RESEARCH related term(s) Science; Technology
Addresses
New Manhattan Project for Clean Energy Independence: Senator Alexander, S1924 [25MR]
State of the Union: President Trump, S862–S866 [5FE], H1356–H1361 [5FE]
Tennessee Valley Fair: Senator Alexander, S5683 [25SE]
Amendments
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: making appropriations (H.R. 3055), S5951, S5978–S6046 [22OC], S6098–S6133 [23OC], S6165–S6175 [24OC], S6183, S6185, S6186, S6194–S6204 [28OC], S6248–S6254 [29OC], S6306 [30OC], S6311–S6315, S6321 [31OC], S6722, S6723 [20NO], S6734 [21NO], H4804 [19JN], H5047, H5049, H5050, H5052, H5053, H5055, H5056, H5058, H5059, H5060, H5061, H5064, H5065, H5066, H5067 [24JN], H8972, H9035 [19NO]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 3055), consideration (H. Res. 445), H4787 [19JN]
Articles and editorials
Clinical Trials Shed Light on Minority Health, H4544 [12JN]
Is Marijuana as Safe as We Think?, H7967–H7969 [25SE]
It’s Time To Act on Climate Change—Responsibly, S1801 [12MR]
Price Controls Would Stifle Biotech Innovation, H10132 [12DE]
Bills and resolutions
Agriculture: provide for study and promotion of hemp (see H.R. 3652), H5302 [9JY]
AID: authorize appropriations for a cooperative program with Israel to provide assistance in the areas of water resources, agriculture, and energy storage in developing countries (see H.R. 1820), H2754 [18MR]
American Diabetes Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 431), S6669 [19NO]
American Fisheries Advisory Committee: establish (see S. 494), S1382 [14FE] (see H.R. 1218), H1583 [13FE]
American Geophysical Union (organization): anniversary (see S. Res. 460), S7208 [19DE]
American Heart Month: designate (see S. Res. 83), S1540 [27FE]
——— observance (see H. Res. 167), H2315 [28FE]
Animals: allow for adoption or non-laboratory placement of certain animals used in Federal research (see S. 2322), S5195 [30JY] (see H.R. 2897), H4117 [22MY]
——— ensure that all dogs and cats used by research facilities are obtained legally (see H.R. 689), H958 [18JA]
——— limit experimentation on cats (see S. 708), S1733 [7MR] (see H.R. 1622), H2583 [7MR]
Arctic Research Commission: modify membership (see S. 1179), S2434 [11AP]
Armed Forces: improve policy and data collection in connection with personnel tempo of members and U.S. Special Operations Command (see S. 2058), S4729 [9JY]
Arms sales: modify certification and reporting requirements for sales of major defense equipment relative to which nonrecurring costs of research, development, and production are waived or reduced (see H.R. 1033), H1458 [7FE]
Balance Awareness Week: designate (see H. Res. 559), H7754 [17SE]
Birds: authorize U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service to engage in activities to improve conditions for albatrosses and petrels (see H.R. 1305), H2038 [15FE]
Brain Awareness Week: support (see H. Res. 209), H2647 [11MR]
CDC: anniversary of Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) program (see H. Res. 570), H7865 [20SE]
——— authorize appropriations for firearms safety or gun violence prevention research (see S. 184), S293 [17JA] (see H.R. 674), H718 [17JA]
——— award grants to States to implement a tick identification pilot program (see H.R. 3568), H5257 [27JN]
——— collaborate with State and local health departments to provide information and education to the public on asthma (see H.R. 4622), H8101 [8OC] (see H.R. 5230), H9168 [21NO]
——— conduct research on mass violence (see S. 2554), S5747 [26SE]
——— provide for national campaign to raise awarenesss of the importance, and combat misinformation about, vaccines in order to increase vaccination rates (see S. 1619), S3059 [22MY]
——— provide for national system for surveillance of vaccine rates, authorize research on vaccine hesitancy, and increase public understanding of the benefits of immunizations (see H.R. 2862), H4063 [21MY]
——— reauthorize Climate and Health Program (see H.R. 3819), H7149 [18JY]
——— reauthorize education campaign to increase young women’s knowledge of breast health and occurrence of breast cancer (see S. 2424), S5311 [1AU] (see H.R. 4078), H7467 [25JY]
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: accelerate progress toward prevention strategies, treatments, and a cure for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias and provide caregivers dementia care training (see S. 1126), S2386 [10AP] (see H.R. 2283), H3255 [10AP]
CFTC: modernize authority to conduct research, development, demonstration, and information programs (see H.R. 4535), H8054 [26SE]
Climate: affirm U.S. commitment to a safe and healthy climate for future generations and solutions to restore the climate (see H. Con. Res. 35), H3279 [22AP]
——— prohibit U.S. contributions to Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, or Green Climate Fund (see H.R. 1881), H2826 [26MR]
Coastal zones: improve resilience of built and natural environment to natural disasters and climate change using, among other measures, natural and nature-based features (see H.R. 1317), H2046 [22FE]
——— support coastal communities’ ability to prepare for and respond to coastal threats by improving infrastructure and supporting research, resiliency, conservation and restoration work (see H.R. 4093), H7479 [30JY]
Colleges and universities: designate institutions of higher education that provide research, data, and leadership on continuous manufacturing as National Centers of Excellence in Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing (see H.R. 4866), H8538 [28OC]
——— enhance Federal science agencies’ efforts relative to the quality of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education and research capacity at minority-serving institutions (see H.R. 4372), H7772 [18SE]
——— report certain information on any principal investigator, receiving Federal competitive research and development grants, found to have engaged in discrimination or harassment on the basis of sex (see H.R. 5328), H9294 [5DE]
Commission on the Advancement of Social Enterprise: establish (see H.R. 3385), H5005 [20JN]
Commission To Prevent Heat Stroke Deaths: establish (see H.R. 4145), H7488 [2AU]
Corps of Engineers: carry out Great Lakes coastline resiliency assessment (see H.R. 4032), H7465 [25JY]
Cosmetics: substantially restrict use of animal testing for cosmetics (see H.R. 5141), H8958 [18NO]
CPSC: conduct a study on safety and efficacy of tasers and firearms (see H.R. 4740), H8257 [18OC]
DEA: deem drugs or other substances that act as mu opioid receptor agonists to be in Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act, designating they have high potential for abuse and have no medical use (see H.R. 2580), H3500 [8MY]
Dept. of Agriculture: establish a waiver from matching requirement for certain grants under Specialty Crop Research Initiative (see H.R. 3952), H7377 [24JY]
——— establish Advanced Research Projects Agency-Terra (see S. 2732), S6243 [29OC] (see H.R. 4902), H8594 [29OC]
——— prioritize funding for an expanded and sustained national investment in agriculture research (see S. 2458), S5407 [10SE] (see H.R. 4714), H8226 [17OC]
——— prohibit mandatory or compulsory participation of producers in commodity check-off programs (see S. 934), S2087 [28MR]
——— provide for defense of agriculture and food through the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (see S. 2695), S6155 [24OC]
——— reaffirm authority of Under Sec. of Agriculture for Research, Education, and Economics to prevent relocation of research agencies from National Capital Region (see S. 1637), S3104 [23MY] (see H.R. 1221), H2029 [14FE]
Dept. of Commerce: establish clean technology consortia to enhance economic, environmental, and energy security by promoting domestic development, manufacture, and deployment of clean technologies (see S. 3135), S7208 [19DE] (see H.R. 5505), H12289 [19DE]
——— require institutions of higher education and other research facilities to obtain deemed export licenses for foreign nationals conducting scientific research (see S. 937), S2087 [28MR]
Dept. of Defense: award grants to fund research on orthotics and prosthetics (see S. 1316), S2613 [2MY] (see H.R. 2907), H4118 [22MY]
——— carry out pilot program on the prediction and prevention of musculoskeletal injuries in the Armed Forces (see S. 1860), S3476 [13JN]
——— carry out research, development, test, and evaluation activities with the United Kingdom to establish directed energy capabilities that address threats to the U.S., deployed forces, or the United Kingdom (see H.R. 3626), H5272 [5JY]
——— develop with Israel directed energy capabilities to detect and defeat ballistic missiles and other threats (see H.R. 1795), H2744 [14MR]
——— establish National Center for Military Painting and Applied Research (see H.R. 3181), H4388 [10JN]
——— expand research capability of historically Black colleges and universities and other minority institutions (see H.R. 3175), H4388 [10JN]
——— include gambling disorder in health assessments of Armed Forces members and implement prevention and treatment policies and programs for Armed Forces members and their dependents (see S. 2060), S4729 [9JY] (see H.R. 3658), H5303 [9JY]
——— modify proof of concept commercialization program (see S. 2109), S4807 [11JY] (see H.R. 3177), H4388 [10JN]
——— prohibit research and development, production, and deployment of Trident D5 low-yield nuclear warhead (see S. 401), S1132 [7FE] (see H.R. 1086), H1461 [7FE]
——— provide for a pilot project for a nationwide network of secure computing enclaves for federally funded research in universities (see H.R. 3611), H5269 [2JY]
——— report to Congress on artificial intelligence strategy (see H.R. 2432), H3403 [1MY]
——— study servicemembers’ exposure to open burn pits and toxic airborne chemicals while on active duty to ensure appropriate treatment for health effects (see S. 191), S293 [17JA] (see H.R. 663), H717 [17JA]
Dept. of Defense Laboratory Day: designate (see S. Res. 160), S2435 [11AP]
Dept. of Education: assess impact of school start times on student health, well-being, and performance (see H.R. 1861), H2795 [25MR]
——— create a task force to address threat of foreign government influence and threats to academic research integrity on college campuses (see H.R. 1678), H2678 [12MR]
——— establish restrictions on receipt of Federal funds by institutions of higher education that enter contracts or agreements with Confucius Institutes (see S. 939), S2087 [28MR]
——— reauthorize foreign language and international education programs at colleges and universities and support research and innovation projects in such areas (see S. 342), S919 [6FE] (see H.R. 2562), H3474 [7MY]
——— require institutions of higher education to file a disclosure report whenever such institutions receive gifts from or enters into a contract with foreign sources, valued over a certain amount (see H.R. 3921), H7241 [23JY]
Dept. of Energy: advance integration of clean distributed energy into electric grids (see S. 2422), S5311 [1AU]
——— assure a long-term, secure, and sustainable supply of energy critical elements (see H.R. 4481), H7901 [24SE]
——— authorize Office of Fossil Energy development of advanced separation technologies for extraction and recovery of rare earth elements and minerals from coal and coal byproducts (see S. 1052), S2270 [4AP]
——— carry out demonstration projects relative to advanced nuclear reactor technologies to support domestic energy needs (see H.R. 3358), H4917 [19JN]
——— consider water intensity in energy research, development, and demonstration programs to help guarantee efficient, reliable, and sustainable delivery of energy and water resources (see S. 2978), S6858 [4DE] (see H.R. 34), H201 [3JA]
——— direct Federal research on electric grid modernization and security (see H.R. 5428), H10262 [13DE]
——— enhance fossil fuel technology (see S. 1201), S2434 [11AP]
——— establish a carbon technologies program to advance research and promote coal-derived carbon products (see S. 3047), S7027 [12DE]
——— establish a prize competition for research, development, or commercialization of technology to reduce carbon in the atmosphere, including by direct capture (see H.R. 3282), H4695 [13JN]
——— establish a program to incentivize innovation and to enhance U.S. industrial competitiveness by developing technologies to reduce emissions of nonpower industrial sectors (see S. 2300), S5108 [25JY] (see H.R. 3978), H7463 [25JY] (see H.R. 4230), H7534 [6SE]
——— establish a research, development, and technology demonstration program to improve efficiency of gas turbines used in combined cycle and simple cycle power generation systems (see H.R. 2659), H3726 [10MY]
——— establish a small business voucher program to be used at national laboratories in any technology area (see S. 2009), S4628 [27JN] (see H.R. 3574), H5257 [27JN]
——— establish advanced nuclear energy goals and provide versatile, reactor-based fast neutron source and high-assay, low-enriched uranium for research, development, and demonstration of advanced reactor concepts (see S. 903), S2043 [27MR] (see H.R. 3306), H4770 [18JN]
——— establish an energy storage and microgrid grant and technical assistance program (see S. 1183), S2434 [11AP] (see H.R. 4447), H7865 [20SE]
——— establish an integrated energy systems program to promote research, development, and deployment of nuclear hybrid energy systems (see S. 2702), S6155 [24OC]
——— establish and carry out a program to support availability of high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU) for domestic commercial use (see H.R. 1760), H2743 [14MR]
——— establish energy storage research program, loan program, and technical assistance and grant program (see S. 1593), S3058 [22MY] (see H.R. 1743), H2717 [13MR] (see H.R. 2909), H4118 [22MY]
——— establish Office of Technology Transitions (see S. 2688), S6092 [23OC]
——— establish program for research, development, and demonstration of commercially viable technologies for capture of carbon dioxide produced during the generation of natural gas-generated power (see S. 1685), S3106 [23MY] (see H.R. 3828), H7149 [18JY]
——— expand apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship programs to improve training and education for skilled technical workers at national laboratories and National Nuclear Security Administration facilities (see S. 1739), S3251 [5JN] (see H.R. 3135), H4342 [5JN]
——— provide for a low-dose radiation basic research program (see H.R. 4733), H8257 [18OC]
——— provide for a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application in vehicle technologies (see S. 1085), S2328 [9AP] (see H.R. 2170), H3216 [9AP]
——— provide for a program of wind energy research, development, and demonstration (see S. 2660), S5965 [22OC] (see H.R. 3609), H5269 [2JY]
——— provide for consideration of energy storage systems by electric utilities as part of a supply side resource process (see H.R. 1744), H2717 [13MR]
——— provide for modernization, security, and resiliency of electric grid and carry out programs for research, development, demonstration, and information-sharing for cybersecurity for energy sector (see S. 2333), S5195 [30JY]
——— provide research, development, and deployment of marine energy (see S. 1821), S3363 [12JN] (see H.R. 3203), H4431 [11JN]
——— reauthorize Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) (see S. 2714), S6189 [28OC] (see H.R. 3915), H7241 [23JY] (see H.R. 4091), H7479 [30JY]
——— reauthorize research in fossil energy and promote development and demonstration of environmentally responsible coal and natural gas technologies (see H.R. 3607), H5269 [2JY]
