TECHNOLOGY related term(s) Electronics; Research; Science
Addresses
Joint Meeting of Congress: Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India, H3096–H3098 [22JN]
State of the Union: President Biden, S257–S262 [7FE], H729–H735 [7FE]
Amendments
Dept. of Commerce: clarify scope of major Federal action under National Environmental Policy Act relative to certain projects for production of semiconductors (S. 2228), S6005, S6010 [14DE]
Dept. of Justice: reauthorize and update Project Safe Childhood program to protect children from online predators (S. 1170), S5150 [24OC]
EPA: prohibit finalizing, implementing, or enforcing of proposed rules relative to emissions from vehicles (H.R. 4468), H6165 [6DE]
——— prohibit finalizing, implementing, or enforcing of proposed rules relative to emissions from vehicles (H.R. 4468), consideration (H. Res. 906), H6127 [5DE]
FAA: establish FAA Task Force on NOTAM Improvement (H.R. 346), S1570, S1571 [9MY]
Immigration: secure U.S. borders and reform immigration policies (H.R. 2), consideration (H. Res. 383), H2192 [10MY]
Motor vehicles: prevent elimination of sale of internal combustion engines (H.R. 1435), consideration (H. Res. 680), H4401 [19SE]
——— prevent elimination of sale of internal combustion engines (H.R. 1435), consideration (H. Res. 681), H4316 [14SE]
Space policy: establish demonstration program for active remediation of orbital debris and develop uniform orbital debris standard practices to support safe and sustainable orbital environment (S. 447), S5260, S5262 [31OC]
Telecommunications: facilitate access to electromagnetic spectrum for commercial space launches and commercial space reentries (S. 1648), S5266 [31OC]
Terrorism: provide remote access to court proceedings for victims of 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland (S. 3250), S5803, S5830 [6DE]
Articles and editorials
Congress Provided $7.5B for Electric Vehicle Chargers. Built So Far—Zero., H6123–H6125 [5DE]
EVs Made in the U.S. Are Dominating the Market, H4315 [14SE]
Ford To Build $3.5 Billion Lithium Iron Phosphate Battery Plant in Michigan Using CATL Technology, H2031 [26AP]
Bills and resolutions
Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response: address threats to public health and national security due to technical advancements in artificial intelligence or other emerging technology fields (see S. 2399), S3148 [19JY] (see H.R. 4704), H3699 [18JY]
Advisory Council To Support Victims of Gun Violence: establish (see S. 1893), S2028 [8JN] (see H.R. 3962), H2786 [9JN]
Agriculture: provide for diagnosis, maintenance, and repair of certain digital electronic agricultural equipment (see H.R. 6879), H6998 [19DE]
——— recognize efforts of agricultural research and promotion boards to develop and strengthen markets for specific commodities while increasing sales, consumer awareness, and overall demand (see H. Res. 588), H3575 [13JY]
AID: provide additional authorities in health technology innovation for global health in low-resource settings (see H.R. 6424), H5892 [15NO]
——— support prioritization and expanded use of innovation (see H.R. 2824), H1945 [25AP]
Air pollution: improve air quality management and safety of communities using best available monitoring technology and data (see S. 2045), S2145 [20JN] (see H.R. 4211), H2990 [20JN]
Armed Forces: authorize provision of non-medical counseling services to members or their dependents by mental health professional without regard to location of provider or recipient of such services (see H.R. 3267), H2310 [11MY]
——— ensure computer programming, coding, and artificial intelligence capabilities (see S. 1123), S1090 [30MR]
Army: ensure that members of reserve components may access Army Training Requirements and Resources System using personal Internet-enabled devices (see H.R. 4344), H3141 [23JN]
Artificial intelligence: ensure development and deployment is done in way that is safe and ethical and respects personal rights and privacy (see H. Res. 66), H428 [26JA]
——— provide framework for innovation and accountability (see S. 3312), S5540 [15NO]
Aviation: permit small, unmanned aircraft pilot research for public safety (see H.R. 5879), H4985 [3OC]
