, H4278, H4279 [9JY]

——— Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy funding through reductions in National Nuclear Security Administration funding, H4283, H4284 [9JY]

——— Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program funding, H4286 [9JY]

——— develop an energy critical elements program, a rare earth materials program, and amend the National Materials Minerals Policy, Research and Development Act (H.R. 1022), H1881 [10AP]

——— fossil energy research and development funding, H4239 [9JY]

——— fusion energy research funding, H1793 [21MR]

——— Laboratory Directed Research and Development Program funding, H4254 [9JY]

——— Medium Energy Nuclear Physics Program funding, H4358 [10JY]

——— National Nuclear Security Administration Laboratory Directed Research and Development program funding, H4350, H4351 [10JY]

——— research and development funding, H2279 [24AP]

——— tribute to Go Solar Broward Rooftop Solar Challenge, E215 [28FE]

——— Vehicle Technologies Program funding through reductions in National Nuclear Security Administration funding, H4275 [9JY]

——— Water Power Program funding, H4261 [9JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: border security fencing, infrastructure, and technology funding, H3135 [5JN]

——— develop a comprehensive strategy to gain and maintain operational control of the international borders of the U.S., H4133 [27JN]

——— develop a comprehensive strategy to gain and maintain operational control of the international borders of the U.S. (H.R. 1417), H3126 [5JN], H6468 [10OC], H7387 [2DE], H8102 [12DE]

——— expand membership in Centers of Excellence program, H3199 [5JN]

——— improve cybersecurity workforce, H3172 [5JN]

——— rural airport detection equipment funding through reductions in Transportation Security Administration funding, H3147 [5JN]

——— utilize modern simulation technology as training tool, H3192 [5JN]

Dept. of Justice: provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs and establish a Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Reporting System, H679 [27FE], H745, H782–H784, H798, H806 [28FE]

Dept. of Labor: strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system through innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, training, and education programs, H1408 [14MR], H1441–H1444, H1523–H1527 [15MR], H7631, H7636 [11DE]

——— strengthen the U.S. workforce investment system through innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, training, and education programs (H.R. 798), E322 [18MR]

Dept. of State: affirm that scientific and technical studies and analyses support that the proposed Keystone XL pipeline is an environmentally sound project, H2876, H2877 [22MY]

Dept. of the Interior: establish Ocean Energy Safety Institute to promote the use of best available and safest offshore drilling technologies (H.R. 3780), E1877 [16DE]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish the STEM Education and Training Account (H.R. 3568), H7265 [20NO]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a grant program to encourage States to enact laws to reduce injuries and deaths caused by cellphone use and texting while driving (H.R. 1664), H5124 [30JY]

——— Research and Innovative Technology Administration funding, H5124, H5125 [30JY]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: clarify implementation of electronic health records, H3067 [4JN]

Economy: impact of budget sequestration, H530 [14FE]

——— importance of job creation, H7265 [20NO]

——— national objectives priority assignments, H1343–H1345 [12MR], H1625–H1628 [19MR]

Education: establish academic competition in fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) in each congressional district (H. Res. 77), H642, H643–H647 [26FE], H801 [28FE], E197 [27FE]

——— increase participation of historically underrepresented demographic groups in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education and industry, H2286, H2287, H2289 [24AP]

Elgin, IL: Got Robot? FTC Team No. 5037 recipient of For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) (organization) Tech Challenge (FTC) Illinois State Tournament Inspire Award, H351 [5FE]

Employment: importance of manufacturing jobs and Make It in America agenda, H1976, H1977 [12AP]

EPA: maximum achievable control technology rule on mercury air toxic standards for utilities, H5243, H5245 [31JY]

FAA: low airspeed alert systems study funding, H5128, H5129 [30JY]

——— Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) funding, H5129, H5130 [30JY]

FarmedHere (business): Chicago Innovation Awards Top 10 ‘‘Up-and-Comer’’ award recipient, E1606 [30OC]