——— support innovation in advanced geothermal research (see S. 2657), S5965 [22OC] (see H.R. 5374), H10015 [10DE]
Dept. of HHS: authorize grants for training and support services for families and caregivers of people living with Alzheimer’s disease or a related dementia (see S. 740), S1792 [12MR]
——— call for sickle cell trait research, surveillance, and public education and awareness (see H. Res. 606), H8081 [27SE]
——— carry out activities to address neglected diseases of poverty (see S. 2675), S6091 [23OC]
——— conduct research to protect lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth from child abuse and neglect, include such demographics in child abuse reports, and train personnel on meeting needs of such youth (see S. 1073), S2328 [9AP] (see H.R. 2775), H3841 [15MY]
——— conduct study on unintended impacts of sex trafficking legislation and loss of online services and platforms on the health and safety of sex workers (see H.R. 5448), H10608 [17DE]
——— consolidate activities of Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality into NIH as National Institute for Reseach on Safety and Quality (see H.R. 5295), H9255 [4DE]
——— develop a national strategic action plan and program to assist health professionals in preparing for and responding to the public health effects of climate change (see S. 523), S1383 [14FE] (see H.R. 1243), H2030 [14FE]
——— enhance national strategy for combating and eliminating tuberculosis (see S. 834), S1899 [14MR] (see H.R. 3080), H4312 [4JN]
——— ensure consensual donation and respectful disposition of human bodies and body parts donated for education, research, or advancement of medical or mortuary science and not for use in human transplantation (see H.R. 1835), H2755 [18MR]
——— ensure that healthy research dogs and cats are adopted into suitable homes (see H.R. 2850), H4010 [20MY]
——— enter into arrangement with National Academy of Sciences to conduct and update biennially study on effects of State legalized marijuana programs (see H.R. 1587), H2581 [7MR]
——— establish a National Mesothelioma Patient Registry (see H.R. 1824), H2754 [18MR]
——— establish Eye Bond Pilot Program to fund translational research and advance treatments and cures for blindness and other severe vision impairments (see H.R. 2620), H3678 [9MY]
——— expand and improve programs and activities for awareness, education, research, surveillance, diagnosis, and treatment of rare diseases and conditions (see H.R. 4228), H7534 [6SE]
——— expand and intensify programs on translational research and related activities relative to cerebral cavernous malformations (see S. 2010), S4628 [27JN] (see H.R. 3573), H5257 [27JN]
——— extend appropriations and transfers to Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund and certain health insurance fees for such transfers (see H.R. 3030), H4174 [28MY] (see H.R. 3439), H5075 [24JN]
——— improve health of children and help better understand and enhance awareness about unexpected sudden death in early life (see S. 1130), S2386 [10AP] (see H.R. 2271), H3255 [10AP]
——— improve health outcomes in communities through community-relevant health information and new health supporting incentives and programs (see H.R. 660), H717 [17JA]
——— improve understanding of, and promote access to treatment for, chronic kidney disease (see S. 1676), S3106 [23MY]
——— prohibit certain research on human fetal tissue obtained pursuant to an abortion (see H.R. 437), H461 [10JA] (see H.R. 573), H601 [15JA]
——— provide assistance to combat escalating burden of Lyme disease and other tick and vector-borne diseases (see S. 1657), S3105 [23MY] (see H.R. 3073), H4216 [3JN]
——— provide for a national strategy to address and overcome Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases (see H.R. 220), H209 [3JA]
——— provide for and support liver illness visibility, education, and research (see S. 3074), S7113 [17DE] (see H.R. 3016), H4164 [23MY]
——— provide for research, surveillance, treatment, prevention, awareness, development of rules of play, standards, and dissemination of information relative to sports-related and other concussions (see H.R. 280), H281 [8JA]
——— provide for research and improvement of cardiovascular health among South Asian population of the U.S. (see H.R. 3131), H4342 [5JN]
——— provide grants to better understand and reduce gestational diabetes (see H.R. 3109), H4341 [5JN]
——— provide women with increased access to preventive and life-saving cancer screening (see S. 1735), S3251 [5JN] (see H.R. 3129), H4342 [5JN]
——— reauthorize and increase funding for Special Diabetes Program for Type 1 Diabetes (see H.R. 2668), H3726 [10MY]
——— reauthorize autism-related research and programs (see S. 427), S1133 [7FE] (see H.R. 1058), H1460 [7FE]
——— reauthorize grant programs and other initiatives to promote expanded screening of newborns and children for genetic diseases and disorders (see S. 2158), S4947 [18JY] (see H.R. 2507), H3440 [2MY]
——— reduce maternal deaths and complications by providing funding to States and hospitals to develop and implement standardized maternal safety best practices and review pregnancy-related deaths and complications (see S. 116), S219 [15JA]
——— reduce violence and health disparities by addressing social determinants of health, enhancing health care recruitment, and improving delivery of quality, coordinated care services (see S. 2721), S6189 [28OC]
——— require a study on women and lung cancer (see S. 1107), S2386 [10AP] (see H.R. 2222), H3253 [10AP]
——— require adrenoleukodystrophy screening of newborns (see H.R. 534), H543 [14JA]
——— require drug manufacturers to publicly justify unnecessary price increases (see S. 474), S1326 [13FE]
——— require drug manufacturers to submit a transparency and justification report prior to increasing certain drug prices (see S. 1391), S2770 [9MY] (see H.R. 2069), H3068 [3AP] (see H.R. 2296), H3263 [12AP]
——— require manufacturers to justify drug price spikes and high launch prices and report on drug, device, biological, and medical supply product samples provided to health care providers (see H.R. 2113), H3127 [8AP]
——— require persons who undertake federally funded research and development of drugs to enter into reasonable pricing agreements (see H.R. 4640), H8110 [11OC]
——— revise operations of U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (see H.R. 3534), H5255 [27JN]
——— support endemic fungal disease research, incentivize fungal vaccine development, and discover new antifungal therapies and diagnostics to fight infections such as valley fever (see S. 1567), S3004 [21MY] (see H.R. 2858), H4063 [21MY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: create a task force to address threat of foreign government influence and threats to academic research integrity on college campuses (see S. 1879), S3651 [18JN] (see S. 2728), S6243 [29OC] (see H.R. 4892), H8539 [28OC]
——— establish Arctic Executive Steering Committee (see S. 1179), S2434 [11AP]
——— establish rotational cybersecurity research program (see H.R. 3484), H5166 [25JN]
——— evaluate research on mitigating impact of climate change on homeland security, identify areas for further research, and develop ways to mitigate climate change consequences (see H.R. 4737), H8257 [18OC]
——— require a joint domestic terrorism report, establish a National Center for the Study of Domestic Terrorism, and authorize research on current trends in domestic terrorism (see H.R. 3106), H4341 [5JN]
——— strengthen partnerships with historically Black colleges and universities and minority-serving institutions (see H.R. 1494), H2365 [5MR]
Dept. of HUD: improve data and analysis on evictions, reduce preventable evictions and mitigate eviction-related consequences, and improve information on tenant screening reports (see S. 3030), S7026 [12DE]
Dept. of State: establish positions of Climate Security Envoy and Special Representative for the Arctic and outline policies on relationship between climate change and national security (see S. 745), S1792 [12MR]
——— pursue public-private partnerships, innovative financing mechanisms, research partnerships, and coordination with international and multilateral organizations to address childhood cancer globally (see H.R. 5338), H9346 [6DE]
——— revoke existing, and prohibit issuance of, visas to researchers affiliated with the Chinese People’s Liberation Army and call for certain allies to take similar measures (see S. 1451), S2815 [14MY] (see H.R. 2713), H3788 [14MY]
Dept. of the Treasury: establish Biomedical Innovation Fund (see H.R. 5400), H10123 [11DE]
——— preserve independent funding of Office of Financial Research (see H.R. 3871), H7161 [22JY]
——— repeal Office of Financial Research (see S. 1478), S2883 [15MY] (see H.R. 2743), H3840 [15MY]
Dept. of Transportation: authorize funds for Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction programs, expedite environmental reviews for projects, improve resiliency, and reduce carbon emissions (see S. 2302), S5141 [29JY]
——— conduct research on, and implement certain safety measures and programs to prevent, illegal passing of schoolbuses (see S. 1254), S2516 [30AP] (see H.R. 2218), H3253 [10AP]
——— enter into an agreement with National Academy of Engineering to conduct a study on seismicity, land subsidence, and landslides relative to pipeline safety (see H.R. 4375), H7772 [18SE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: award grants to establish, or expand upon, master’s degree programs in orthotics and prosthetics (see S. 1315), S2613 [2MY] (see H.R. 2487), H3439 [2MY]
——— carry out a clinical trial of effects of cannabis on certain health outcomes of adults with chronic pain and post-traumatic stress disorder (see S. 179), S293 [17JA] (see H.R. 712), H1170 [23JA]
——— conduct a pilot program on posttraumatic growth (see H.R. 1997), H2923 [29MR]
——— conduct and support research on the efficacy and safety of medicinal marijuana (see H.R. 747), H1209 [24JA]
——— enter into an agreement with a federally funded research and development center to conduct surveys to measure cannabis use by veterans (see H.R. 2676), H3727 [10MY]
——— enter into an agreement with National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine or National Cancer Institute to study the correlation between radiation exposure and prostate cancer (see H.R. 5020), H8738 [8NO]
——— enter into an agreement with National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to conduct a study on radiation exposure relative to cleanup of Enewetak Atoll on the Marshall Islands (see H.R. 1628), H2583 [7MR]
——— establish a grant program to conduct cemetery research and produce educational materials for Veterans Legacy Program (see S. 3039), S7026 [12DE] (see H.R. 2385), H3303 [29AP]
——— exempt transfer of funds from Federal agencies to nonprofit corporations established to fund research and education at medical centers from certain Economy Act provisions (see H.R. 1947), H2915 [28MR]
——— expand research and education on, and delivery of, complementary and integrative medicine to veterans (see H.R. 1963), H2915 [28MR]
——— improve provision of health care to women veterans (see H.R. 3036), H4175 [28MY]
——— prohibit conduct of medical research causing significant pain or distress to dogs (see H.R. 1155), H1580 [13FE]
——— provide for a policy on medicinal cannabis (see H.R. 2675), H3726 [10MY]
——— study and report on the prevalence of cholangiocarcinoma and liver disease in veterans of the Vietnam era caused by exposure to certain parasites (see H.R. 2568), H3474 [7MY]
Depts. of Agriculture and Homeland Security: establish an interagency task force to examine animal disease transmission (see H.R. 5064), H8826 [13NO]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: making appropriations (H.R. 3055), consideration (see H. Res. 445), H4769 [18JN]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 3055), consideration of Senate amendment (see H. Res. 708), H8957 [18NO]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 3055), correction in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 75), H9057 [19NO]
Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve reproductive assistance to severely wounded, ill, or injured Armed Forces members, veterans, and their spouses or partners and make child care program permanent (see S. 319), S831 [4FE] (see H.R. 955), H1349 [4FE]
Depts. of Energy and Veterans Affairs: conduct collaborative research to improve health care services for veterans (see S. 143), S273 [16JA] (see H.R. 617), H675 [16JA]
Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (see S. 2520), S5602 [19SE] (see H.R. 267), H280 [8JA] (see H.R. 3163), H4348 [6JN]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 267), consideration (see H. Res. 28), H280 [8JA]
DIPG Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 114), H1492 [8FE]
DIPG Pediatric Brain Cancer Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 223), S3107 [23MY]
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 H.R. 855), H1283 [29JA]
Diseases and disorders: ensure that a fair percentage of Federal cancer research funds are dedicated to pediatric cancer research (see H.R. 4429), H7864 [20SE]
——— extend availability of semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer’s disease research (see S. 1728), S3251 [5JN] (see H.R. 3113), H4341 [5JN]
——— facilitate effective research on, and treatment of, neglected tropical diseases through coordinated international efforts (see S. 2481), S5539 [17SE] (see H.R. 3460), H5165 [25JN]
——— facilitate effective research on, and treatment of, neglected tropical diseases, including Ebola, through coordinated domestic and international efforts (see H.R. 826), H1242 [28JA]
——— improve health and safety of those living with food allergies and related disorders, including anaphylaxis, food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome, and eosinophilic gastrointestinal diseases (see H.R. 2117), H3128 [8AP]
——— issue semipostal stamp to support breast cancer research (see S. 1438), S2814 [14MY] (see H.R. 2689), H3787 [14MY]
——— issue semipostal stamp to support lyme disease research (see H.R. 5299), H9255 [4DE]
——— prevent, treat, and cure tuberculosis globally (see S. 2438), S5311 [1AU]
——— reauthorize and enhance programs to increase awareness and knowledge with respect to gynecologic cancers (see H.R. 4560), H8080 [27SE]
——— reauthorize Mosquito Abatement Safety and Health Act and epidemiology laboratory capacity grants and require a GAO study on existing mosquito and other vector-borne surveillance and control programs (see H.R. 345), H284 [8JA]
Drug abuse: recognize addiction as a disease and support efforts to prevent, treat, and destigmatize substance use disorder and addiction (see H. Res. 714), H9057 [19NO]
Drugs: decriminalize marijuana, use tax revenues to assist certain small businesses, research effects on driving and health, restrict advertising to protect children, and expunge certain marijuana-related convictions (see S. 1552), S2962 [20MY] (see H.R. 2843), H4009 [20MY]
——— develop national cannabis research agenda, collect data on cannabis use and impacts on health outcomes, change controlled substance classification of cannabis, and streamline DEA approval of research (see S. 2400), S5248 [31JY] (see H.R. 4322), H7705 [12SE]
——— encourage development and use of new antimicrobial drugs in order to treat antibiotic-resistant infections (see S. 1712), S3215 [4JN] (see H.R. 4100), H7479 [30JY]