——— prohibit use of Federal funds for unmanned aircraft systems from foreign entities (see H.R. 3974), H2787 [9JN]
——— require interagency strategy for creating unified posture on counter-unmanned aircraft systems (C–UAS) capabilities and protections at U.S. international borders (see S. 1443), S1533 [4MY]
Bureau of the Census: add new educational attainment category to Current Population Survey for persons obtaining apprenticeships or technical certifications (see H.R. 2621), H1725 [13AP]
Business and industry: prohibit all transactions from TikTok Inc., or other social media companies in, or under influence of, certain foreign countries of concern (see S. 347), S311 [9FE] (see H.R. 1081), H852 [17FE]
——— prohibit certain uses of automated decision systems by employers (see S. 2419), S3458 [20JY]
——— provide for prohibitions on employers relative to recording and use of employee images (see H.R. 4836), H3895 [24JY]
——— provide incentives for domestic production of printed circuit boards (see H.R. 3249), H2309 [11MY]
ByteDance Ltd.: require to divest itself of certain assets and require Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. to review certain business relationships between ByteDance and U.S. businesses (see H.R. 4927), H4029 [26JY]
Cargo transportation: strengthen requirements relative to advance electronic information for cargo (see S. 1711), S1744 [18MY] (see H.R. 4023), H2807 [12JN]
Center for Biomedical Innovation and Development: establish (see S. 1441), S1533 [4MY]
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: make Care Compare website and its data more accessible by individuals using search engines (see S. 2112), S2222 [22JN]
CFTC: require digital commodity transactions reporting (see H.R. 5966), H5020 [17OC]
CFTC and SEC: provide for system of regulation of digital assets (see H.R. 4763), H3886 [20JY]
Children and youth: establish requirements for labeling and user agreements of Internet-connected toys for children (see H.R. 413), H249 [20JA]
——— modernize online child protection laws (see H.R. 5182), H4171 [8AU]
——— protect victims of online child sexual abuse (see H.R. 2732), H1886 [19AP]
——— provide families with tools, safeguards, and transparency needed to protect against threats to children’s health and well-being online (see S. 1409), S1463 [2MY]
China: call on public, private, and nonprofit sectors to take action to counter ‘‘Made in China 2025’’ Plan (see H. Res. 697), H4381 [18SE]
——— condemn theft of intellectual property and control export of covered national interest technology and intellectual property (see H.R. 2594), H1724 [13AP]
——— counter military-civil fusion strategy of Chinese Communist Party and prevent U.S. contributions to development of dual-use technology in China (see S. 1368), S1418 [27AP] (see H.R. 2993), H2116 [28AP]
——— impose export controls and sanctions to address security threat posed by genetic mapping efforts of China and other countries (see S. 2551), S3620 [26JY] (see H.R. 5209), H4186 [15AU]
——— prohibit arms sales, cyber-security sales, and military sales (see H.R. 4001), H2806 [12JN]
——— prohibit money services businesses from engaging in any transaction that involves central bank digital currency issued by China (see S. 3248), S5426 [8NO] (see H.R. 804), H678 [2FE]
——— require anyone who maintains Internet site or mobile app owned by Chinese Communist Party or located in China to disclose that fact to anyone who downloads or otherwise uses such application (see S. 3329), S5540 [15NO] (see H.R. 784), H677 [2FE]
——— require anyone who maintains Internet site or mobile app that stores information in China to disclose that fact and whether Chinese Communist Party or Chinese state-owned entity has access (see H.R. 742), H675 [2FE]
——— safeguard certain U.S. technology and intellectual property from export to or influence by China and protect U.S. industry from unfair competition by China (see S. 153), S147 [30JA]
Citizenship: permit remote oath ceremonies (see H.R. 3544), H2455 [18MY]
Civil liberties: require disclosure of camera or recording capability in certain Internet-connected devices (see S. 90), S98 [25JA] (see H.R. 538), H426 [26JA]