Federal agencies and departments: develop public access policies relative to research conducted by that agency or from funds administered by that agency (H.R. 708), H6693 [23OC]

——— eliminate duplication and waste in information technology acquisition and management, H3616, H3617 [14JN]

——— reduce waste and implement cost savings and revenue enhancement (H.R. 1999), H3078, H3079 [4JN], H3109 [5JN], H3531 [13JN], H4937 [23JY]

——— reduce waste and streamline government programs, H5181 [31JY]

Federal Helium Reserve: prohibit export of helium to any hostile nation that seeks nuclear weapons or missile technology, H2375 [26AP]

FEMA: National Pre-Disaster Mitigation Fund funding through reductions in Dept. of Homeland Security administrative operations funding, H3223, H3224 [6JN]

——— National Pre-Disaster Mitigation Fund funding through reductions in Dept. of Homeland Security automation modernization funding, H3140, H3141 [5JN]

Fish and fishing: support fisheries and communities that rely upon them, clear regulatory burdens, and streamline Federal fisheries management (H.R. 799), H3893 [19JN]

Herndon, VA: tribute to Council for the Arts of Herndon Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) Technology and the Arts Competition winners, E685 [16MY]

High-Performance Computing Act: authorize activities for support of networking and information technology research (H.R. 967), H2048–H2053 [16AP]

Holder, Attorney General: prioritization of combatting sex trafficking on the Internet, E1811 [9DE]

Ho’olehua, HI: Molokai Middle School Golden Eyes robotics team winner of Hawaii For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) (organization) Lego League Championship, H3108 [5JN]

Immigration: authorize additional visas for well-educated aliens to live and work in the U.S. and provide funding for science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education, H4581 [17JY]

——— criminalize unlawful presence in the U.S. and develop a plan to implement a biometric entry and exit program (H.R. 2631), H4219 [9JY]

——— enhance competitiveness through encouragement of high-skilled immigration (H.R. 2131), H4519 [16JY], H7147 [15NO], H7462 [4DE]

——— provide for visas for certain advanced science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates, H2287 [24AP]

——— provide for visas for certain advanced science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and eliminate the diversity immigrant program, H6213 [3OC]

Indianola, IA: Connected Nation, Inc., Connected certification recipient, E163 [15FE]

Information technology: improve Federal information security (H.R. 1163), H2037–H2042, H2048 [16AP]

——— provide for greater transparency in and user control over the treatment of data collected by mobile applications and enhance the security of such data (H.R. 1913), H2558 [9MY]

——— specify circumstances in which a person may acquire geolocation information through an electronic communications device (H.R. 1312), H7569 [9DE]

International Day of Radiology: observance, E1575 [28OC]

Internet: affirm U.S. policy to preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model (H.R. 1580), H2582–H2584 [14MY]

Iran: oppose development of nuclear weapons and possession of enrichment and reprocessing capabilities and provide relief from sanctions only upon complete abandonment of nuclear weapons program, H6960 [12NO], H7037–H7040, H7048 [13NO], H7062 [14NO], H7255 [20NO], H7368, H7380 [2DE], H7439 [3DE], H7491, H7493–H7498 [4DE], H7560 [5DE], H7653 [11DE], H8098 [12DE]

——— oppose interim agreement allowing possession of nuclear enrichment and reprocessing capabilities and enhancement of nuclear technical capabilities, H7378–H7383 [2DE]

Lawrence Berkely National Laboratory: anniversary of Advanced Light Source research facility, E1427 [3OC]

Lewis University: Aviation Dept., recipient of National Intercollegiate Flying Association Loening Trophy, E1443 [4OC]

Mental health: make available needed psychiatric, psychological, and supportive services for individuals diagnosed with mental illness and families in mental health crisis (H.R. 3717), H7697 [12DE]

Miami, FL: Leewood K-8 Center recipient of Samsung Electronics America, Inc., Solve for Tomorrow STEM Competition grand prize, E585 [3MY]

Milwaukee School of Engineering: tribute to underwater robotics team, E1193 [1AU]