——— end Federal ban of medical marijuana, allow importation of certain derivatives, enable medicinal research, and allow prescription to veterans (see H.R. 127), H205 [3JA]
——— improve medical research on marijuana by simplifying registration process to conduct research, facilitating access for such research, and allowing private manufacture and distribution for research purposes (see H.R. 3797), H5998 [17JY]
——— increase number of cannabis manufacturers registered under Controlled Substances Act for legitimate research purposes and allow VA health care providers to recommend federally-approved cannabis clinical trials (see H.R. 601), H674 [16JA]
——— lower out of pocket spending, protect access to new cures and medications, strengthen transparency, and encourage competition (see S. 3129), S7208 [19DE] (see H.R. 19), H9386 [9DE]
——— reduce gap between Federal and State marijuana policy (see S. 421), S1133 [7FE] (see H.R. 1119), H1491 [8FE]
——— require National Academy of Medicine study on determining reasonable drug prices and establish Drug Affordability and Access Committee to issue reasonable pricing determination for each drug (see S. 2387), S5248 [31JY]
——— streamline, coordinate and expand research and foster increased communication between doctors and patients relative to cannabidiol and other marijuana components and their medical benefits (see S. 2032), S4628 [27JN]
Economy: jump-start economic recovery through formation and growth of new businesses (see S. 328), S832 [4FE]
Endometriosis Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 130), S2088 [28MR]
——— support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 118), H1492 [8FE]
EPA: conduct research on wildfire smoke (see S. 1812), S3363 [12JN] (see H.R. 4924), H8677 [30OC]
——— establish centers of excellence for innovative stormwater control infrastructure (see S. 2456), S5407 [10SE] (see H.R. 4266), H7596 [10SE]
——— reauthorize Lake Pontchartrain Basin Restoration Program (see H.R. 4275), H7596 [10SE]
——— study effects of sunscreen ingredients oxybenzone and octinoxate on the environment and public health (see S. 1371), S2743 [8MY] (see H.R. 2588), H3500 [8MY]
——— support carbon utilization and direct air capture research and facilitate permitting and development of carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration projects and carbon dioxide pipelines (see S. 383), S1132 [7FE] (see H.R. 1166), H1580 [13FE]
FAA: enter into appropriate arrangements with National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to provide for a report on health impacts of air traffic noise and pollution (see S. 2506), S5577 [18SE] (see H.R. 976), H1361 [5FE]
Fab Foundation: provide a Federal charter for National Fab Lab Network, a network of digital fabrication facilities providing community access to advanced manufacturing tools (see S. 2195), S4966 [22JY] (see H.R. 3837), H7150 [18JY]
FDA: expand tropical disease product priority review voucher program to encourage treatments for Middle East respiratory syndrome, Nipah, and Rift Valley fever (see H.R. 4553), H8080 [27SE]
——— invest in qualified clinical testing for high-risk, high-reward drugs that address unmet medical needs to treat rare and life-threatening diseases (see H.R. 5402), H10123 [11DE]
——— permanently reauthorize Rare Pediatric Disease Designation Program to issue priority review vouchers to encourage treatments for rare pediatric diseases (see H.R. 4439), H7865 [20SE]
——— prohibit cosmetic animal testing and sale of cosmetics tested on animals (see S. 2886), S6625 [18NO]
——— provide authority to investigate animal feeding operations near produce farms where foodborne illness outbreaks occur to better determine the root causes of such outbreaks (see S. 2958), S6756 [21NO] (see H.R. 5415), H10257 [12DE]
——— reauthorize innovation projects (see H.R. 4633), H8110 [11OC]
Federal agencies and departments: allow payments from Spectrum Relocation Fund for costs of spectrum research and development and planning activities (see S. 1968), S4504 [25JN] (see H.R. 3475), H5166 [25JN]
——— improve reporting about animal testing and alternative test method use by Federal agencies (see H.R. 249), H228 [4JA]
——— prohibit funding to establish panel, task force, advisory committee, or other efforts to challenge scientific consensus on climate change (see S. 729), S1734 [7MR]
——— prohibit use of funds for grants on the history of wine in foreign countries, whether insects are attracted to artificial light, or levels of stress on humans when discussing politics (see H.R. 4837), H8456 [23OC]
——— require certain agencies to develop scientific integrity policies (see S. 775), S1844 [13MR] (see H.R. 1709), H2715 [13MR]
——— require political appointees seeking to remove climate change content in a scientific study or press release to publicly provide the scientific reasoning (see H.R. 5355), H9346 [6DE]
——— secure access to scientific literature and subscription services by requiring agencies and legislative branch research arms to recommend ways to increase agency library access to serials (see H.R. 5049), H8783 [12NO]
Federal Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring Act: reauthorize (see S. 2699), S6155 [24OC]
Firearms: develop pilot program to support private-sector commercialization of gun-safety technology (see H.R. 4730), H8227 [17OC]
——— provide for a national research program to examine the nature, causes, consequences, and prevention of violence and unintended injury and death relative to gun ownership, use, and trafficking (see H.R. 435), H461 [10JA]
Food Safety Administration: establish (see S. 1995), S4566 [26JN] (see H.R. 4755), H8258 [18OC]
Forest Service: make the District of Columbia eligible for certain forestry research grants (see H.R. 4885), H8539 [28OC]
FRS: collect more data on race and wealth (see H.R. 5360), H9386 [9DE]
——— establish Climate Risk Scenario Technical Development Group to develop financial risk analyses relative to climate change (see S. 2903), S6717 [20NO] (see H.R. 5194), H9120 [20NO]
FTC: establish a task force for purposes of studying effects of automated social media accounts, known as ‘‘bots,’’ on public discourse and elections (see H.R. 2860), H4063 [21MY]
——— prohibit genetic testing services from disclosing or using consumers’ personal information without their explicit consent (see H.R. 2155), H3216 [9AP]
——— require businesses to strengthen data privacy protections for consumers, increase research in technology to protect consumer privacy, and protect small businesses from over-regulation (see S. 583), S1540 [27FE]
GAO: provide for a study on protection of Native American seeds and traditional foods (see S. 2241), S5013 [23JY] (see H.R. 3916), H7241 [23JY]
——— strengthen reporting requirements relative to deficiencies in Federal research infrastructure and provide funding levels needed to make improvements at Federal laboratories (see H.R. 5356), H9346 [6DE]
——— study and report on effects of food additives on children’s health (see H.R. 2269), H3255 [10AP]
——— study barriers to participation in federally funded cancer clinical trials by populations that have been traditionally underrepresented in such trials (see S. 946), S2088 [28MR] (see H.R. 1966), H2915 [28MR]
——— study census resources and evaluate coordination between States, nonprofit organizations, local governments, and Federal Government, to limit redundancy and determine best practices in carrying out decennial census (see H.R. 5404), H10123 [11DE]
Glioblastoma Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 245), S3320 [11JN]
Hazardous substances: establish a national mercury monitoring program to protect human health, safeguard fisheries, and track environmental effects of emissions reductions (see S. 181), S293 [17JA]
Health: anniversary of eradication of smallpox and recognition of importance of vaccinations and immunizations (see H. Res. 592), H7989 [25SE]
——— galvanize U.S. programs in support of brain health for global victims of autism, hydrocephalus, Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia (see H.R. 2077), H3068 [3AP]
——— prioritize funding for an expanded and sustained national investment in biomedical research (see S. 1250), S2515 [30AP] (see H.R. 2401), H3338 [30AP]
——— recognize importance of vaccinations and immunizations (see S. Res. 165), S2435 [11AP] (see H. Res. 179), H2368 [5MR]
——— require certain drug manufacturers entering into settlement agreements for violations of law to make supplemental payments to be used to increase medical research funding (see H.R. 5031), H8739 [8NO]
Houston, TX: anniversary of Houston Methodist Hospital (see H. Res. 760), H10123 [11DE]
IMPACT for Energy Foundation: establish (see S. 2005), S4628 [27JN] (see H.R. 3575), H5257 [27JN]
Infrastructure: encourage research and use of innovative materials and associated techniques in construction and preservation of domestic transportation and water infrastructure system (see S. 403), S1132 [7FE] (see H.R. 1159), H1580 [13FE]
Insects: authorize spittlebug research and extension grants (see H.R. 5362), H9386 [9DE]
Inter-Agency Task Force on Harmful Algal Blooms and Hypoxia: develop plan for reducing, mitigating, and controlling harmful algal blooms and hypoxia in south Florida (see S. 10), S19 [3JA] (see H.R. 335), H283 [8JA]
International Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Awareness Day: support goals (see S. Res. 225), S3107 [23MY] (see H. Res. 399), H4119 [22MY]
International Year of the Salmon: observance (see S. Res. 251), S3477 [13JN] (see H. Res. 421), H4313 [4JN]
Large Synoptic Survey Telescope: redesignate as Vera Rubin Survey Telescope (see H.R. 3196), H4431 [11JN]
Manufacturing Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 28), H2885 [27MR]
Maritime Administration: provide assistance for education and research harbors to protect research vessels and designate Maritime Academies as Centers of Excellence for Domestic Maritime Workforce Training and Education (see S. 1452), S2815 [14MY]
Medicaid: promote access to life-saving therapies for enrollees by ensuring coverage of routine patient costs for items and services furnished in connection with participation in qualifying clinical trials (see H.R. 913), H1335 [30JA]
——— provide for a State option to provide DNA sequencing clinical services for certain children to determine its impact on diagnostic challenges and clinical outcomes (see H.R. 4393), H7773 [18SE]
Medicare: preserve access to rehabilitation innovation centers (see S. 594), S1593 [28FE] (see H.R. 1901), H2884 [27MR]
Mental health: strengthen mental health infrastructure and firearm prohibitions for at-risk individuals, and improve reporting of mental health records to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (see H.R. 4199), H7511 [20AU]
Mining and mineral resources: place a moratorium on permitting for mountaintop removal coal mining until health studies are conducted by the Dept. of HHS (see H.R. 2050), H3067 [3AP]
Morality and ethics: call for international ethical standards in genome editing research (see S. Res. 275), S4822 [15JY]
NASA: accelerate initiative on reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and noise emissions from aircraft (see S. 2837), S6507 [12NO] (see H.R. 5450), H10608 [17DE]
——— extend commitment to International Space Station and develop a strategy to transition to its successor platform, develop advanced space suits, and enable human space settlement (see S. 584), S1540 [27FE]
——— modify National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program (see S. 2831), S6507 [12NO]
——— report on merits of, and options for, establishing an institute relative to space resources (see S. 381), S1132 [7FE] (see H.R. 1029), H1391 [6FE]
——— secure technological edge of the U.S. in civil and military aviation and aeronautics (see S. 1713), S3215 [4JN] (see H.R. 5136), H8958 [18NO]
NASA John H. Glenn Research Center at Plum Brook Station, Sandusky, OH: redesignate as NASA John H. Glenn Research Center at the Neil A. Armstrong Test Facility (see S. 2472), S5474 [12SE] (see H.R. 4790), H8387 [22OC]
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine: provide for a study by the Ocean Studies Board examining impact of ocean acidification and other stressors in estuarine environments (see H.R. 988), H1389 [6FE]
National Academy of Inventors: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 2857), H4063 [21MY]
National Academy of Medicine: provide for study on use of genetic and genomic testing to improve health care (see H.R. 4393), H7773 [18SE]
National Assistive Technology Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 103), S1762 [11MR]
National Bartter Syndrome Day: designate (see H. Res. 181), H2504 [6MR]
National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 111), H1462 [7FE]
National Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 354), S5749 [26SE] (see H. Res. 251), H2761 [21MR]
National Cancer Prevention Day: designate (see H. Res. 95), H1349 [4FE]
National Center for Coastal Resilience: designate as a national center of excellence for research in coastal and recurrent flooding (see H. Res. 716), H9057 [19NO]
National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 113), S1900 [14MR]
National Clinicians HIV/AIDS Testing and Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 504), H7151 [18JY]
National Commission on Fibrotic Diseases: establish (see S. 2477), S5474 [12SE] (see H.R. 3446), H5075 [24JN]
National Down Syndrome Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 425), S6605 [14NO]
National Dystonia Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 557), H7711 [13SE]
National Forensic Science Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 320), S5603 [19SE] (see H. Res. 572), H7866 [20SE]
National Geological and Geophysical Data Preservation Program Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 4299), H7704 [12SE]
National Hydrocephalus Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 605), H8081 [27SE]
National Institute of Justice: update ‘‘A Review of Gun Safety Technologies’’ report (see H.R. 4784), H8386 [22OC]
National Leiomyosarcoma Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 276), S4822 [15JY]
National Lyme and Tick-Borne Disease and Conditions Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 412), H4180 [30MY]
National Oceanographic Partnership Program: reauthorize (see H.R. 3161), H4349 [6JN]
National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 341), S5706 [25SE]
National Park Service: change U.S. Code references from U.S. Civil Rights Network to African American Civil Rights Network (see H.R. 254), H228 [4JA]
National Phenylketonuria Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 448), S6904 [9DE]
National Polycystic Kidney Disease Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 356), S5749 [26SE]
National Poverty Research Center: authorize (see H.R. 4436), H7865 [20SE]
National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 321), S5603 [19SE] (see H. Res. 584), H7902 [24SE]
National Sarcoma Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 276), S4822 [15JY] (see H. Res. 188), H2584 [7MR]
National Science and Technology Council: establish an interagency coordination committee or subcommittee focused on the nexus between energy and water production, use, and efficiency (see S. 2799), S6447 [6NO]
National Sea Grant College Program Act: reauthorize and amend (see S. 910), S2043 [27MR] (see H.R. 2405), H3339 [30AP]
National Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 329), S5664 [24SE]
National Telecommunications and Information Administration: establish an electromagnetic spectrum sharing research and development program and integrated spectrum automation enterprise strategy (see H.R. 4462), H7901 [24SE] (see H.R. 5000), H8738 [8NO]
National Vitiligo Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 636), H8227 [17OC]
National Wear Red Day: designate (see S. Res. 83), S1540 [27FE]
Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act: reauthorize (see S. 310), S800 [31JA] (see H.R. 1347), H2100 [25FE]
NIH: conduct or support further comprehensive research for creation of a universal influenza vaccine (see S. 570), S1493 [26FE] (see H.R. 1371), H2233 [26FE]
——— ensure that non-animal methods are prioritized, where applicable and feasible, in proposals for all research conducted or supported (see H.R. 1209), H1583 [13FE]
——— establish a National Neuromyelitis Optica Consortium (see H.R. 321), H283 [8JA]
——— expand, intensify, and coordinate programs and activities relative to Tourette syndrome (see H.R. 1131), H1492 [8FE]
——— expand research activities for functional gastrointestinal and motility disorders (see H.R. 3396), H5006 [20JN]
——— make awards to outstanding scientists, including physician-scientists, to support researchers focusing on pediatric research, including basic, clinical, translational, or pediatric pharmacological research (see S. 3023), S6992 [11DE] (see H.R. 4519), H8053 [26SE]
——— prohibit sale or transactions relative to human fetal tissue (see H.R. 4800), H8387 [22OC]
——— provide for further comprehensive research on unruptured intracranial aneurysms at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (see S. 864), S1939 [25MR] (see H.R. 594), H674 [16JA]
——— provide that authority of National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities to make certain research endowments applies to both current and former centers of excellence (see S. 2927), S6755 [21NO] (see H.R. 4499), H8052 [26SE]
——— reauthorize innovation projects (see H.R. 4667), H8111 [11OC]
——— research risks posed by dioxin, synthetic fibers, and other additives in feminine hygiene products and urge the FDA to monitor and disclose contaminants in all menstrual hygiene products (see H.R. 3865), H7157 [19JY]
——— study health and developmental effects of technology and media on infants, children, and adolescents (see S. 558), S1492 [26FE] (see H.R. 1367), H2233 [26FE]
NIST: conduct a study of personal protective equipment worn by firefighters to determine prevalence and concentration of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (see S. 2525), S5602 [19SE]
——— facilitate adoption of composite technology in infrastructure (see S. 384), S1132 [7FE]
——— implement certain recommendations relative to overcoming barriers to adoption of composites in sustainable infrastructure (see H.R. 2393), H3303 [29AP]
NOAA: advance research on atmospheric climate intervention modeling and technologies (see H.R. 5519), H12290 [19DE]
——— clarify authority relative to post-storm assessments and establish National Water Center (see S. 914), S2043 [27MR]
——— clarify that during a lapse in appropriations certain services relative to Harmful Algal Bloom Operational Forecasting System are excepted services under Anti-Deficiency Act (see H.R. 3297), H4700 [14JN]
——— designate certain colleges and universities that research sea level rise, coastal flooding, and shoreline erosion as National Centers of Excellence in Coastal Resilience Research and Education (see H.R. 5102), H8878 [14NO]
——— develop information platform to integrate coastal data, decision-support tools, training, and best practices, and coordinate collection of geospatial data to inform and improve management of coastal region (see S. 1069), S2328 [9AP] (see H.R. 2189), H3217 [9AP]
——— establish a National Flood Research and Education Center (see H.R. 3091), H4312 [4JN]
——— establish an Ocean Acidification Advisory Board to study impacts of ocean acidification (see H.R. 1237), H2029 [14FE]
——— establish Climate Change Education Program (see S. 477), S1326 [13FE] (see H.R. 2349), H3279 [22AP]
——— provide for ocean acidification collaborative research grant opportunities (see H.R. 2448), H3403 [1MY]
——— provide grants supporting research on conservation, restoration, or management of oysters in the Chesapeake Bay (see H.R. 5366), H9387 [9DE]
——— require research in coastal sustainability and resilience to ensure continued Federal implementation and advancement of coastal resiliency efforts (see H.R. 3919), H7241 [23JY]
——— update environmental sensitivity index maps for coastal areas of the Great Lakes (see S. 1342), S2687 [7MY] (see H.R. 2551), H3474 [7MY]
NSF: award grants to institutions of higher education to research or develop makerspaces and prioritize community college, historically Black college and university, and minority-serving institution applicants (see H.R. 2518), H3447 [3MY]
——— promote veteran involvement in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education, computer science, and scientific research (see S. 153), S273 [16JA] (see H.R. 425), H461 [10JA]
——— provide for a study on broadening participation in certain research and education programs and collect data on Federal research grants to science agencies (see H.R. 627), H675 [16JA]
——— support multidisciplinary research on the science of suicide (see H.R. 4704), H8198 [16OC]
——— support research on opioid addiction (see S. 2354), S5247 [31JY] (see H.R. 3153), H4348 [6JN]
——— support research on outputs that may be generated by generative adversarial networks, or deepfakes, and other comparable techniques that may be developed in the future (see S. 2904), S6717 [20NO] (see H.R. 4355), H7753 [17SE]
——— support science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education and workforce development research focused on rural areas (see H.R. 4979), H8729 [5NO]
Oceans: enhance domestic marine debris response (see S. 2364), S5247 [31JY]
——— enhance domestic marine debris response, improve domestic infrastructure to prevent marine debris, and promote global engagement to combat marine debris (see S. 1982), S4566 [26JN]
——— enhance global engagements to combat marine debris (see S. 2372), S5248 [31JY]
——— improve domestic infrastructure to prevent marine debris (see S. 2260), S5063 [24JY] (see H.R. 3969), H7462 [25JY]
Office of Science and Technology Policy: ensure Federal science agencies and institutions of higher education receiving Federal research and development funding are fully engaging their entire talent pool (see S. 2579), S5748 [26SE] (see H.R. 2528), H3473 [7MY]
——— establish an interagency working group to coordinate activities and develop policy guidance to protect federally funded research and development (see S. 2133), S4856 [16JY] (see H.R. 3038), H4180 [30MY]
——— provide for Federal coordination of activities supporting sustainable chemistry to improve efficiency of chemical production while reducing health and environmental risks (see S. 999), S2239 [3AP] (see H.R. 2051), H3067 [3AP]
Office of the Director of National Intelligence: carry out a prize competition to stimulate research and development relevant to fifth generation (5G) technology (see H.R. 3679), H5583 [10JY]
One Health Program: establish an interagency program to collaborate on the concept that human, animal, and ecosystem health intertwine to make ‘‘one health’’ to prevent and respond to disease outbreaks (see S. 1903), S3844 [19JN] (see H.R. 3771), H5910 [16JY]
Orphan Drug Act: affirm importance, commend life-saving accomplishments, and recognize need and continued support for research in development of therapies, treatments, and cures for rare diseases (see H. Res. 242), H2755 [18MR]
Parkinson’s Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 157), S2387 [10AP]
Patent and Trademark Office: allow acceleration certificates awarded under the Patents for Humanity Program to be transferable (see S. 2814), S6475 [7NO]
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute: reauthorize (see S. 2897), S6669 [19NO]
Peripheral Artery Disease Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 550), H7597 [10SE]
Plum Island, NY: repeal requirement for GSA to sell certain Federal property, require further use be for conservation, education, and research, and conduct a special resource study (see H.R. 1578), H2504 [6MR]
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 317), S5577 [18SE] (see H. Res. 146), H2101 [25FE]
Public Health Thank You Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 73), H8878 [14NO]
Rare Disease Day: designate (see S. Res. 90), S1595 [28FE] (see H. Res. 161), H2315 [28FE]
SBA: codify tenants, report on Federal agency participation and spending requirements, provide additional resources, and remove FAA exemption relative to Small Business Innovation Research Program (see S. 2141), S4907 [17JY]
——— create certain requirements for Federal agencies with a Small Business Innovation Research Program or Small Business Technology Transfer Program (see H.R. 206), H208 [3JA]
——— establish Innovation Voucher Grant Program (see H.R. 5348), H9346 [6DE]
——— improve commercialization activities in Small Business Innovation Research Program and Small Business Technology Transfer Program (see S. 2127), S4856 [16JY] (see H.R. 3839), H7150 [18JY]
——— improve Small Business Innovation Research Program and Small Business Technology Transfer Program (see H.R. 3774), H5910 [16JY]
——— modify Federal and State Technology Partnership Program to make grants more competitive and give priority to underserved States (see S. 2023), S4628 [27JN]
——— provide certain assistance to small businesses participating in the Small Business Innovation Research Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer Program (see H.R. 246), H227 [4JA]
——— reauthorize and improve Small Business Innovation Research Program and Small Business Technology Transfer Program (see S. 2045), S4629 [27JN]
Science: intensify stem cell research showing evidence of substantial clinical benefit to patients (see S. 2308), S5141 [29JY] (see H.R. 64), H203 [3JA]
——— prioritize funding for expanded and sustained national investment in basic science research (see S. 1249), S2515 [30AP] (see H.R. 2400), H3338 [30AP] (see H.R. 4757), H8258 [18OC]
——— promote botanical research and sciences capacity (see S. 2384), S5248 [31JY] (see H.R. 1572), H2504 [6MR]
——— provide for a coordinated Federal research program to ensure continued U.S. leadership in engineering biology (see H.R. 4373), H7772 [18SE]
SEC: carry out a study to evaluate issues affecting provision of and reliance upon investment research into small issuers (see H.R. 2919), H4118 [22MY]
Sexual harassment: provide for research to better understand causes and consequences of sexual harassment in the scientific workforce and examine policies to reduce the prevalence and negative impact of such harassment (see S. 1067), S2294 [8AP] (see H.R. 36), H202 [3JA]
Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 373), S5966 [22OC]
Smart Cities Week: observance (see H. Res. 614), H8095 [4OC]
Social Work Reinvestment Commission: establish (see H.R. 1532), H2367 [5MR]
Solar energy: guide and authorize basic research programs for research, development, and demonstration of solar energy technologies (see S. 2668), S5966 [22OC] (see H.R. 3597), H5265 [28JN]
Space policy: declare that space launch is a developmental activity and not a form of transportation, and that a process exists for investigating commercial space launch reentry activities (see H. Res. 473), H5269 [2JY]
——— ensure American leadership in low-earth orbit and deep space exploration (see H.R. 5470), H10609 [17DE]
——— improve understanding and forecasting of space weather events (see S. 881), S1987 [26MR] (see H.R. 5260), H9175 [22NO]
Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 3520), H5201 [26JN] (see H.R. 4764), H8258 [18OC]
Stomach Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 437), S6756 [21NO] (see H. Res. 726), H9169 [21NO]
Stroke Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 366), H3680 [9MY]
Taxation: allow for contributions to Alzheimer’s Research and Caregiving Trust Fund through Federal income tax returns (see S. 3125), S7208 [19DE] (see H.R. 3453), H5076 [24JN]
——— expand refundability and increase simplification of research credit for certain small businesses (see S. 2207), S5012 [23JY] (see H.R. 5520), H12290 [19DE]
——— increase credit for amounts paid or incurred for qualified research occurring in the U.S. (see H.R. 591), H674 [16JA]
——— provide an enhanced research credit for the development of smart gun technologies (see S. 1884), S3651 [18JN] (see H.R. 942), H1342 [31JA]
——— provide investment tax credits for energy storage technologies (see S. 1142), S2432 [11AP] (see H.R. 2096), H3099 [4AP] (see H.R. 5409), H10257 [12DE]
——— restore deduction for research and experimental expenditures (see H.R. 4549), H8079 [27SE]
——— terminate Presidential Election Campaign Fund and transfer remaining funds to NIH 10-Year Pediatric Research Initiative Fund (see H.R. 2234), H3253 [10AP]
Technology: establish a coordinated Federal initiative to accelerate artificial intelligence research and development for economic and national security of the U.S. (see S. 1558), S3004 [21MY] (see H.R. 2202), H3252 [10AP]
U.S. Coral Reef Task Force: establish (see S. 2429), S5311 [1AU] (see H.R. 4160), H7488 [2AU]
U.S. Geological Survey: conduct monitoring, assessment, science, and research in support of binational fisheries within the Great Lakes Basin (see S. 446), S1275 [12FE] (see H.R. 1023), H1391 [6FE]
——— establish National Landslide Hazards Reduction Program and implement a 3D Elevation Program to update and coordinate collection of elevation data (see S. 529), S1383 [14FE] (see H.R. 1261), H2031 [14FE]
——— reauthorize grants for, and require applied water supply research on, water resources research and technology institutes (see S. 2164), S4947 [18JY] (see H.R. 3510), H5200 [26JN]
Uterine Fibroids Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 488), H5775 [12JY]
Voting: carry out research and other activities to promote security and modernization of voting systems (see H.R. 4990), H8737 [8NO]
Water: improve data collection and monitoring of the Great Lakes, oceans, bays, estuaries, and coasts (see S. 933), S2087 [28MR] (see H.R. 3548), H5256 [27JN]
Wildlife: authorize a special resource study on spread of vectors of chronic wasting disease among deer, elk, and moose (see S. 382), S1132 [7FE] (see H.R. 837), H1282 [29JA]
——— establish a grant program for research on chronic wasting disease (see S. 1326), S2645 [6MY] (see H.R. 2081), H3099 [4AP]
——— support State and tribal efforts to implement management strategies on chronic wasting disease among deer, elk, and moose and provide for research and response plans to reduce its spread and prevalence (see S. 613), S1593 [28FE] (see S. 689), S1705 [6MR] (see H.R. 1550), H2502 [6MR] (see H.R. 1919), H2884 [27MR]
Women: recognize importance of women’s cardiovascular health (see H. Res. 643), H8259 [18OC]
Women’s Health Research Day: designate (see S. Res. 29), S680 [25JA] (see H. Res. 76), H1211 [24JA]
World AIDS Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 452), S6950 [10DE] (see H. Con. Res. 78), H9347 [6DE]
World Lupus Day: designate (see H. Res. 365), H3680 [9MY]