Classified information: improve classification and declassification of national security information (see S. 1518), S1602 [10MY] (see S. 3495), S5961 [13DE] (see H.R. 5977), H5020 [17OC]
Climate: create publicly accessible database of fossil-fuel powered travel of President, Vice President, and political appointees (see S. 2189), S2224 [22JN]
——— ensure 100 percent renewable electricity, zero emission vehicles, and regenerative agriculture by 2030 to address global warming caused by human activity (see H.R. 598), H489 [27JA]
Collector Car Appreciation Day: designate (see S. Res. 300), S2985 [18JY] (see H. Res. 573), H3160 [30JN]
Commercial Space Activity Advisory Committee: establish (see S. 3342), S5541 [15NO]
Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S.: include Sec. of Agriculture as member (see S. 168), S172 [31JA] (see H.R. 683), H576 [31JA] (see H.R. 3378), H2376 [16MY]
——— require review of greenfield investments by China (see S. 2069), S2185 [21JN] (see H.R. 5926), H4998 [11OC]
Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 11), H107 [9JA]
Computers: require reports on artificial intelligence regulation in financial services and artificial intelligence-enabled military applications vulnerabilities, and establish artificial intelligence bug bounty programs (see S. 3050), S5048 [17OC]
Congress: rename Office of Technology Assessment as Congressional Office of Technology and revise functions and duties (see S. 2618), S3754 [27JY] (see H.R. 5055), H4141 [27JY]
Conservation of energy: provide that consumer room air cleaners are covered products to which certain energy conservation standards apply (see S. 235), S229 [2FE]
Construction industries: conduct research, development, demonstration, and commercial application of technologies to reduce emissions of U.S. cement, concrete, asphalt binder, and asphalt mixture production (see S. 3439), S5851 [7DE]
Consumers: protect privacy of personally-identifiable health and location data (see S. 631), S636 [2MR]
Copyrights: limit term of new copyrights and apply new limit retroactively (see H.R. 576), H428 [26JA]
——— provide fair treatment of radio stations and artists for use of sound recordings (see S. 253), S230 [2FE] (see H.R. 791), H677 [2FE]
Corp. for National and Community Service: establish service programs dedicated to digital equity for underserved communities (see H.R. 3975), H2787 [9JN]
Corps of Engineers: permit sale of technologies to certain water and irrigation districts to expedite removal of harmful algal blooms (see H.R. 5756), H4713 [27SE]
Correctional institutions: provide for additional prohibitions and enhanced penalties for providing or possessing wireless communications devices in detention facilities (see H.R. 3949), H2786 [9JN]
Courts: authorize notaries public to perform, and establish minimum standards for, certain electronic and remote notarizations and require Federal and State courts to recognize such notarizations performed by notary public (see S. 1212), S1255 [19AP] (see H.R. 1059), H851 [17FE]
——— prescribe judicial review requirements for certain energy, manufacturing, and critical infrastructure projects (see S. 3170), S5257 [31OC]
——— provide for right of action against Federal employees for violations of rights secured by First Amendment to Constitution (see S. 2616), S3754 [27JY]
——— require notice of criminal surveillance orders be eventually provided to targets, reform use of non-disclosure orders to providers, and prohibit indefinite sealing of criminal surveillance orders (see H.R. 5331), H4217 [1SE]
——— require warrant for disclosure of records from provider of electronic communication service or remote computing service (see H.R. 5309), H4210 [29AU]
Crime: criminalize abuse relative to assisted reproductive technology (see H.R. 451), H276 [24JA]
——— make fraudulent dealings in firearms and ammunition online unlawful (see S. 2794), S4440 [13SE] (see H.R. 5449), H4296 [13SE]
——— prohibit certain dangerous drone aircraft activity (see S. 157), S171 [31JA] (see H.R. 2944), H2083 [27AP]
——— prohibit non-consensual disclosure of digitally altered intimate images (see H.R. 3106), H2135 [5MY]