Motor vehicles: provide incentives for the purchase of electric vehicles and increase investment in advanced vehicle technology, development, and manufacturing, H1962 [12AP]

NASA: authorize programs (H.R. 2616), E1033 [9JY]

——— authorize programs (H.R. 2687), H5267 [1AU]

——— earth science research funding, H5267 [1AU]

NASCAR Technical Institute: anniversary, E1122 [24JY]

National Academy of Inventors, Inc.: tribute to Charter Fellow inductees, E226 [28FE]

National Robotics Week: observance, H2013 [15AP]

National security: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and communications infrastructure, H3164 [5JN]

——— ensure the effectiveness of the U.S. missile defense system, H2254 [24AP]

——— improve border security, H4203 [8JY], H4518 [16JY], H6447 [9OC]

National Security Agency: prohibit funding to acquire information for purpose of targeting U.S. citizens or to acquire, monitor, or store electronic communications by citizens, H5022, H5023 [24JY]

National Weather Service: ground readiness project funding, H137–H139 [15JA]

New Jersey: tribute to biopharmaceutical and medical technology companies for Hurricane Sandy relief efforts, H1919 [11AP]

NIST: reauthorize the competitive grant program within the Regional Centers for the Transfer of Manufacturing Technology program (H.R. 1418), E896 [17JN]

Patent and Trademark Office: study impact of patent reform legislation on ability of individuals and small businesses owned by women, veterans, and minorities to protect exclusive rights to inventions and discoveries, H7525, H7543–H7545 [5DE], E1793 [5DE]

Patents: allow a judge to consider dilatory or other abusive tactics by the prevailing party in determining whether to reduce or deny court fee awards, H7535–H7538 [5DE]

——— allow independent inventor the right of judicial review if his case is mishandled by the patent system, H7465 [4DE]

——— eliminate abusive patent litigation, increase transparency, modernize fee shifting, and provide for small business education and outreach (H.R. 3309), H6823–H6826 [28OC], H7103–H7108 [14NO], H7182–H7185 [18NO], H7390–H7393 [2DE], H7441–H7445 [3DE], H7511–H7556 [5DE], E1793 [5DE], E1831, E1836 [11DE], E1845, E1866 [12DE], E1889 [16DE]

——— expand definition of covered customer to include small businesses with annual revenue under a certain amount relative to stays of action in patent infringement suits, H7525, H7541–H7543 [5DE]

——— preserve independent judicial review of patent applications, H7545, H7546 [5DE]

——— prohibit inclusion in patent code of certain provisions allowing stays of action in patent infringement suits against certain covered customers, H7539, H7540 [5DE]

——— require claimants to provide additional disclosure information in any pre-suit notification to establish a willful infringement claim in patent litigation transparency, H7538, H7539 [5DE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of implementation on premiums, H6808 [28OC]

——— impact on tax burden, H822 [4MR], H1336 [12MR]

——— implementation, H6645 [22OC], H6688, H6691, H6692, H6695, H6762–H6766 [23OC], H6833, H6835 [29OC], H6911, H6912, H6913, H6914, H6915, H6930, H6941–H6943 [30OC]

Patient Safety, Science & Technology Movement (organization): tribute to Patient Safety, Science & Technology Summit commitment to eliminate preventable patient deaths, H2029 [16AP]

Pennco Tech (career training school): anniversary, E1646 [13NO]

Pittsburgh, PA: Girls of Steel robotics team recipient of Pittsburgh Regional For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) (organization) Robotics Competition Engineering Inspiration Award, E684 [16MY]

Plano, TX: tribute to Plano East High School technology team, E336 [19MR]

Power resources: encourage investment in smart grid technologies, H2492 [8MY]

——— promote domestic development and deployment of clean energy technologies, H4578 [17JY]

Privacy: cease Federal Government use of license plate scanners to amass database of citizens’ movements, H4842 [22JY]

——— extend protections against unreasonable searches and seizures to electronic communications information and require specific court-issued warrants to obtain such information, H3261 [11JN]