World Oceans Day: observance (see H. Res. 427), H4343 [5JN]
World Tuberculosis Day: support goals (see S. Res. 119), S1900 [14MR]
Cloture motions
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: making appropriations (H.R. 3055), S6187 [28OC], S6271 [30OC], S6735 [21NO]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 3055), motion to proceed, S5881 [17OC], S5946 [22OC]
Essays
State of the Union: Brendany Byrne, S767 [30JA]
——— Collin Chutter-Casey, S768 [30JA]
Letters
America’s Transportation Infrastructure Act: American Council of Engineering Companies of North Dakota, S5234 [31JY]
——— Bernie L. Dardis, West Fargo, ND, Board of City Commissioners, S5234 [31JY]
——— Brenda E. Derrig, Fargo, ND, City Engineer, S5233 [31JY]
——— Brian Ritter, Bismarck-Mandan, ND, Chamber of Commerce, S5235 [31JY]
——— Dave Carlsrud, Mayor of Valley City, ND, S5234 [31JY]
——— Fargo-Moorhead, ND, Metropolitan Council of Governments, S5233 [31JY]
——— Michael R. Brown, Mayor of Grand Forks, ND, S5234 [31JY]
——— Russ Hanson, Associated General Contractors of North Dakota, S5233 [31JY]
——— Thomas K. Sorel and Doug Burgum, North Dakota Dept. of Transportation, S5233 [31JY]
CDC Firefighter Cancer Registry funding: several firefighter organizations, H4547 [12JN]
CDC Public Health Approach to Blood Disorders Program for Sickle Cell Disease funding: Roy L. Silverstein, American Society of Hematology Inc., and Beverly Francis-Gibson, Sickle Cell Disease Association of America, Inc., H4549 [12JN]
Coastal and Ocean Acidification Stressors and Threats (COAST) Research Act: Edward Feser and Irem Tumer, Oregon State University, H4323 [5JN]
——— Ella (Josie) Quintrell, Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) Association, H4321 [5JN]
——— Jan Newton, Northwest Association of Networked Ocean Observing Systems, H4321 [5JN]
——— John Barth and Caren Brady, Oregon Coordinating Council on Ocean Acidification and Hypoxia, H4323 [5JN]
——— Jonathan W. White, Consortium for Ocean Leadership, H4324 [5JN]
——— Margaret A. Pilaro, Pacific Coast Shellfish Growers Association, H4322 [5JN]
——— Marjorie Mulhall, Earthjustice (organization), H4321 [5JN]
——— Randy Fisher, Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission, H4325 [5JN]
——— Sarah Cooley, Ocean Conservancy (organization), H4321 [5JN]
——— several fisheries associations, H4325 [5JN]
——— Stefanie Sekich-Quinn and Charlie Plybon, Surfrider Foundation, H4324 [5JN]
Dept. of HHS demonstration program to test alternative pain management protocols to limit use of opioids in emergency departments: Vidor E. Friedman, American College of Emergency Physicians, H4639 [13JN]
Domestic and International Terrorism Documentation and Analysis of Threats in America (Domestic and International Terrorism DATA) Act: Erika Moritsugu, Anti-Defamation League, H8029 [26SE]
——— Heidi Beirich, Southern Poverty Law Center, H8030 [26SE]
——— Hilary O. Shelton, NAACP, H8029 [26SE]
——— Maya Berry, Arab American Institute, H8029 [26SE]
——— Nadia N. Aziz, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, H8030 [26SE]
——— Representative Bennie Thompson, Committee on Homeland Security (House), H8031 [26SE]
——— Representative Nadler, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H8031 [26SE]
——— Robert B. Goldberg, Jewish Federations of North America, H8030 [26SE]
——— Vanita Gupta, Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, E1239 [1OC]
Encouraging Small Business Innovation Act: Brett Palmer, Small Business Investor Alliance, H527 [14JA]
National Sea Grant College Program Act reauthorization and amendment: Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House), H9970 [10DE]
——— Representative Grijalva, Committee on Natural Resources (House), H9970 [10DE]
NOAA contract with National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to undertake study of terrestrial U.S. Weather, Water, and Climate Enterprise: Antonio J. Busalacchi, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, E835 [25JN]
Protect Our Universities Act: Senators Burr and Warner, Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select), S4522 [25JN]
Sustainable Chemistry Research and Development Act: Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House), E1571 [10DE]
——— Representative Yarmuth, Committee on the Budget (House), E1571 [10DE]
Ticks—Identify, Control, and Knockout (TICK) Act: Paula Jackson Jones, Midcoast Lyme Disease Support & Education (organization), S3112 [23MY]
——— Vector-Borne Disease Network and allied organizations, S3111 [23MY]
Lists
National Academy of Inventors fellow inductees, E466 [15AP]
Senate staff who worked on H.R. 3055, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction appropriations, S6322 [31OC]
Memorandums
America’s Transportation Infrastructure Act: Jason Benson, Cass County, ND, Engineer, S5234 [31JY]
Motions
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: making appropriations (H.R. 3055), S5880 [17OC], S6734, S6735 [21NO], H9035 [19NO]
Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 267), H428 [10JA]
Notices
Estimated budget effects of H.R. 34, Energy and Water Research Integration Act, H7237 [23JY]
Estimated budget effects of H.R. 1947, Federal transfer of funds to Dept. of Veterans Affairs for nonprofit corporations established to fund research and education at medical centers exemption from certain Economy Act provisions, H4062 [21MY]
Remarks in House
Ackerman, Susan: election to National Academy of Sciences, H5080 [25JN]
Agriculture: provide for promotion of hemp and hemp-derived products, H7972 [25SE]
Air pollution: prohibit funding to prepare, propose, or promulgate any regulation or guidance that references or relies on analysis of the social cost of carbon, H4746 [18JN]
Alzheimer’s Association: tribute to Alzheimer’s Impact Movement Advocacy Forum, H2936 [1AP]
American Diabetes Month: observance, H8814 [13NO], E1510 [26NO]
American Heart Month: observance, H1379 [6FE]
Apple, Richard: Global Alzheimer’s Platform Foundation National Citizen Scientist Champion Award recipient, E1325 [22OC]
Arkansas State University: hosting of annual College of Agriculture Agribusiness Conference, H2513 [7MR]
Babst, Benjamin: Ouachita Society of American Foresters Forestry Science Research Award recipient, E1549 [6DE]
Brain Awareness Week: observance, H2513 [7MR], E284 [11MR]
Building Our Largest Dementia (BOLD) Infrastructure for Alzheimer’s Act: implementation, H4928 [20JN]
California State University, Sacramento: anniversary of Japanese American Archival Collection, E1633 [19DE]
Caligiuri, Michael: election to National Academy of Medicine, E1314 [21OC]
CBO: require use of macroeconomic analysis in estimating budgetary effects of major revenue legislation, H13, H14 [3JA]
CDC: authorize appropriations for firearms safety or gun violence prevention research, H1439 [7FE]
——— Climate and Health Program funding, H4399 [11JN]
——— Coordinated Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Program colorectal cancer research funding, H4633, H4634 [13JN]
——— create a modern infrastructure for the prevention, treatment, and care of Alzheimer’s and related dementias and preservation of brain health, H5044 [24JN], H5090 [25JN]
——— Firefighter Cancer Registry funding, H4547, H4548 [12JN]
——— gun violence prevention in schools and higher education research funding, H4605, H4606 [12JN], H4776 [19JN], H5175 [26JN]
——— Lyme disease prevention, diagnosis, and treatment funding, H4634, H4635 [13JN]
——— National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases funding, H4538–H4540 [12JN]
——— National Center for Injury Prevention and Control suicide awareness, research, and prevention funding, H4613, H4614 [12JN]
——— National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities funding for Public Health Approach to Blood Disorders Program for Sickle Cell Disease, H4548, H4549 [12JN]
——— national standard to investigate childhood deaths from sudden infant death syndrome establishment funding, H4565, H4566 [12JN]
——— neonatal abstinence syndrome research funding, H4579 [12JN]
——— Opioid-Related Infectious Disease program funding, H4611, H4612 [12JN]
——— reauthorize education campaign to increase young women’s knowledge of breast health and occurrence of breast cancer, H10594 [17DE]
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Inc.: tribute to pediatric sickle cell disease program, H1367 [6FE]
Clemson University: tribute to Sandhill Research and Education Center, H7912 [25SE]
Climate: address climate change, H7999 [26SE]
Cocoa Beach, FL: tribute to ‘‘Footprints in the Sand’’ Cocoa Beach Kidney Walk, E551 [7MY]
Colleges and universities: enhance Federal science agencies’ efforts relative to the quality of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education and research capacity at minority-serving institutions (H.R. 4372), H9353–H9356 [9DE]
Columbia, SC: tribute to Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation One Walk at Segra Park, H8966 [19NO], E1489 [21NO]
CPSC: conduct a study on safety and efficacy of tasers and firearms (H.R. 4740), H8547 [29OC]
Dept. of Agriculture: decision to relocate research agencies to Kansas City, MO, region, H8912 [18NO]
——— funding, H2656 [12MR]
——— National Institute of Food and Agriculture agricultural research and extension funding for historically Black land-grant colleges and universities, H4957 [20JN]
——— National Institute of Food and Agriculture Agriculture and Food Research Initiative funding, H4941 [20JN]
——— prohibit funding to implement Federal matching requirement for Specialty Crop Research Initiative grant recipients, H3705, H3706 [10MY]
——— prohibit funding to relocate research agencies from National Capital Region, H4782 [19JN]
——— prohibit funding to remove term ‘‘climate change’’ from official publications, H4945, H4946 [20JN]
——— prohibit GSA funding to relocate research agencies from National Capital Region, H5132 [25JN], E846 [26JN]
Dept. of Defense: Air Force University Research Initiative funding, H5664 [11JY]
——— amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) research funding, H4729 [18JN]
——— Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program arthritis research funding, H4720 [18JN]
——— Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program tick-borne disease research funding, H4714 [18JN]
——— electromagnetic railgun development funding, H4715 [18JN]
——— establish partnerships with academic health centers to reduce opioid dependency, develop new pain management methods, and advance technologies to improve lives of wounded veterans, H5658 [11JY]
——— health impact of open air burn pits on service personnel research funding, H5711 [11JY]
——— historically Black colleges and universities funding, H4714 [18JN]
——— integration of 3-D printed components in undersea warfare platforms funding, H4714 [18JN]
——— intermediate-range conventional missile systems research and development funding, H4724, H4725 [18JN]
——— lead-free electronics research and development funding, H4721 [18JN], E792 [19JN]
——— low-enriched uranium for use in naval reactors feasibility assessment funding through reductions in National Nuclear Security Administration funding, H5622–H5624 [11JY]
——— National Security Innovation Network Hacking for Defense course funding, H4716 [18JN]
——— study feasibility of phasing out use of open burn pits, H5711 [11JY]
——— study servicemembers’ exposure to open burn pits and toxic airborne chemicals while on active duty to ensure appropriate treatment for health effects (H.R. 663), H704 [17JA]
——— submit to Congress plan to phase out use of open burn pits and list of locations where such pits were used, H10005 [10DE]
——— traumatic brain injury, post-traumatic stress disorder, and psychological health research funding, H4729, H4730 [18JN]
——— Trident D5 submarine-launched low-yield nuclear warhead funding, H4725, H4726 [18JN], H5347 [10JY]
——— triple-negative breast cancer research funding, H5671, H5672 [11JY]
——— Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Research Program funding, H2654 [12MR]
——— women’s reproductive health research funding, H5659 [11JY]
Dept. of Energy: Argonne National Laboratory Leadership Computing Facility funding, H4744 [18JN]
——— consider water intensity in energy research, development, and demonstration programs to help guarantee efficient, reliable, and sustainable delivery of energy and water resources (H.R. 34), H7177–H7179 [23JY], E7 [3JA]
——— distributed wind technologies and research programs funding, H4744 [18JN]
——— energy efficiency and renewable energy funding through reductions in fossil fuel research and development funding, H4742 [18JN]
——— establish a prize competition for research, development, or commercialization of technology to reduce carbon in the atmosphere, including by direct capture (H.R. 3282), E765 [13JN]
——— establish and carry out a program to support availability of high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU) for domestic commercial use (H.R. 1760), H7544–H7546 [9SE]
——— National Quantum Initiative Centers funding, E827 [24JN]
——— Office of Nuclear Energy Light Water Sustainability Program funding, H4744, H4745 [18JN]
——— reauthorize Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) (H.R. 4091), E1015 [30JY]
——— Water Power Technologies Office funding, H4744 [18JN]
Dept. of HHS: authorize a pilot program to develop, expand, and enhance commercialization of biomedical products, H10204, H10205 [12DE]
——— Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority funding, H4562, H4563 [12JN]
——— call for sickle cell trait research, surveillance, and public education and awareness (H. Res. 606), H8060 [27SE]
——— conduct a demonstration program to test alternative pain management protocols to limit use of opioids in emergency departments, H4639, H4640 [13JN]
——— Ending the HIV Epidemic Initiative funding, E755 [12JN]
——— ensure Fair Price Negotiation Program and Medicare changes to reduce drug prices will not result in fewer new drug applications for unmet medical needs and life-saving cures, H10223, H10224 [12DE]
——— establish a National Mesothelioma Patient Registry (H.R. 1824), H8139 [15OC]
——— expand and improve programs and activities for awareness, education, research, surveillance, diagnosis, and treatment of rare diseases and conditions (H.R. 4228), E1107 [9SE]
——— Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy National Vaccine Program funding, H4563 [12JN]
——— prevent spread pricing in Medicaid by pharmacy benefit managers and increase funding for NIH clinical trials, H10218 [12DE]
——— prohibit certain research on human fetal tissue obtained pursuant to an abortion, H4385 [10JN]
——— prohibit funding to convene an ethics advisory board to review research projects seeking grants that propose use of human fetal tissue, H4638, H4639 [13JN]
——— provide assistance to combat escalating burden of Lyme disease and other tick and vector-borne diseases (H.R. 3073), H4539 [12JN], H5273 [9JY]
——— provide for a national strategy to address and overcome Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases, H10594 [17DE]
——— reauthorize autism-related research and programs (H.R. 1058), H7303–H7308 [24JY]
——— reauthorize grant programs and other initiatives to promote expanded screening of newborns and children for genetic diseases and disorders (H.R. 2507), H3796 [15MY], H7365–H7368 [24JY]
——— require a study on women and lung cancer (H.R. 2222), H9068 [20NO]
——— require drug manufacturers to submit a transparency and justification report prior to increasing certain drug prices (H.R. 2069), H8607 [30OC], H8911 [18NO]