Cryptocurrency: clarify applicability of sanctions and anti-money laundering compliance obligations to U.S. persons in decentralized finance technology sector and virtual currency kiosk operators (see S. 2355), S2984 [18JY]
——— express support for blockchain technology and digital assets (see H. Res. 604), H3888 [20JY]
——— provide for regulation of payment stablecoins (see H.R. 4766), H3886 [20JY]
——— recognize importance of proof-of-work mining, used for certain cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, to U.S. ability to achieve its energy goals and grow its economy (see H. Res. 238), H1301 [21MR]
——— require interagency study on environmental and energy impacts of crypto-asset mining and assess crypto-asset mining compliance with Clean Air Act (see S. 661), S654 [6MR] (see H.R. 1460), H1205 [8MR]
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency: establish duties of Director relative to open source software security (see S. 917), S909 [22MR] (see H.R. 3286), H2342 [15MY]
Dept. of Agriculture: award grants to specialty crop producers to acquire certain automation and mechanization equipment and provide training for use of such equipment (see H.R. 5062), H4141 [27JY]
——— award grants to support microchipping of dogs and cats in animal shelters or similar establishments (see H.R. 3709), H2637 [25MY]
——— carry out activities to reduce food loss and waste (see S. 2889), S4654 [21SE] (see H.R. 5657), H4455 [21SE]
——— codify Rural Hospital Technical Assistance Program (see H.R. 4713), H3699 [18JY]
——— conduct research on measurement, monitoring, reporting, and verification of greenhouse gas emissions and carbon sequestration (see S. 2241), S2310 [11JY] (see H.R. 5160), H4165 [4AU]
——— develop voluntary interconnectivity standards and prioritize cybersecurity needs for precision agriculture technologies (see S. 734), S742 [9MR] (see H.R. 1697), H1325 [22MR]
——— establish Agriculture Cybersecurity Centers (see H.R. 4387), H3150 [27JN]
——— establish and carry out pilot program to use blockchain technology in food safety and labeling (see H.R. 4199), H2964 [16JN]
——— establish cacao tree health initiative (see H.R. 1454), H1205 [8MR]
——— establish energy circuit rider program to disseminate technical and other assistance to rural communities to support energy efficiency and clean energy projects (see S. 3489), S5961 [13DE]
——— establish floriculture and nursery plant health initiative (see H.R. 1426), H1149 [7MR]
——— establish initiative to support peer-to-peer conservation education and training networks for farmers to reduce soil erosion (see H.R. 5500), H4345 [14SE]
——— establish last acre program to advance precision agriculture connectivity and broadband deployment in unserved and underserved areas (see S. 2542), S3620 [26JY] (see H.R. 6142), H5227 [1NO]
——— establish precision agriculture loan program (see S. 719), S715 [8MR] (see H.R. 1495), H1247 [9MR]
——— establish program to certify artificial intelligence software used in connection with producing agricultural products (see H.R. 6806), H6984 [14DE]
——— establish Specialty Crop Mechanization and Automation Research and Development Program (see H.R. 4173), H2958 [15JN]
——— expand national organic certification cost-share program into comprehensive organic program (see S. 1582), S1624 [11MY] (see H.R. 3650), H2596 [24MY]
——— expand opportunity for agricultural producers, increase consumer choice in food markets, and enhance American international competitiveness by establishing new programs for food innovation (see H.R. 5023), H4139 [27JY]
——— extend scope of Agriculture Advanced Research and Development Authority to address harmful animal and plant pathogens and provide States additional access to agricultural innovation projects (see H.R. 2385), H1641 [29MR]
——— grant priority for broadband deployment assistance to areas that are unserved (see H.R. 922), H824 [9FE]
——— improve agricultural productivity, profitability, resilience, and ecological outcomes through modernized data infrastructure and analysis (see S. 98), S120 [26JA]
——— improve process for awarding grants to counties in which majority of land is owned or managed by Federal Government and to other units of local government and Tribal governments in those counties (see S. 1580), S1624 [11MY] (see H.R. 3595), H2500 [22MY] (see H.R. 6891), H7006 [22DE]