Rosen, Michael: Cures Within Reach Foundation Patient Impact Legacy Award recipient, E843 [11JN]

San Diego, CA: tribute to High Tech High School robotics team, H2524, H2525 [8MY]

——— tribute to uniformed and civilian employees of the Navy Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command for launch of the second Mobile User Objective System satellite MUOS-2, H4818 [19JY]

——— ensure development and responsible stewardship of nanotechnology (H.R. 394), E51 [23JA]

——— impact of Government shutdown, H6348 [8OC], H6538–H6544 [11OC]

Seattle, WA: tribute to Bullitt Center, E446 [12AP]

Social Security: establish consistent requirements for the electronic content and format of data used in the administration of certain human services programs (H.R. 948), E243 [5MR]

Space policy: tribute to the public-private Large Synoptic Survey Telescope project, H2722 [17MY]

Stevens Institute of Technology: tribute, E1382 [26SE]

Sun Valley, CA: Sun Valley High School robotics team winner of U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory Mini Urban Challenge Competition, H3693 [18JN]

Sysmex America, Inc.: tribute, E1133 [25JY]

Taxation: extend the qualifying advanced energy project credit (H.R. 1424), H1869 [10AP], H2677 [16MY]

——— permanently extend the research and development credit, H7676 [11DE]

——— provide an energy investment credit for energy storage property connected to the grid (H.R. 1465), E1821 [10DE]

——— regulate and tax Internet gambling (H.R. 3491), E1669 [14NO]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices, H534, H535 [14FE], H2691 [16MY], H5975, H5980, H5990, H5993, H5996, H5998, H6001 [28SE], H6014 [30SE], H6064 [1OC], H6595 [15OC], H6609 [16OC], H7107 [14NO]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices (H.R. 523), H2590, H2595, H2597 [14MY], H5186 [31JY], H5758–H5764 [19SE], H6001 [28SE]

Tempe, AZ: Big Surf Waterpark designated American Society of Mechanical Engineers Arizona Delegation Historical Engineering Landmark, E1314 [12SE]

Time Warner Cable, Inc.: tribute to Connect a Million Minds initiative for introducing students to science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) and encouraging volunteer opportunities for employees, E145 [14FE], E207 [27FE], E216 [28FE]

Transportation Security Administration: implement best practices and improve transparency with regard to technology acquisition programs (H.R. 2719), H7409–H7414, H7421 [3DE]

U.S. Access Board: develop accessibility guidelines for electronic instructional materials and related information technologies in institutions of higher education (H.R. 3505), E1672 [15NO]

United Launch Alliance, LLC: tribute, H5772 [20SE]

Universal Technical Institute, Inc.: anniversary, E1115 [23JY]

University of California, Davis: tribute to new fabric created by bio-medical engineers, H4731 [19JY]

University of California, Santa Cruz: anniversary of Lick Observatory, E1816 [9DE]

University of Colorado Denver: tribute to Charles C. Gates Center for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Biology for adult blood stem cell research, H2074 [17AP]

University of Illinois: tribute to proposed university-affiliated technology development laboratory, H1559 [18MR]

Veterans: improve ability of health care professionals to treat veterans via telemedicine (H.R. 2001), H3004 [3JN]

Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (H.R. 12), E54 [23JA]

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: prohibit cross-border swaps transactions with certain countries that violate the Iran Sanctions Act or engage in cyber attacks against the U.S., H3331 [12JN]

WinTech, Inc.: NIST Manufacturing Extension Partnership ‘‘Make It in America’’ Manufacturer of the Week designee, E1102 [19JY]

Worcester, MA: tribute to Worcester Technical High robotics and automation technology team, E566 [26AP]

Remarks in Senate

Air pollution: impact of economy-wide global warming pollution emission cap and trade program, S34–S36 [22JA], S5608 [10JY], S5727, S5748 [17JY]