——— require drug manufacturers to submit a transparency and justification report prior to increasing certain drug prices (H.R. 2296), H10118 [11DE]
——— require manufacturers to justify drug price spikes and high launch prices and report on drug, device, biological, and medical supply product samples provided to health care providers (H.R. 2113), H3429 [2MY]
——— require persons who undertake federally funded research and development of drugs to enter into reasonable pricing agreements (H.R. 4640), H10140 [12DE]
——— research on certain Schedule I drugs that have shown promise in treating critical diseases funding, H4612, H4613 [12JN]
——— Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration National Suicide Prevention Lifeline geolocation services feasibility study funding, H4607, H4608 [12JN]
Dept. of Homeland Security: include applicable privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties policies and protections in joint domestic terrorism report, H5890, H5891 [16JY]
——— require a joint domestic terrorism report, establish a National Center for the Study of Domestic Terrorism, and authorize research on current trends in domestic terrorism (H.R. 3106), H5890 [16JY], H8027–H8032 [26SE], E1239 [1OC]
Dept. of State: Synchrotron-Light for Experimental Science and Applications project funding, H4677 [13JN]
Dept. of the Interior: contract with National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to complete ‘‘Review and Update of Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement Offshore Oil and Gas Operations Inspection Program’’ study, H7631, H7632 [11SE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out a clinical trial of effects of cannabis on certain health outcomes of adults with chronic pain and post-traumatic stress disorder (H.R. 712), E78 [23JA]
——— establish a grant program to conduct cemetery research and produce educational materials for Veterans Legacy Program (H.R. 2385), H8129, H8130 [15OC]
——— exempt transfer of funds from Federal agencies to nonprofit corporations established to fund research and education at medical centers from certain Economy Act provisions (H.R. 1947), H4048–H4051 [21MY]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: making appropriations (H.R. 3055), H4670 [13JN], H4797–H4896 [19JN], H4928, H4929–H4997 [20JN], H5011–H5022 [21JN], H5047–H5072 [24JN], H5089, H5100–H5104 [25JN], E828 [24JN], E855 [27JN]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 3055), consideration (H. Res. 445), H4779–H4789 [19JN]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 3055), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 708), H8967–H8971 [19NO]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 3055), correction in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 75), H9041 [19NO]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 3055), Senate amendment, H8966, H8972–H9041 [19NO], H9156 [21NO], E1483 [20NO]
Depts. of Energy and Veterans Affairs: conduct collaborative research to improve health care services for veterans (H.R. 617), H7179–H7181 [23JY]
Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations, H185 [3JA], H1152 [23JA], H10589, H10591 [17DE], E72 [22JA]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 267), H398–H429, H451 [10JA]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 267), consideration (H. Res. 28), H302–H311 [9JA]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 267), motion to recommit, H428, H429 [10JA]
Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies appropriations: across-the-board funding reduction, H5059, H5060, H5061 [24JN]
DIPG Awareness Day: designate (H. Res. 114), E640 [21MY]
Diseases and disorders: Alzheimer’s disease research funding, H1398 [7FE], H2973 [2AP], H4111 [22MY], H4445 [12JN]
——— amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) research funding, H7781 [19SE]
——— facilitate effective research on, and treatment of, neglected tropical diseases through coordinated international efforts, H10594 [17DE]
——— facilitate effective research on, and treatment of, neglected tropical diseases through coordinated international efforts (H.R. 3460), H9194–H9197 [3DE]
——— issue semipostal stamp to support lyme disease research (H.R. 5299), H9264 [5DE]
——— nervous system disorders research funding, H8942 [18NO]
Drugs: end Federal ban of medical marijuana, allow importation of certain derivatives, enable medicinal research, and allow prescription to veterans (H.R. 127), E7 [3JA]
——— lower out of pocket spending, protect access to new cures and medications, strengthen transparency, and encourage competition, H10041 [11DE], H10133–H10139, H10201, H10202, H10204, H10209, H10211, H10215, H10216, H10219, H10235 [12DE]
——— lower out of pocket spending, protect access to new cures and medications, strengthen transparency, and encourage competition (H.R. 19), H10022, H10027, H10035, H10098–H10122 [11DE]
Dysautonomia Awareness Month: observance, E1246 [4OC]
Ecology and environment: use of technological innovation to improve the environment, H2707–H2709 [13MR]
Economy: importance of agriculture, H2351 [5MR]
Employment: importance of manufacturing jobs, H8666–H8668 [30OC]
EPA: Children’s Environmental Health and Disease Prevention Research Centers funding, E855 [27JN]
——— funding to identify communities suffering from serious environmental law violations, implement clean up of such communities, and study health impact of multiple sources of pollution, H4949 [20JN]
——— Integrated Risk Information System funding, H4972 [20JN]
——— prohibit funding to implement, administer, or enforce endangerment finding for greenhouse gases, H4962, H4963 [20JN]
——— Science Advisory Board funding to review proposed Strengthening Transparency in Regulatory Science rule, H4949 [20JN]
FAA: William J. Hughes Technical Center funding, H8042 [26SE]
Fairfax County, VA: anniversary of Hidden Oaks Nature Center, E1511 [26NO]
FDA: invest in qualified clinical testing for high-risk, high-reward drugs that address unmet medical needs to treat rare and life-threatening diseases, H10210, H10211 [12DE]
Festus, MO: Festus Quest Gifted Program recipient of EPA Presidential Environmental Youth Award, E933 [17JY]
Flagstaff, AZ: anniversary of Lowell Observatory, E719 [6JN]
Florida: tribute to Florida Inventors Hall of Fame inductees, E976 [24JY]
Forest Service: make the District of Columbia eligible for certain forestry research grants (H.R. 4885), E1346 [28OC]
400 Years of African-American History Commission: funding, H4958 [20JN]
GAO: study and report on effects of food additives on children’s health (H.R. 2269), E441 [10AP]
Gastroparesis Awareness Month: observance, E1091 [6SE]
GBS/CIDP Awareness Month: observance, E657 [22MY]
Hawaii: tribute to James Clerk Maxwell Telescope and Submillimeter Array for contributions to international effort to produce the first image of a black hole, H3242 [10AP]
Health: accelerate discovery, development, and delivery of 21st century lifesaving cures and devices, E41 [14JA]
——— importance of plasma donors, E129 [5FE]
——— recognize importance of vaccinations and immunizations, H3287 [29AP]
——— use of technology to improve services and reduce costs of health care, H3062–H3064 [3AP], H4306–H4308 [4JN], H7828 [19SE], H8591–H8593 [29OC], H8873 [14NO], H9288–H9290 [5DE]
History: accomplishments of the U.S., H297 [9JA]
House of Representatives: legislative priorities, H2692 [13MR]
Houston, TX: anniversary of Houston Methodist Hospital (H. Res. 760), H10020 [11DE]
Immune Deficiency Foundation: tribute, E824 [24JN]
Inter-Agency Task Force on Harmful Algal Blooms and Hypoxia: develop plan for reducing, mitigating, and controlling harmful algal blooms and hypoxia in south Florida (H.R. 335), H8010–H8013 [26SE]
International Plasma Awareness Week: observance, E1252 [4OC]
Jackson, Jeremy: election to National Academy of Sciences, H5080 [25JN]
Johnstown, PA: tribute to Showcase for Commerce business trade show and defense contract exhibit, H4225 [4JN]
Kansas: impact and importance of aviation industry, H8912 [18NO]
Kansas City, MO: anniversary of Kansas City National Security Campus, E569 [9MY]
Katy, TX: Seven Lakes High School participation in International Astronomy Olympiad, E1558 [9DE]
KLA Corp.: groundbreaking of new research and development facility in Ann Arbor, MI, E1248 [4OC]
Large Synoptic Survey Telescope: redesignate as Vera Rubin Survey Telescope (H.R. 3196), H7176, H7177 [23JY], E748 [11JN]
Library of Congress: tribute to Veterans History Project, H1999 [14FE], H8283 [21OC], H9065 [20NO]
Lievense, Jefferson: National Academy of Engineering honoree, E477 [18AP]
Malta Conferences Foundation: tribute to Malta Conferences, E1331 [23OC]
Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, CA: Sec. of Defense Environmental Award recipient, H4015 [21MY]
McGinnis, William: election to National Academy of Sciences, H5080 [25JN]
Minorities: improve health of minority individuals, H2508 [7MR], H8951, H8952 [18NO], E249 [5MR]
NASA: Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate ultra efficient, including electric flight research funding, H4886 [19JN]
——— Innovative Advanced Concepts program funding, H4930 [20JN]
——— low-enriched uranium propulsion system development funding, H4930 [20JN]
——— National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program funding, H4935 [20JN]
——— nonhuman embryo science and research funding, E870 [2JY]
——— Orion (spacecraft) facilities maintenance funding, H4879 [19JN]
NASA John H. Glenn Research Center at Plum Brook Station, Sandusky, OH: redesignate as NASA John H. Glenn Research Center at the Neil A. Armstrong Test Facility (H.R. 4790), E1327 [22OC]
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine: include review of accelerator driven systems in its evaluation of viability of different nuclear fuel cycles and technology options, H4744 [18JN]
——— provide for a study by the Ocean Studies Board examining impact of ocean acidification and other stressors in estuarine environments (H.R. 988), H4329–H4331 [5JN]
National Academy of Inventors: tribute to fellow inductees, E465 [15AP]
National Academy of Medicine: study role of Federal funding and research in drug development, H3878 [16MY]
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance, H8149 [16OC]
National Cancer Prevention Month: observance, H1529 [13FE]
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases: Consortium of Food Allergy Research funding, H4574, H4575 [12JN]
National Institute of Justice: update ‘‘A Review of Gun Safety Technologies’’ report (H.R. 4784), H8547 [29OC]
National Sea Grant College Program Act: reauthorize and amend, H9973, H9975 [10DE]
NIH: expand research activities for functional gastrointestinal and motility disorders (H.R. 3396), H5087 [25JN], E1091 [6SE]
——— health impact of red tide and other harmful algal blooms research funding, H4559 [12JN]
——— support greater diversity in the pool of diabetes research professionals and patients participating in clinical trials, H4543–H4545 [12JN]
NIST: infrastructure modernization funding, H4942 [20JN]
——— pyrrhotite in concrete aggregate research funding, H4885 [19JN], E860 [27JN]
NOAA: clarify that Climate Change Adaptation Preparedness and Response Program includes projects to address harmful algal blooms, H9995 [10DE]
——— contract with National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to undertake study of terrestrial U.S. Weather, Water, and Climate Enterprise, E826 [24JN], E835 [25JN]
——— develop information platform to integrate coastal data, decision-support tools, training, and best practices, and coordinate collection of geospatial data to inform and improve management of coastal region, H9957, H9974 [10DE]
——— Earth Prediction Innovation Center funding, H3700 [10MY]
——— emphasize that collaborations and partnerships between institutions of higher education and Federal agencies help ensure digital data focused on coastal management issues are communicated effectively, H9996 [10DE]
——— establish an Ocean Acidification Advisory Board to study impacts of ocean acidification (H.R. 1237), H4318–H4325 [5JN]
——— provide grants supporting research on conservation, restoration, or management of oysters in the Chesapeake Bay, H9993 [10DE]
North Conway, NH: anniversary of world record wind gust on Mount Washington, E484 [25AP]
Northwestern University: anniversary of Institute for Policy Research, E732 [10JN]
NSF: National Quantum Initiative Centers funding, E826 [24JN]
——— promote veteran involvement in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education, computer science, and scientific research (H.R. 425), H2058–H2060 [25FE]
——— support research on opioid addiction (H.R. 3153), H7172, H7173 [23JY], E1010 [30JY]
——— support research on outputs that may be generated by generative adversarial networks, or deepfakes, and other comparable techniques that may be developed in the future (H.R. 4355), H9363, H9364 [9DE]
Office of Science and Technology Policy: ensure Federal science agencies and institutions of higher education receiving Federal research and development funding are fully engaging their entire talent pool (H.R. 2528), H3462 [7MY], H8005–H8010 [26SE]
——— provide for Federal coordination of activities supporting sustainable chemistry to improve efficiency of chemical production while reducing health and environmental risks (H.R. 2051), H9359–H9362, H9384 [9DE]
Pennsylvania State University: tribute to Consortium To Combat Substance Abuse, H3296 [29AP]
——— tribute to IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon (THON) to raise money for the Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital Four Diamonds Fund, H2049 [25FE]
Peripheral Artery Disease Awareness Month: observance, H7548 [9SE]
Pittsburgh, PA: Girls of Steel (robotics team) recipient of Queen City Regional For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) (organization) Engineering Inspiration Award, E709 [4JN]
Placerville, CA: anniversary of Wakamatsu Tea and Silk Farm Colony, E708 [4JN]
Pulmonary Hypertension Awareness Month: observance, H9127 [21NO], E1457 [18NO]
Rare Disease Week: observance, H2088 [25FE]
Renewable energy: recognize ability to simultaneously reduce greenhouse gas emissions, invest in clean energy alternatives, and provide affordable energy options to consumers, H3417, H3418 [2MY]
Saranac Lake, NY: Saranac Laboratory designated a Society for Microbiology Milestones in Microbiology site, E1317 [21OC]
SBA: create certain requirements for Federal agencies with a Small Business Innovation Research Program or Small Business Technology Transfer Program (H.R. 206), H526–H528 [14JA], E41 [14JA]
——— provide certain assistance to small businesses participating in the Small Business Innovation Research Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer Program (H.R. 246), H524–H526 [14JA], E41 [14JA]
Science: provide for a coordinated Federal research program to ensure continued U.S. leadership in engineering biology (H.R. 4373), H9356–H9359 [9DE], E1578 [11DE]
SEC: carry out a study to evaluate issues affecting provision of and reliance upon investment research into small issuers (H.R. 2919), H5282, H5283 [9JY]
Sexual harassment: provide for research to better understand causes and consequences of sexual harassment in the scientific workforce and examine policies to reduce the prevalence and negative impact of such harassment (H.R. 36), H7173–H7176 [23JY], E2 [3JA], E976 [24JY]