——— improve Rural Energy for America Program (see S. 2594), S3753 [27JY] (see S. 3378), S5692 [30NO] (see H.R. 5051), H4141 [27JY]
——— include as high-priority research and extension initiative research and extension on precision agriculture workforce development (see H.R. 5459), H4344 [14SE]
——— increase access to, and minimum speeds of, broadband telecommunications services in rural areas, and provide grants, loans, and loan guarantees to finance costs of such services (see H.R. 3964), H2786 [9JN]
——— increase agricultural representation for U.S. territories (see H.R. 4593), H3477 [12JY]
——— leverage incentives for adoption of costly precision agriculture technology (see S. 720), S715 [8MR] (see H.R. 1459), H1205 [8MR]
——— modify and extend grants for assistive technology programs for farmers with disabilities (see H.R. 4586), H3477 [12JY]
——— permit video or telephone certifications under Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) (see S. 984), S954 [27MR] (see H.R. 2424), H1691 [30MR]
——— procure minimum amount of meat and poultry products from small meat processors and develop digital livestock exchange platform (see S. 2792), S4440 [13SE]
——— provide technical assistance to improve infrastructure in foreign markets for U.S. agricultural commodities (see S. 2570), S3753 [27JY] (see H.R. 4612), H3574 [13JY]
——— reauthorize and improve ReConnect loan and grant program (see S. 130), S146 [30JA] (see S. 1642), S1704 [17MY] (see H.R. 3216), H2307 [11MY] (see H.R. 4227), H2990 [20JN]
——— reauthorize Community Connect Grant Program (see S. 1611), S1678 [16MY] (see H.R. 6473), H5902 [21NO]
——— reauthorize distance learning and telemedicine grant program (see S. 2447), S3459 [20JY]
——— reauthorize Distance Learning and Telemedicine Program (see H.R. 5308), H4210 [29AU]
——— streamline applications from farmers to be vendors under certain nutrition programs (see S. 2504), S3619 [26JY] (see H.R. 4943), H4030 [26JY]
Dept. of Commerce: apply foreign-direct product rules to Iran (see H.R. 6603), H6144 [5DE]
——— apply Freedom of Information Act to actions and decisions of Assistant Sec. for Communications and Information in carrying out Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program (see S. 1234), S1293 [20AP] (see H.R. 5173), H4171 [8AU]
——— clarify scope of major Federal action under National Environmental Policy Act relative to certain projects for production of semiconductors (see S. 2228), S2310 [11JY] (see H.R. 4549), H3205 [11JY]
——— codify Institute for Telecommunication Sciences and establish initiative to support development of emergency communication and tracking technologies (see H.R. 1343), H1112 [3MR]
——— conduct study and hold public meetings with respect to artificial intelligence systems (see H.R. 3369), H2376 [16MY]
——— conduct study on tech startups (see H.R. 5398), H4262 [12SE]
——— develop national strategy to close digital divide (see S. 2238), S2310 [11JY] (see H.R. 4505), H3176 [10JY]
——— ensure rural and distressed communities can more readily use Economic Development Administration grants to develop high-speed broadband access (see H.R. 1752), H1408 [23MR]
——— establish competitive grant program to assist local governments in providing efficient review and approval of zoning and permitting applications that facilitate deployment of broadband infrastructure (see H.R. 1241), H969 [28FE]
——— establish critical supply chain resiliency and crisis response program and secure U.S. leadership in deploying emerging technologies (see H.R. 6571), H6109 [4DE]
——— establish procedures to include certain foreign persons that pose threat to security of supply chains of Internet of Things devices on Entity List (see H.R. 942), H824 [9FE]
——— establish voluntary program to identify and promote Internet-connected products that meet industry-leading cybersecurity and data security standards, guidelines, and procedures (see H.R. 4623), H3574 [13JY]
——— establish working group on performance criteria for radio receivers (see H.R. 3431), H2425 [17MY]