America Creating Opportunities To Meaningfully Promote Excellence in Technology, Education, and Science (America COMPETES) Act: reauthorize and strengthen, S5602 [10JY]

Clean Energy Consortia: establish (S. 1698), S8006 [13NO]

Collector Car Appreciation Day: designate (S. Res. 176), S4725 [19JN]

Committee on Economics (Joint): release of report on a strategy to strengthen manufacturing, boost STEM education, increase exports, expand access to capital, and reduce regulatory burdens, S9065 [19DE]

Computers: provide for a public-private partnership to improve cybersecurity, strengthen cybersecurity research and development, workforce development, education, public awareness, and preparedness (S. 1353), S5909 [24JY], S8930 [18DE]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish a pilot program for ultra-high-speed Internet in rural areas, S4029, S4051 [10JN], S4473 [13JN]

Dept. of Commerce: establish the Network for Manufacturing Innovation (S. 1468), S7654–S7657 [30OC], S7992 [13NO]

Dept. of Defense: award grants to fund research on orthotics and prosthetics (S. 521), S1596 [11MR]

——— next generation long-range striker bomber funding, S8447 [21NO]

——— prohibit retirement of Global Hawk platforms, S9038 [19DE]

——— reform procurement process to eliminate wasteful defense spending, S8323–S8326 [20NO]

Dept. of Education: invest in innovation for education (S. 283), S7995 [13NO]

——— reauthorize and strengthen the Improving Literacy Through School Libraries Program (S. 1127), S4060 [10JN]

Dept. of Energy: Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy funding, S2280 [22MR]

——— Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program funding, S6432 [12SE]

——— evaluate programs to eliminate wasteful Government spending, S8348 [20NO]

——— modify definition of renewable energy to include geothermal energy for purposes of Federal energy purchase requirements, S6357 [11SE], S6503–S6505 [17SE]

——— promote alternative fuel vehicle deployment and infrastructure development (S. 1230), S5270 [26JN]

——— replace the current requirement for biennial energy policy plan with a Quadrennial Energy Review, S6560, S6561 [18SE]

——— study and report on standby usage power standards implemented by States and other industrialized nations, S6356, S6357 [11SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: develop a comprehensive strategy to gain and maintain operational control of the international borders of the U.S., S4037, S4041–S4043 [10JN], S4073, S4078 [11JN], S4365, S4383–S4388 [12JN], S4551, S4561–S4565 [18JN], S4626, S4641, S4651 [19JN], S4730–S4732, S4734–S4737, S4786 [20JN]

——— develop a comprehensive strategy to gain and maintain operational control of the international borders of the U.S. (H.R. 1417), S6101 [31JY]

——— develop a comprehensive strategy to gain and maintain operational control of the international borders of the U.S. (S. 683), S2482 [9AP]

——— require implementation of border security strategies before processing applications for registered provisional immigrant status or adjusted status, S4635–S4637 [19JN]

Dept. of Justice: computer forensics training and research funding, S1942 [19MR]

——— prohibit charging the survivor of a sexual assault for the cost of administering a rape kit, S497 [7FE]

——— protect crime victims’ rights and reauthorize certain DNA-related grant programs (S. 822), S3033 [25AP], S9045 [19DE]

——— provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs and establish a Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Reporting System, S454 [4FE], S497, S499 [7FE], S578 [11FE]

——— provide Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program funds for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs and establish a Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Reporting System (S. 80), S215 [23JA]

——— provide incentives to States to invest in practices and technology that are designed to expedite voting at polls and simplify voter registration (S. 85), S217 [23JA]

Dept. of State: limit foreign countries from constructing satellite positioning and ground monitoring stations within the U.S., S8158, S8159 [19NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: award grants to establish, or expand upon, master’s degree or doctoral degree programs in orthotics and prosthetics (S. 522), S1597 [11MR]

——— convene an interagency working group to assess Federal activities relative to extreme weather resilience across key sectors and support State, local, and private sector resiliency efforts (S. 904), S7605 [29OC]

Economy: impact of budget sequestration, S3102–S3104 [7MY]