Shaywitz, Sally and Bennett: Liberty Science Center (organization) Genius Award recipient, E1499 [22NO]
Sivananthan Laboratories, Inc.: anniversary, E1645 [30DE]
Society for Neuroscience: tribute, H2513 [7MR], E1335 [23OC]
SOS International LLC: anniversary, E1508 [26NO]
St. Cloud, MN: tribute to St. Cloud VA Health Care System, H3135 [9AP]
Stevens Institute of Technology: tribute, H3135 [9AP]
Stroke Awareness Month: observance, E641 [21MY]
Toledo, OH: opening of ProMedica Museum of Natural History at the Toledo Zoo, E707 [4JN]
Tybee Island, GA: groundbreaking of Tybee Island Marine Science Center, H2294 [28FE]
U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change: express that Paris Agreement is considered a treaty requiring the advice and consent of the Senate, H3365, H3388 [1MY]
——— require President’s plan to consider affected populations, regions, and industries, including jobs, energy costs, and ability to develop and deploy new technologies, H3419, H3420 [2MY]
U.S. Geological Survey: conduct monitoring, assessment, science, and research in support of binational fisheries within the Great Lakes Basin, H9972, H9973, H9974–H9976 [10DE]
——— conduct research on harmful algal bloom development in the Great Lakes, H9958, H9994 [10DE]
——— establish National Landslide Hazards Reduction Program and implement a 3D Elevation Program to update and coordinate collection of elevation data (H.R. 1261), H4198–H4201 [3JN]
University of Arkansas at Little Rock: tribute to Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, H1529 [13FE]
University of California, Merced: Education Dive (Internet site) University of the Year award recipient, H1532 [13FE]
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: anniversary of Kenan-Flagler Business School, E1509 [26NO]
University of Pittsburgh Johnstown: tribute to PITTchFEST event, H5080 [25JN]
University of Virginia: tribute to Cyber Defense Team, E873 [5JY]
Voting: promote increased voter participation through innovation in voting, including in voting technology, voter registration technology, and election security, H2536 [7MR]
Wetlands Institute: anniversary, H7639 [11SE]
Wildlife: special resource study on spread of vectors of chronic wasting disease among deer, elk, and moose funding, H4963 [20JN]
——— support State and tribal efforts to implement management strategies on chronic wasting disease among deer, elk, and moose and provide for research and response plans to reduce its spread and prevalence, H2655 [12MR]
Wood: accelerate use of wood in buildings, especially tall wood buildings, H8528 [28OC]
World AIDS Day: observance, E1521 [3DE]
World Autism Awareness Day: observance, H2973 [2AP]
World Down Syndrome Day: observance, H2822–H2824 [26MR], H2831 [27MR]
World Lupus Day: designate (H. Res. 365), E575, E579 [10MY]
World Pancreatic Cancer Day: observance, H9065 [20NO]
Remarks in Senate
AID: polio eradication activities funding, S6152 [24OC]
American Geophysical Union (organization): anniversary (S. Res. 460), S7234 [19DE]
American Heart Month: designate (S. Res. 83), S1546 [27FE]
Animals: allow for adoption or non-laboratory placement of certain animals used in Federal research (S. 2322), S5199 [30JY]
Armed Forces: authorize skills training, apprenticeships, and other training programs at Federal agencies for servicemembers transitioning to civilian life, S4161 [20JN]
BioLogiQ, Inc.: tribute, S5358 [9SE]
Budget: discretionary spending levels, S5086–S5088 [25JY]
CDC: authorize appropriations for firearms safety or gun violence prevention research (S. 184), S5519 [17SE]
——— create a modern infrastructure for the prevention, treatment, and care of Alzheimer’s and related dementias and preservation of brain health, S1318 [13FE]
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: accelerate progress toward prevention strategies, treatments, and a cure for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias and provide caregivers dementia care training (S. 1126), S2599 [2MY]
China: condemn human rights practices and unfair trade policies, S4785 [11JY], S5208 [31JY]
——— U.S. policy, S3175 [4JN]
Climate: Green Climate Fund funding, S5740 [26SE]
——— impact of climate change on frequency and intensity of natural disasters, S1930 [25MR], S2363 [10AP], S3307 [11JN], S4154, S4155 [20JN], S4689–S4692 [8JY]
Colorado: tribute to efforts to combat climate change, S6440–S6442 [6NO]
Columbus, OH: tribute to Center for Science and Industry (COSI) Science Festival, S2683 [7MY]
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate): accomplishments, S7012, S7013, S7014 [12DE]
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate): Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations release of ‘‘Threats to the U.S. Research Enterprise—China’s Talent Recruitment Plans’’ report, S6740 [21NO]
Dept. of Agriculture: decision to relocate research agencies to Kansas City, MO, region, S3635 [18JN]
——— reform and continue agricultural and other programs, S55 [8JA]
——— reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 2), conference report, S6377 [5NO]
Dept. of Defense: energetics research and development plan funding, S4562 [26JN]
——— medical research and staff development funding, S4562 [26JN]
——— report on efforts to promote apprenticeships and on-the-job training for servicemembers transitioning to civilian life, S4161 [20JN]
——— submit a plan to improve research and development on therapies for traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder and document information on blast exposures in service records of military personnel, S2859 [15MY]
——— Trident D5 submarine-launched low-yield nuclear warhead funding, S3815 [19JN]
Dept. of Defense Laboratory Day: designate (S. Res. 160), S2440 [11AP], S2623 [2MY]
Dept. of Energy: anniversary of Idaho National Laboratory, S1378 [14FE]
——— establish program for research, development, and demonstration of commercially viable technologies for capture of carbon dioxide produced during the generation of natural gas-generated power (S. 1685), S4837 [16JY], S6870 [5DE]
——— provide for a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application in vehicle technologies (S. 1085), S2410 [11AP]
——— provide research, development, and deployment of marine energy (S. 1821), S3367 [12JN]
Dept. of HHS: conduct research to protect lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth from child abuse and neglect, include such demographics in child abuse reports, and train personnel on meeting needs of such youth (S. 1073), S2331 [9AP]
——— provide assistance to combat escalating burden of Lyme disease and other tick and vector-borne diseases (S. 1657), S3111, S3112 [23MY]
——— reauthorize autism-related research and programs (H.R. 1058), S5609 [19SE]
Dept. of Homeland Security: create a task force to address threat of foreign government influence and threats to academic research integrity on college campuses (S. 1879), unanimous-consent agreement, S4522 [25JN]
Dept. of Transportation: authorize funds for Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction programs, expedite environmental reviews for projects, improve resiliency, and reduce carbon emissions (S. 2302), S5135, S5143–S5146 [29JY], S5172, S5173 [30JY], S5209, S5211, S5232 [31JY], S6934 [10DE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a grant program to conduct cemetery research and produce educational materials for Veterans Legacy Program (H.R. 2385), S7231 [19DE]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: across-the-board funding reduction, S6184, S6186 [28OC]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 3055), S4739 [9JY], S4744 [10JY], S5913 [21OC], S5951–S5953, S5959 [22OC], S6057–S6060, S6065 [23OC], S6179, S6180, S6183–S6187 [28OC], S6208–S6216, S6218, S6221–S6223, S6227, S6232, S6233 [29OC], S6263, S6284 [30OC], S6315, S6319–S6323, S6327, S6359 [31OC], S6386 [5NO], S6503, S6504 [12NO]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 3055), correction in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 75), S6736 [21NO]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 3055), House amendment, S6631, S6641 [19NO], S6682, S6696, S6703 [20NO], S6730–S6736 [21NO]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 3055), motion to proceed, S5880 [17OC], S5911 [21OC], S5931, S5933, S5944–S5947, S5949–S5951 [22OC]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 3055), unanimous-consent agreement, S6146 [24OC], S6293, S6294 [30OC]
Depts. of Energy and Veterans Affairs: conduct collaborative research to improve health care services for veterans (S. 143), S6592 [14NO]
Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations, S97 [9JA]
DIPG Pediatric Brain Cancer Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 223), S3127 [23MY]
Diseases and disorders: Alzheimer’s disease research funding, S1318 [13FE], S2599 [2MY]
——— issue semipostal stamp to support breast cancer research (S. 1438), S2819 [14MY]
——— Parkinson’s disease research funding, S5786 [15OC]
Drugs: lower out of pocket spending, protect access to new cures and medications, strengthen transparency, and encourage competition (H.R. 19), S6959 [11DE]
——— streamline, coordinate and expand research and foster increased communication between doctors and patients relative to cannabidiol and other marijuana components and their medical benefits (S. 2032), S4633 [27JN]
EPA: support carbon utilization and direct air capture research and facilitate permitting and development of carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration projects and carbon dioxide pipelines, S4531 [26JN], S5172, S5173 [30JY]
——— support carbon utilization and direct air capture research and facilitate permitting and development of carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration projects and carbon dioxide pipelines (S. 383), S1497 [27FE], S1690 [6MR], S1788 [12MR], S1822, S1823 [13MR], S2028 [27MR], S4538 [26JN]
Families and domestic relations: provide for safe, reliable, and affordable child care, S2718 [8MY]
Federal agencies and departments: prohibit funding to establish panel, task force, advisory committee, or other efforts to challenge scientific consensus on climate change (S. 729), S1747 [7MR], S1765 [11MR], S2352 [10AP]
——— reduce waste, fraud, and abuse, S4994 [23JY]
Foreign countries: address threats to federally-funded research from foreign governments, S3299 [11JN]
FuelCell Energy, Inc.: anniversary, S1894 [14MR]
Gastroparesis Awareness Month: observance, S5356 [9SE]
Glioblastoma Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 245), S3327 [11JN]
Gottlieb, Scott: assessment of tenure as FDA Commissioner, S2321 [9AP]
Hazardous substances: establish a national mercury monitoring program to protect human health, safeguard fisheries, and track environmental effects of emissions reductions (S. 181), S301 [18JA]
Health: medical research funding, S1785 [12MR], S4751 [10JY]
——— recognize importance of vaccinations and immunizations (S. Res. 165), S2455 [11AP]
IMPACT for Energy Foundation: establish, S1577 [28FE]
Information technology: strengthen data privacy protections for consumers and increase research in technology to protect consumer privacy, S4925 [18JY]
International Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Awareness Day: support goals (S. Res. 225), S3127 [23MY]
Knoxville, TN: tribute, S5681 [25SE]
Koch, Charles: impact of contributions on efforts to discredit scientific research behind climate change, S4691 [8JY]
Koch, David H.: impact of contributions on efforts to discredit scientific research behind climate change, S4691 [8JY]
Large Synoptic Survey Telescope: redesignate as Vera Rubin Survey Telescope (H.R. 3196), S7165 [18DE]
Mental health: improve outreach and access to care, S5351 [9SE]
Morality and ethics: call for international ethical standards in genome editing research (S. Res. 275), S4824 [15JY]
NASA: accelerate initiative on reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and noise emissions from aircraft (S. 2837), S6510 [12NO]
NASA John H. Glenn Research Center at Plum Brook Station, Sandusky, OH: redesignate as NASA John H. Glenn Research Center at the Neil A. Armstrong Test Facility (S. 2472), S6739 [21NO]
National Assistive Technology Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 103), S1765 [11MR]
National Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 354), S5760 [26SE]
National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 113), S1911 [14MR]
National Down Syndrome Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 425), S6614 [14NO]
National Forensic Science Week: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 320), S5609 [19SE]
National Phenylketonuria Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 448), S6907 [9DE]
National Polycystic Kidney Disease Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 356), S5852, S5853 [16OC]
National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 321), S5609 [19SE]
National Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 329), S5669, S5670 [24SE]
National Wear Red Day: designate (S. Res. 83), S1546 [27FE]
Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act: reauthorize (S. 310), S1373 [14FE]
New Manhattan Project for Clean Energy Independence: establish, S1922 [25MR]
NIH: funding, S5288 [1AU], S5555 [18SE]
NIST: funding, S6228 [29OC]
NOAA: improve management of fish quotas to reflect evolving populations and locations, S4497 [25JN]
——— National Sea Grant College Program funding, S6208 [29OC]
NSF: promote veteran involvement in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education, computer science, and scientific research (S. 153), S6592 [14NO], S7164, S7165 [18DE]
Oceans: enhance domestic marine debris response, improve domestic infrastructure to prevent marine debris, and promote global engagement to combat marine debris (S. 1982), S4547 [26JN]
Office of Science and Technology Policy: ensure Federal science agencies and institutions of higher education receiving Federal research and development funding are fully engaging their entire talent pool (S. 2579), S5751 [26SE]
Parkinson’s Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 157), S2392 [10AP]
Pharmaceuticals: improve access to generic prescription drugs, S5159 [30JY], S6527 [13NO]
Power resources: support innovative energy technologies to reduce costs and emissions, S3021 [22MY]
Rare Disease Day: designate (S. Res. 90), S1606 [28FE]
Ronald and Nancy Reagan Research Institute: tribute, S1318 [13FE]
Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control: Marijuana and America’s Health hearing, S5934 [22OC]
Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 373), S6047 [22OC]
Stomach Cancer Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 437), S6764 [21NO]
Taxation: provide an enhanced research credit for the development of smart gun technologies (S. 1884), S5521 [17SE]
Trump, President: State of the Union Message, S1270 [12FE]
University of Cincinnati: anniversary, S2035 [27MR]
Wildlife: authorize a special resource study on spread of vectors of chronic wasting disease among deer, elk, and moose (S. 382), S1135–S1137 [7FE]
Women: reduce maternal deaths and pregnancy complications, S2718, S2735 [8MY]
Reports filed
Advanced Geothermal Innovation Leadership (AGILE) Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2657), S7113 [17DE]
Advancing Research To Prevent Suicide Act: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House) (H.R. 4704) (H. Rept. 116–342), H10257 [12DE]