——— improve management of electromagnetic spectrum (see H.R. 4504), H3176 [10JY]
——— include certain persons of China subject to export licensing regulations on entity list maintained by Dept. of the Treasury (see S. 2275), S2360 [12JY]
——— prohibit any transactions using Alipay in U.S. (see H.R. 5447), H4296 [13SE]
——— prohibit support for remote use or cloud use of certain integrated circuits by entities located in China or Macau (see H.R. 4683), H3639 [17JY]
——— promote space situational awareness and space traffic coordination and modify functions and leadership of Office of Space Commerce (see H.R. 6385), H5728 [13NO]
——— provide for export approvals for high-performance computers to India (see H.R. 5374), H4229 [8SE]
——— provide for presumption of denial of licenses for export, reexport, or in-country transfer of technology to end users in China or Russia (see S. 2170), S2223 [22JN]
——— report on and develop whole-of-Government strategy relative to economic competitiveness of information and communication technology supply chain (see H.R. 1354), H1112 [3MR]
——— require export controls relative to certain personal data of U.S. nationals and individuals in U.S. (see S. 1974), S2096 [14JN] (see H.R. 4108), H2930 [14JN]
——— require pilot program on use of big data analytics to identify vessels evading sanctions and export controls and report on availability of emerging technologies subject to export controls (see S. 2248), S2311 [11JY]
——— require SelectUSA to coordinate with State-level economic development organizations to increase foreign direct investment in semiconductor-related manufacturing and production (see S. 229), S229 [2FE] (see H.R. 752), H675 [2FE]
——— require States and political subdivisions to streamline certain broadband infrastructure fees to receive Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program grant funds (see H.R. 3298), H2343 [15MY]
——— review, prohibit, and mitigate certain information communications and technology transactions between persons in U.S. and foreign adversaries (see S. 686), S669 [7MR]
——— strengthen export controls for emerging and foundational technologies that bolster destabilizing activities of Iran and prevent U.S. products and components from being used to support Iranian terrorism (see S. 450), S426 [15FE]
——— submit report assessing value, cost, and feasibility of developing trans-Atlantic submarine fiber optic cable connecting contiguous U.S., Virgin Islands, Ghana, and Nigeria (see H.R. 3385), H2376 [16MY]
——— submit report to Congress examining cybersecurity of mobile service networks (see H.R. 1123), H865 [21FE]
——— take actions necessary and appropriate to promote U.S. competitiveness relative to deployment, use, application, and competitiveness of blockchain technology or other distributed ledger technology (see H.R. 6572), H6109 [4DE]
Dept. of Defense: allow certain military spouses employed by Dept. to telework full time (see S. 2533), S3620 [26JY]
——— authorize appropriations for construction of cyber instructional facility at Fort Gordon, GA (see S. 2215), S2287 [10JY]
——— carry out pilot program entering into contract for calculation, using machine learning and artificial intelligence algorithms, of basic allowance for housing rates for certain military housing areas (see H.R. 5230), H4191 [18AU]
——— carry out pilot program to pre-program suicide prevention resources into smart devices issued to Armed Forces members (see H.R. 3009), H2117 [28AP]
——— codify Office of Small Business Programs Project Spectrum (see H.R. 4915), H4029 [26JY]
——— conduct detection, monitoring, and other operations in cyberspace to counter Mexican transnational criminal organizations engaged in certain activities that cross southern U.S. border (see S. 2715), S3757 [27JY]
——— conduct operational assessment of installation defense capabilities to defeat unmanned aircraft system (see H.R. 6898), H7007 [22DE]
——— consolidate all executive authority regarding use of armed unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) (see H.R. 5442), H4296 [13SE]
——— develop bug bounty program relative to dual-use foundational artificial intelligence models (see S. 2502), S3619 [26JY]