——— invest in innovation through research and development and improve competitiveness of the U.S., S3890 [3JN], S7910 [7NO]

——— jump-start economic recovery through formation and growth of new businesses, S204 [23JA]

——— jump-start economic recovery through formation and growth of new businesses (S. 310), S3748 [22MY], S5602 [10JY], S5991–S5993 [29JY]

Electronic Communications Privacy Act: anniversary, S7570 [28OC]

EPA: develop carbon dioxide emissions standards from industrial sources based on efficiencies achievable using existing proven technology, S6634, S6635 [19SE]

FAA: contract control tower program funding, S1881, S1883, S1884 [18MR], S1916, S1922, S1928, S1937 [19MR], S1968–S1970, S1972, S1975, S1979–S1982 [20MR]

——— Essential Air Service Program funding, S5929 [25JY]

Federal agencies and departments: consolidate duplicative and overlapping Government programs, S7383 [10OC]

FTC: prescribe regulations on the collection and use of information obtained by tracking the Internet activity of an individual (S. 418), S1024 [28FE]

Hydroelectric power: promote marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy technologies research, development, and demonstration (S. 1419), S6211–S6213 [1AU]

Immigration: admit for permanent residence certain aliens who have postgraduate degrees in certain fields of study and exempt such aliens from H–1B nonimmigrant numerical limitations, S4206 [11JN]

——— authorize additional visas for well-educated aliens to live and work in the U.S. and provide funding for science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education, S4080 [11JN]

——— authorize additional visas for well-educated aliens to live and work in the U.S. and provide funding for science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education (S. 169), S348, S360–S364 [29JA], S4554 [18JN]

——— border security equipment funding, S4365 [12JN], S4463 [13JN]

——— prohibit granting of lawful permanent residence status until deployment of border strategy, new Border Patrol agents and fencing, employment verification system, and electronic entry/exit system, S4746–S4753, S4757, S4761–S4766, S4769, S4776, S4777, S4782 [20JN], S4850–S4981 [21JN], S4989–S4996, S4998–S5013 [24JN], S5112, S5117, S5118, S5127–S5132 [25JN], S5205–S5209, S5211–S5215 [26JN], S5318–S5320, S5325, S5339 [27JN], S5539 [9JY]

——— provide for additional visas based on merit and decrease family-based visas, S4378 [12JN]

——— provide for visas for certain advanced science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates, S4035 [10JN], S4365 [12JN], S5112 [25JN]

——— provide for visas for certain advanced science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) graduates and eliminate the diversity immigrant program (S. 303), S671 [13FE]

——— require biographic and biometric data about a refugee be checked against certain law enforcement and national security databases before granting asylum, S4766 [20JN]

Information technology: Executive order relative to improving critical infrastructure cybersecurity, S8930, S8931 [18DE]

——— promote public awareness of cybersecurity (S. 1638), S8928–S8931 [18DE]

Iran: assessment of interim agreement allowing possession of nuclear enrichment and reprocessing capabilities and enhancement of nuclear technical capabilities, S9005–S9007 [19DE]

Israel: improve U.S.-Israel energy cooperation (S. 1491), S6329 [10SE]

Medicaid: encourage adoption and use of certified electronic health record technology by safety net providers and clinics (S. 1286), S5671 [11JY]

NASA: authorize programs (S. 1317), S5948 [25JY], S6095 [31JY]

National Data Privacy Day: observance, S325 [28JA]

National Health Information Technology Week: designate (S. Res. 247), S6672 [19SE]

National Science and Technology Council: direct the Committee on Technology to develop a national manufacturing competitiveness strategic plan, S8334 [20NO]

——— direct the Committee on Technology to develop a national manufacturing competitiveness strategic plan (S. 1709), S8052 [14NO]

National security: enhance security and resiliency of U.S. cyber and communications infrastructure, S1685 [12MR]

——— improve border security, S4030 [10JN], S4366–S4368, S4396–S4400 [12JN]