Albatross and Petrel Conservation Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1305) (H. Rept. 116–249), H8386 [22OC]
American Fisheries Advisory Committee Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 494) (S. Rept. 116–77), S5360 [9SE]
America’s Transportation Infrastructure Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2302), S5310 [1AU]
Autism Collaboration, Accountability, Research, Education, and Support (Autism CARES) Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1058) (H. Rept. 116–177), H7239 [23JY]
Clean Industrial Technology (CIT) Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2300) (S. Rept. 116–148), S6155 [24OC]
Coastal and Ocean Acidification Stressors and Threats (COAST) Research Act: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House) (H.R. 1237) (H. Rept. 116–86), H4174 [28MY]
Combating Sexual Harassment in Science Act: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House) (H.R. 36) (H. Rept. 116–153), H5773 [12JY]
Conduct U.S. Geological Survey Monitoring, Assessment, Science, and Research in Support of Binational Fisheries Within the Great Lakes Basin: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1023) (H. Rept. 116–274), H8737 [8NO]
Consideration of H.R. 267, Depts. of Transportation and HUD and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 28) (H. Rept. 116–1), H280 [8JA]
Consideration of H.R. 3055, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, Science, and Military Construction Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 445) (H. Rept. 116–119), H4769 [18JN]
Coordinated Ocean Observations and Research Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 914) (S. Rept. 116–168), S6888 [5DE]
Dept. of Energy Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) Reauthorization: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2714), S7113 [17DE]
Dept. of Energy National Labs Jobs ACCESS Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1739), S7112 [17DE]
Dept. of Energy Veterans’ Health Initiative Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 617), S7112 [17DE]
——— Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 143) (S. Rept. 116–70), S5359 [9SE]
Dept. of HHS Grant Programs and Other Initiatives To Promote Expanded Screening of Newborns and Children for Genetic Diseases and Disorders Reauthorization: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 2507) (H. Rept. 116–174), H7239 [23JY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs Grant Program To Conduct Cemetery Research and Produce Educational Materials for Veterans Legacy Program: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 2385) (H. Rept. 116–179), H7376 [24JY]
Depts. of Transportation and HUD and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 3163) (H. Rept. 116–106), H4348 [6JN]
——— Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2520) (S. Rept. 116–109), S5602 [19SE]
Digital Coast Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2189) (H. Rept. 116–315), H9178 [26NO]
Domestic and International Terrorism Documentation and Analysis of Threats in America (Domestic and International Terrorism DATA) Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 3106) (H. Rept. 116–213), H7834 [19SE]
Energy Cybersecurity Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2333) (S. Rept. 116–144), S6091 [23OC]
Engineering Biology Research and Development Act: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House) (H.R. 4373) (H. Rept. 116–270), H8729 [5NO]
Enhancing Fossil Fuel Energy Carbon Technology Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1201) (S. Rept. 116–115), S5663 [24SE]
Expanding Findings for Federal Opioid Research and Treatment (EFFORT) Act: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House) (H.R. 3153) (H. Rept. 116–131), H5255 [27JN]
Federal Transfer of Funds to Dept. of Veterans Affairs for Nonprofit Corporations Established for Research and Education Exemption From Certain Economy Act Provisions: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 1947) (H. Rept. 116–73), H4063 [21MY]
——— Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 1947) (H. Rept. 116–76), H4009 [20MY]
Great Lakes Environmental Sensitivity Index Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1342) (S. Rept. 116–170), S6949 [10DE]
Identifying Outputs of Generative Adversarial Networks (IOGAN) Act: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House) (H.R. 4355) (H. Rept. 116–268), H8728 [5NO]
Integrated Energy Systems Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2702), S7113 [17DE]
Lake Pontchartrain Basin Restoration Program Reauthorization: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 4275) (H. Rept. 116–291), H8877 [14NO]
Launching Energy Advancement and Development Through Innovations for Natural Gas Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1685) (S. Rept. 116–118), S5705 [25SE]
Marine Energy Research and Development Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1821) (S. Rept. 116–141), S6091 [23OC]
Migratory Birds of the Americas Conservation Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 310) (S. Rept. 116–9), S1897 [14MR]
More Efficient Tools To Realize Information for Consumers (METRIC) Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 2296) (H. Rept. 116–215), H7900 [24SE]
MSI STEM Achievement Act: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House) (H.R. 4372) (H. Rept. 116–269), H8729 [5NO]
National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility Act: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) (S. 2695), S7113 [17DE]
National Estuaries and Acidification Research (NEAR) Act: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House) (H.R. 988) (H. Rept. 116–82), H4160 [23MY]
National Landslide Preparedness Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 529) (S. Rept. 116–165), S6888 [5DE]
——— Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1261) (H. Rept. 116–99), H4215 [3JN]
National Sea Grant College Program Act Reauthorization and Amendments: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2405) (H. Rept. 116–323), H9293 [5DE]
Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act Reauthorization: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 310), S866 [5FE]
Nexus of Energy and Water for Sustainability Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2799), S7113 [17DE]
NIMHD Research Endowment Revitalization Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 2927), S7113 [17DE]
NIST Adoption of Composite Technology in Infrastructure Facilitation: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 384) (S. Rept. 116–128), S5747 [26SE]
Nuclear Energy Leadership Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 903) (S. Rept. 116–114), S5663 [24SE]
Rare Earth Element Advanced Coal Technologies Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1052) (S. Rept. 116–74), S5359 [9SE]
Save Our Seas 2.0—Enhanced Global Engagement To Combat Marine Debris Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 2372), S5747 [26SE]
Save Our Seas 2.0—Improving Domestic Infrastructure To Prevent Marine Debris Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2260), S5705 [25SE]
Solar Energy Research and Development Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2668), S7113 [17DE]
South Florida Clean Coastal Waters Act: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House) (H.R. 335) (H. Rept. 116–202), H7664 [11SE]
Space Weather Research and Forecasting Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 881) (S. Rept. 116–171), S6991 [11DE]
STEM Opportunities Act: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House) (H.R. 2528) (H. Rept. 116–184), H7479 [30JY]
Sunshine on Sudden Unexpected Death Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1130), S6391 [5NO]
Supporting Veterans in STEM Careers Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 153) (S. Rept. 116–164), S6888 [5DE]
Sustainable Chemistry Research and Development Act: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House) (H.R. 2051) (H. Rept. 116–312), H9178 [26NO]
Technology Transitions Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2688), S7113 [17DE]
Ticks—Identify, Control, and Knockout (TICK) Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1657), S6391 [5NO]
Utilizing Significant Emissions With Innovative Technologies (USE IT) Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 383), S2385 [10AP]
——— Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 383) (S. Rept. 116–38), S2786 [13MY]
Vehicle Innovation Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1085) (S. Rept. 116–83), S5406 [10SE]
Vera Rubin Survey Telescope Designation Act: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House) (H.R. 3196) (H. Rept. 116–132), H5255 [27JN]
Wind Energy Research and Development Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2660), S7156 [18DE]
Statements
Dept. of Energy Budget Request Hearing: Senator Alexander, Committee on Approprations (Senate) Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, S2320 [9AP]
Vaccines Saves Lives—What Is Driving Preventable Disease Outbreaks: Senator Alexander, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S2509 [30AP]
Studies
Economic Burden and Future Impact of Parkinson’s Disease, S5786 [15OC]
Summaries
Tick-Borne Diseases Report: Tick-Borne Disease Working Group, H4538 [12JN]
Tables
Estimated pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 1947, Federal transfer of funds to Dept. of Veterans Affairs for nonprofit corporations established to fund research and education at medical centers exemption from certain Economy Act provisions, H4062 [21MY]
Texts of
H. Res. 28, consideration of H.R. 267, Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies appropriations, H302 [9JA]
H. Res. 445, consideration of H.R. 3055, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction appropriations, H4779 [19JN]
H.R. 34, Energy and Water Research Integration Act, H7177 [23JY]
H.R. 36, Combating Sexual Harassment in Science Act, H7173–H7175 [23JY]
H.R. 206, Encouraging Small Business Innovation Act, H526 [14JA]
H.R. 246, Stimulating Innovation Through Procurement Act, H524 [14JA]
H.R. 267, Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies appropriations, H398–H420 [10JA]
H.R. 335, South Florida Clean Coastal Waters Act, H8010 [26SE]
H.R. 425, Supporting Veterans in STEM Careers Act, H2058 [25FE]
H.R. 617, Dept. of Energy Veterans’ Health Initiative Act, H7179 [23JY]
H.R. 988, National Estuaries and Acidification Research (NEAR) Act, H4329 [5JN]
H.R. 1058, Autism Collaboration, Accountability, Research, Education, and Support (Autism CARES) Act, H7303 [24JY]
H.R. 1237, Coastal and Ocean Acidification Stressors and Threats (COAST) Research Act, H4318–H4320 [5JN]
H.R. 1261, National Landslide Preparedness Act, H4198–H4200 [3JN]
H.R. 1760, Advanced Nuclear Fuel Availability Act, H7545 [9SE]
H.R. 1947, Federal agency transfer of funds to Dept. of Veterans Affairs for nonprofit corporations established to fund research and education at medical centers exemption from certain Economy Act provisions, H4048 [21MY]
H.R. 2051, Sustainable Chemistry Research and Development Act, H9359–H9361 [9DE]
H.R. 2385, Dept. of Veterans Affairs grant program establishment to conduct cemetery research and produce educational materials for Veterans Legacy Program, H8129 [15OC]
H.R. 2507, Dept. of HHS grant programs and other initiatives to promote expanded screening of newborns and children for genetic diseases and disorders reauthorization, H7365–H7367 [24JY]
H.R. 2528, STEM Opportunities Act, H8005–H8009 [26SE]
H.R. 2919, Improving Investment Research for Small and Emerging Issuers Act, H5282 [9JY]
H.R. 3055, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction appropriations, H4804–H4877 [19JN]
H.R. 3106, Domestic and International Terrorism Documentation and Analysis of Threats in America (Domestic and International Terrorism DATA) Act, H8027 [26SE]
H.R. 3153, Expanding Findings for Federal Opioid Research and Treatment (EFFORT) Act, H7172 [23JY]
H.R. 3196, Vera Rubin Survey Telescope Designation Act, H7176 [23JY]
H.R. 3460, End Neglected Tropical Diseases Act, H9194 [3DE]
H.R. 4355, Identifying Outputs of Generative Adversarial Networks (IOGAN) Act, H9363 [9DE]
H.R. 4372, MSI STEM Achievement Act, H9353–H9355 [9DE]
H.R. 4373, Engineering Biology Research and Development Act, H9356–H9358 [9DE]
S. 153, Supporting Veterans in STEM Careers Act, S7164 [18DE]
S. 729, prohibit funding for Federal agencies and departments to establish panel, task force, advisory committee, or other efforts to challenge scientific consensus on climate change, S1743 [7MR]
S. 1249, American Innovation Act, S2520 [30AP]
S. 1250, American Cures Act, S2521 [30AP]
S. 1315, Wounded Warrior Workforce Enhancement Act, S2618 [2MY]
S. 1316, Wounded Warrior Research Enhancement Act, S2618 [2MY]
S. 1552, Marijuana Freedom and Opportunity Act, S2971 [20MY]
S. 1995, Safe Food Act, S4570–S4579 [26JN]
S. 2400, Expanding Cannabis Research and Information Act, S5253 [31JY]
S. 2458, America Grows Act, S5409 [10SE]
S. 2721, Healing Communities Through Health Care Act, S6191–S6193 [28OC]
S. Res. 29, Women’s Health Research Day, S681 [25JA]
S. Res. 83, American Heart Month and National Wear Red Day, S1544 [27FE]
S. Res. 90, Rare Disease Day, S1603 [28FE]
S. Res. 103, National Assistive Technology Awareness Day, S1764 [11MR]
S. Res. 113, National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day, S1907 [14MR]
S. Res. 119, support goals of World Tuberculosis Day, S1909 [14MR]
S. Res. 130, Endometriosis Awareness Month, S2093 [28MR]
S. Res. 157, Parkinson’s Awareness Month, S2391 [10AP]
S. Res. 160, Dept. of Defense Laboratory Day, S2440 [11AP]
S. Res. 165, recognize importance of vaccinations and immunizations, S2442 [11AP]
S. Res. 223, DIPG Pediatric Brain Cancer Awareness Day, S3117 [23MY]
S. Res. 225, support goals of International Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Awareness Day, S3117 [23MY]
S. Res. 245, Glioblastoma Awareness Day, S3325 [11JN]
S. Res. 251, International Year of the Salmon, S3483 [13JN]
S. Res. 275, call for international ethical standards in genome editing research, S4824 [15JY]
S. Res. 276, National Leiomyosarcoma Awareness Day and National Sarcoma Awareness Month, S4825 [15JY]
S. Res. 317, support goals and ideals of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Awareness Month, S5580 [18SE]
S. Res. 320, support goals and ideals of National Forensic Science Week, S5608 [19SE]
S. Res. 321, National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, S5608 [19SE]
S. Res. 329, National Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month, S5667 [24SE]
S. Res. 341, National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, S5711 [25SE]
S. Res. 354, National Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month, S5756 [26SE]
S. Res. 356, National Polycystic Kidney Disease Awareness Day, S5757 [26SE]
S. Res. 373, support goals and ideals of Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month, S5977 [22OC]
S. Res. 425, National Down Syndrome Awareness Month, S6612 [14NO]
S. Res. 431, support goals and ideals of American Diabetes Month, S6674 [19NO]
S. Res. 437, support goals and ideals of Stomach Cancer Awareness Month, S6759 [21NO]
S. Res. 448, National Phenylketonuria Awareness Day, S6906 [9DE]
S. Res. 452, support goals and ideals of World AIDS Day, S6954 [10DE]
S. Res. 460, American Geophysical Union (organization) anniversary, S7214 [19DE]