NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Amendments
Economy: invest in innovation through research and development and improve competitiveness of the U.S. (S. 3084), S7080, S7149 [9DE]
Research: provide for greater accountability in Federal funding for scientific research and promote the progress of science that serves the national interest (H.R. 3293), H684, H685, H686, H688, H689 [10FE]
——— provide for greater accountability in Federal funding for scientific research and promote the progress of science that serves the national interest (H.R. 3293), consideration (H. Res. 609), H675 [10FE]
Research in Disabilities Education program: include a line item in budget request to support dyslexia research (H.R. 3033), S623, S632 [3FE], H584 [4FE]
Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2578), S3870 [14JN], S3880, S3892, S3986, S3999, S4000, S4001, S4002, S4003, S4004, S4009, S4010 [15JN], S4289, S4290, S4307, S4308, S4309, S4311, S4312, S4314, S4315, S4316, S4317, S4319, S4320, S4321, S4322 [16JN], S4353, S4364, S4365, S4366, S4367, S4368, S4369, S4370, S4371 [20JN], S4416, S4417, S4418, S4419, S4420, S4421, S4422, S4423, S4424, S4425, S4426 [21JN], S4474 [22JN], S4531, S4554, S4555, S4557, S4559 [23JN]
Articles and editorials
Future Postponed—Why Declining Investment in Basic Research Threatens a U.S. Innovation Deficit, H687 [10FE]
Bills and resolutions
Dept. of Agriculture: redesignate program to increase participation by women and minorities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics as the ‘‘Jeannette Rankin Women and Minorities in STEM Fields Program’’ (see S. 3495), S6708 [5DE] (see H.R. 4570), H817 [12FE]
Economy: invest in innovation through research and development and improve competitiveness of the U.S. (see S. 3084), S4472 [22JN] (see H.R. 6490), H7567 [8DE]
Education: establish a grant program to encourage States and local school districts to develop and implement sustainable engineering education programs in schools through public-private partnerships (see H.R. 5679), H4548 [7JY]
Innovation Corps (I-Corps) program: authorize, expand training opportunities to all Federal researchers and agencies, and encourage partnerships with certain SBA programs (see S. 2889), S2557 [28AP]
Minorities: increase participation of historically underrepresented demographic groups in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education and industry (see S. 2710), S1591 [17MR] (see H.R. 4803), H1461 [17MR]
National Pi Day: designate (see H. Res. 641), H1345 [14MR]
Research: improve management and oversight of major multi-user research and ensure transparency and accountability of construction and management costs (see H.R. 5049), H1994 [26AP]
——— prohibit conducting a study to determine which facets of social interaction about politics are most stress inducing (see H.R. 5041), H1923 [21AP]
——— prohibit from conducting a study of the history of standards and standardization in the U.S. (see H.R. 5378), H3454 [27MY]
——— provide for greater accountability in Federal funding for scientific research and promote the progress of science that serves the national interest (H.R. 3293), consideration (see H. Res. 609), H649 [9FE]
Science: ensure development and responsible stewardship of nanotechnology (see H.R. 4865), H1582 [23MR]
——— establish scientific standards and protocols across forensic disciplines (see S. 3259), S5156 [14JY] (see H.R. 5795), H5006 [14JY]
Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (see S. 2837), S2387 [21AP] (see H.R. 5393), H3501 [7JN]
Women: support entrepreneurial programs for women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) professions (see H.R. 4742), H1388 [15MR]
Cloture motions
Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2578), S4290 [16JN], S4351, S4352, S4353 [20JN], S4437 [22JN]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 2578), motion to proceed, S3677 [9JN], S3844 [14JN]
Motions
Research: provide for greater accountability in Federal funding for scientific research and promote the progress of science that serves the national interest (H.R. 3293), H691 [10FE]
Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2578), S3880 [15JN], S4290 [16JN], S4352, S4353 [20JN], S4530, S4534, S4535 [23JN]
Remarks in House
Airborne Platform for Pole-to-Pole Observations: funding, H6274 [17NO]
Bartholdi, John: Golden Goose Award for federally funded research recipient, E1344 [22SE]
Baucom, Lauren: NSF Presidential Award for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching recipient, E1250 [12SE]
Bauer, Dawn: NSF Presidential Award for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching recipient, E1213 [7SE]
Bleeker, Lynetta: NSF Presidential Award for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching recipient, E1258 [13SE]
Brooks, Richard: NSF Presidential Award for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching recipient, E1260 [13SE]
Dept. of Agriculture: redesignate program to increase participation by women and minorities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics as the ‘‘Jeannette Rankin Women and Minorities in STEM Fields Program’’ (H.R. 4570), H1774–H1776 [18AP]
Economy: invest in innovation through research and development and improve competitiveness of the U.S. (S. 3084), H7590 [16DE], E1721 [16DE]
Funding, H1862 [20AP]
Johnson, Ann: NSF Presidential Award for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching recipient, E1233 [9SE]
Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) Scientific Collaboration: tribute, H930 [25FE]
Minorities: increase participation of historically underrepresented demographic groups in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education and industry (H.R. 4803), E337 [17MR]
Nakrani, Sunil: Golden Goose Award for federally funded research recipient, E1344 [22SE]
National Pi Day: designate (H. Res. 641), H1327 [14MR]
Noffsinger, Jessica: NSF Presidential Award for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching recipient, E1207 [7SE]
Pennsylvania State University: tribute to NSF grant for work on next-generation electronics, H1396 [16MR]
Red Rocks Community College: NSF Community College Innovation Challenge finalist, E977 [22JN]
Research: clarify that funding for the development of a science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) workforce includes computer and information technology sectors, H689 [10FE]