National Technological Innovation Day: designate (S. Res. 275), S7581 [28OC]

——— observance, S7659 [30OC]

NIH: anniversary of National Library of Medicine National Center for Biotechnology Information, S7571 [28OC]

Ohio Academic Resources Network (OARnet): Computerworld Inc., Emerging Technology Award recipient, S3982 [6JN]

Patent and Trademark Office: allow acceleration certificates awarded under the Patents for Humanity Program to be transferable (S. 712), S2592 [11AP], S3020 [25AP]

——— expert post-grant review of covered business method patents, S3021 [25AP]

Patents: promote transparency in ownership and improve the patent system (S. 1720), S8182 [19NO], S9045 [19DE]

——— reform, S3021 [25AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: implementation, S7657 [30OC], S7824 [5NO]

Privacy: improve privacy of electronic communications (S. 607), S1951 [19MR], S7411 [11OC], S7570 [28OC], S9044 [19DE]

——— prohibit any U.S. agency, including the National Security Agency, from searching telephone records of U.S. citizens without a warrant based on probable cause, S4203 [11JN], S6052–S6056 [30JY]

——— prohibit any U.S. agency, including the National Security Agency, from searching telephone records of U.S. citizens without a warrant based on probable cause (S. 1121), S4024 [7JN], S4027 [10JN]

Science: impact of Government shutdown on research, S7256 [7OC], S7343 [9OC], S7485 [15OC]

Senate: legislative priorities, S6552, S6554 [18SE]

Taxation: moratorium on Internet access taxation and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce, S3153, S3154 [7MY]

——— provide an energy investment credit for energy storage property connected to the grid (S. 1030), S3847 [23MY]

——— repeal excise tax on medical devices, S2108, S2109, S2127, S2133 [21MR], S6813 [24SE], S6926–S6928 [26SE], S7235 [5OC], S7290, S7299 [8OC], S7316, S7342 [9OC]

Telephones: allow consumers to unlock mobile wireless devices for interoperability purposes (S. 517), S1594 [11MR]

University of Michigan: tribute to C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital for use of high-resolution imaging and 3-D printing to treat a life-threatening condition, S4473 [13JN]

Water Resources Research Act: reauthorize grants for and require applied water supply research regarding water resources research and technology institutes (S. 970), S3572 [16MY]

World Intellectual Property Day: observance, S3020 [25AP]

Reports filed

Advancing America’s Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Act: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House) (H.R. 967) (H. Rept. 113–34), H1955 [11AP]

Affirm U.S. Policy To Preserve and Advance the Multistakeholder Internet Governance Model: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1580) (H. Rept. 113–50), H2404 [3MY]

Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau Personnel Flexibilities Act: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 2067) (H. Rept. 113–156), H4522 [16JY]

American Soda Ash Competitiveness Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 957) (H. Rept. 113–169), H4856 [22JY]

Border Security Results Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 1417) (H. Rept. 113–87), H2802 [20MY]

Consideration of H.R. 3309, Innovation Act and H.R. 1105, Small Business Capital Access and Job Preservation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 429) (H. Rept. 113–283), H7445 [3DE]

Cybersecurity Enhancement Act: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House) (H.R. 756) (H. Rept. 113–33), H1955 [11AP]

Electronic Communications Privacy Improvement: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 607), S3028 [25AP]

Federal Information Security Improvement: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 1163) (H. Rept. 113–40), H2065 [16AP]

FOIA Oversight and Implementation (FOIA) Act: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 1211) (H. Rept. 113–155), H4522 [16JY]

Homeland Security Cybersecurity Boots-on-the-Ground Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 3107) (H. Rept. 113–294), H8107 [12DE]

Improve Privacy of Electronic Communications: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 607) (S. Rept. 113–34), S3568 [16MY]

Improve Telephone Service in Rural Areas and Express That No Entity May Unreasonably Discriminate Against Telephone Users in Those Areas: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. Res. 157) (S. Rept. 113–130), S9051 [19DE]