——— ensure that greater accountability in Federal funding for scientific research will not impact previously awarded grant funding, H689, H690 [10FE]
——— ensure that research justification determinations are consistent with the mission of the agency and existing merit-review criteria, H684, H685 [10FE]
——— establish new objective of research that would ensure consistency with established and widely accepted scientific methods applicable to the field of study of exploration, H685, H686 [10FE]
——— establish new objective of research that would ensure consistency with the definition of basic research as it applies to the purpose and field of study, H686–H688 [10FE]
——— improve management and oversight of major multi-user research and ensure transparency and accountability of construction and management costs (H.R. 5049), H3732–H3735 [13JN]
——— provide for greater accountability in Federal funding for scientific research and promote the progress of science that serves the national interest (H.R. 3293), H584 [4FE], H677–H693 [10FE], E163 [11FE]
——— provide for greater accountability in Federal funding for scientific research and promote the progress of science that serves the national interest (H.R. 3293), consideration (H. Res. 609), H668–H676 [10FE]
——— provide for greater accountability in Federal funding for scientific research and promote the progress of science that serves the national interest (H.R. 3293), motion to recommit, H691 [10FE]
——— tribute to arctic species research, H7136 [2DE]
Research in Disabilities Education program: include a line item in budget request to support dyslexia research (H.R. 3033), Senate amendment, H584 [4FE]
Robertson, Carol: NSF Presidential Award for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching recipient, E1211 [7SE]
Rochester Institute of Technology: tribute to participation in Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) Scientific Collaboration, E218 [25FE]
Schack, Katherine: NSF Presidential Award for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching recipient, E1216 [7SE]
Science: prioritize funding for expanded and sustained national investment in basic science research, H3957 [16JN]
——— tribute to advancements in seismology, H5725 [21SE]
Scott, Kelle L.: NSF Presidential Award for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching recipient, E1210 [7SE]
Scripps Institute of Oceanography: tribute to marine electromagnetic underwater resource mapping, H5310 [12SE]
Seeley, Tom: Golden Goose Award for federally funded research recipient, E1344 [22SE]
Tovey, Craig: Golden Goose Award for federally funded research recipient, E1344 [22SE]
University of Massachusetts Amherst: development of small-scale weather radars to improve storm detection, H5870 [26SE]
Vande Vate, John: Golden Goose Award for federally funded research recipient, E1344 [22SE]
Women: support entrepreneurial programs for women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) professions (H.R. 4742), H1514–H1516, H1549 [22MR], E358 [22MR]
Remarks in Senate
Economy: invest in innovation through research and development and improve competitiveness of the U.S. (S. 3084), S4538 [23JN], S6753, S6754 [6DE], S7149–S7167 [9DE]
——— invest in innovation through research and development and improve competitiveness of the U.S. (S. 3084), unanimous-consent request, S6754 [6DE], S6822 [7DE]
Federal agencies and departments: evaluate practicality of use of research funds, S2731 [12MY]
Jergesen, Arvella: NSF Presidential Award for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching recipient, S6036 [22SE]
Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) Scientific Collaboration: tribute, S885 [12FE]
Minorities: increase participation of historically underrepresented demographic groups in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education and industry (S. 2710), S1596 [17MR], S4530 [23JN]
Research: grant funding, S1375 [9MR], S1528 [16MR], S4454 [22JN], S6645 [1DE]
Research in Disabilities Education program: include a line item in budget request to support dyslexia research (H.R. 3033), S632 [3FE]
Schaeffer, Kathleen L.: NSF Presidential Award for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching recipient, S6036 [22SE]
Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2578), S3821 [13JN], S3880–S3896 [15JN], S4257, S4259, S4261–S4263, S4289, S4291 [16JN], S4333–S4353 [20JN], S4373–S4377, S4381–S4383, S4386–S4391, S4393–S4397 [21JN], S4431–S4437, S4440–S4444, S4446–S4454, S4459–S4461, S4465 [22JN], S4518, S4521, S4523, S4524, S4530–S4536 [23JN], S4581 [27JN]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 2578), motion to proceed, S3842 [14JN], S3879 [15JN]
——— making appropriations (S. 2837), S3980 [15JN]
University of Vermont: Experimental Program To Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) NSF competitive award recipient, S2412 [25AP]
Reports filed
American Innovation and Competitiveness Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 3084) (S. Rept. 114–389), S6663 [1DE]
Consideration of H.R. 3442, Debt Management and Fiscal Responsibility Act and H.R. 3293, Scientific Research in the National Interest Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 609) (H. Rept. 114–420), H649 [9FE]
NSF Major Research Facility Reform Act: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House) (H.R. 5049) (H. Rept. 114–619), H3753 [13JN]
Promoting Women in Entrepreneurship Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (H.R. 4742), S6080 [26SE]
Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 5393) (H. Rept. 114–605), H3501 [7JN]
——— Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2837) (S. Rept. 114–239), S2387 [21AP]
Scientific Research in the National Interest Act: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House) (H.R. 3293) (H. Rept. 114–412), H495 [2FE]
Tables
Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies appropriations (S. 2837): spending comparisons, S3980 [15JN]
Texts of
H. Res. 609, consideration of H.R. 3442, Debt Management and Fiscal Responsibility Act and H.R. 3293, Scientific Research in the National Interest Act, H668 [10FE]
H.R. 3293, Scientific Research in the National Interest Act, H684 [10FE]
H.R. 4570, 100 Years of Women in Congress Act, H1774 [18AP]
H.R. 4742, Promoting Women in Entrepreneurship Act, H1514 [22MR]
H.R. 5049, NSF Major Research Facility Reform Act, H3732 [13JN]
S. 3084, American Innovation and Competitiveness Act, H7590–H7609 [16DE]