Innovation Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3309) (H. Rept. 113–279), H7393 [2DE]

National Blue Alert Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 180) (H. Rept. 113–54), H2601 [14MY]

——— Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 357), S6646 [19SE]

Protect Crime Victims’ Rights and Reauthorize Certain DNA-Related Grant Programs: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 822), S7927 [7NO]

Transportation Security Acquisition Reform Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 2719) (H. Rept. 113–275), H7352 [21NO]

U.S.-Israel Energy Cooperation Improvement: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1491), S9051 [19DE]

Statements

What They Are Saying About Border Security Metrics: several border security experts, S4735 [20JN]

Texts of

H. Res. 77, Academic Competition Resolution, H643 [26FE]

H. Res. 429, consideration of H.R. 3309, Innovation Act and H.R. 1105, Small Business Capital Access and Job Preservation Act, H7461 [4DE]

H.R. 180, National Blue Alert Act, H2579 [14MY]

H.R. 667, Dryden Flight Research Center, Palmdale, CA, redesignation as the Neil A. Armstrong Flight Research Center and the Western Aeronautical Test Range as the Hugh L. Dryden Aeronautical Test Range, H602 [25FE]

H.R. 756, Cybersecurity Enhancement Act, H2042–H2045 [16AP]

H.R. 967, Advancing America’s Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Act, H2049–H2051 [16AP]

H.R. 1163, Federal information security improvement, H2037–H2039 [16AP]

H.R. 1580, affirm U.S. policy to preserve and advance the multistakeholder Internet governance model, H2582 [14MY]

H.R. 2719, Transportation Security Acquisition Reform Act, H7409–H7411 [3DE]

H.R. 3309, Innovation Act, H7526–H7532 [5DE]

S. 3, Strengthen Our Schools and Students Act, S44 [22JA]

S. 80, Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Reporting (SAFER) Act, S215–S217 [23JA]

S. 85, Fair, Accurate, Secure, and Timely (FAST) Voting Act, S218 [23JA]

S. 169, Immigration Innovation (I-Squared) Act, S364–S367 [29JA]

S. 418, Do-Not-Track Online Act, S1024–S1026 [28FE]

S. 517, Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act, S1595 [11MR]

S. 521, Wounded Warrior Research Enhancement Act, S1596 [11MR]

S. 522, Wounded Warrior Workforce Enhancement Act, S1597 [11MR]

S. 607, improve privacy of electronic communications, S1952 [19MR]

S. 712, Patents for Humanity Program Improvement Act, S2592 [11AP]

S. 822, Dept. of Justice protection of crime victims’ rights and DNA-related grant programs reauthorization, S3034–S3036 [25AP]

S. 970, Water Resources Research Act grants reauthorization and applied water supply research regarding water resources research and technology institutes, S3572 [16MY]

S. 1030, Storage Technology for Renewable and Green Energy (STORAGE) Act, S3848 [23MY]

S. 1230, Alternative Fueled Vehicles Competitiveness and Energy Security Act, S5270–S5272 [26JN]

S. 1353, Cybersecurity Act, S5909–S5912 [24JY]

S. 1419, Marine and Hydrokinetic Renewable Energy Act, S6213 [1AU]

S. 1491, U.S.-Israel energy cooperation improvement, S6330 [10SE]

S. 1705, National Fab Lab Network Act, S8052 [14NO]

S. Res. 82, Strategic Defense Initiative anniversary, S2035 [20MR]

S. Res. 157, improve telephone service in rural areas and express that no entity may unreasonably discriminate against telephone users in those areas, S3865 [23MY]

S. Res. 176, Collector Car Appreciation Day, S4676 [19JN]

S. Res. 247, National Health Information Technology Week, S6663 [19SE]

S. Res. 269, oppose Iranian development of nuclear weapons and possession of enrichment and reprocessing capabilities and provide relief from sanctions only upon complete abandonment of nuclear weapons program, S7536 [16OC]

S. Res. 275, National Technological Innovation Day, S7580 [28OC]