——— establish centralized database to record and maintain information relative to training performed by service members (see H.R. 5148), H4164 [4AU]
——— establish Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer Governing Council (see S. 3004), S4916 [3OC]
——— establish Civilian Cybersecurity Reserve to address U.S. cybersecurity needs relative to national security (see S. 903), S860 [21MR]
——— establish fund for conduct of collaborative defense projects between U.S. and Israel in emerging technologies (see S. 1802), S1899 [1JN] (see H.R. 1777), H1437 [24MR]
——— establish Office of Strategic Capital (see H.R. 4952), H4030 [26JY]
——— establish working group to develop and coordinate artificial intelligence initiative among certain allied nations known as Five Eyes countries (see H.R. 6425), H5892 [15NO]
——— extend and modify pilot program to improve cyber cooperation with foreign military partners in Southeast Asia (see S. 1517), S1602 [10MY] (see H.R. 6182), H5361 [2NO]
——— funding to test hypersonic weapon systems with B–1 bomber (see S. 2338), S2984 [18JY]
——— make certain improvements to enterprise-wide procurement of cyber data products and services (see H.R. 1718), H1326 [22MR]
——— modify authority to carry out defense laboratory modernization program (see H.R. 5320), H4216 [1SE]
——— prohibit from acquiring computers or printers manufactured by or from entities controlled by China (see H.R. 5227), H4191 [18AU]
——— prohibit use of Federal funds to launch nuclear weapon using autonomous weapons system that is not subject to meaningful human control (see S. 1394), S1441 [1MY] (see H.R. 2894), H2048 [26AP]
——— provide briefing to Committee on Armed Services (House) on plans to implement certain science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education and outreach efforts (see H. Res. 944), H7007 [22DE]
——— provide for use of Selected Reserve and Individual Ready Reserve members to respond to significant cyber events (see S. 2153), S2223 [22JN]
——— report on Army light tactical wheeled vehicles (see H.R. 6899), H7007 [22DE]
——— report on efforts to coordinate with defense industrial base for purposes of countering certain capabilities of China’s People’s Liberation Army (see H.R. 6902), H7007 [22DE]
——— require Director of Defense Media Activity establish course of education on digital content provenance and carry out pilot program implementing digital content provenance standards (see S. 2222), S2287 [10JY] (see S. 3504), S5961 [13DE]
——— require each military department to identify promising research programs of Small Business Innovation Research Program or Small Business Technology Transfer Program for inclusion in future budgets and plans (see H.R. 273), H202 [11JA]
Dept. of Education: allow use of Student Support and Academic Enrichment Program grants to reinforce school safety infrastructure, technology, and personnel (see S. 1083), S1088 [30MR] (see H.R. 2483), H1707 [6AP] (see H.R. 5184), H4180 [11AU]
——— amend Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program to require online portal (see H.R. 6792), H6983 [14DE]
——— carry out program to increase access to prekindergarten through high school computer science education (see H.R. 4174), H2958 [15JN]
——— conduct study on use of mobile devices in elementary and secondary schools and establish pilot program of awarding grants to enable certain schools to create school environment free of mobile devices (see S. 3266), S5458 [9NO]
——— disclose certain information about career and technical education and funding and require Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) to include career and technical education acknowledgment (see S. 3537), S5996 [14DE] (see H.R. 4819), H3888 [20JY] (see H.R. 6838), H6985 [14DE]
——— establish grant program for State and local educational agencies to promote digital citizenship and media literacy (see S. 394), S351 [13FE]
——— establish interactive online dashboard to improve public access to information about student loan forgiveness programs, repayment programs, and repayment plans (see S. 3524), S5996 [14DE]
——— establish National Center for Advanced Development in Education at Institute for Education Sciences (see H.R. 6691), H6813 [11DE]
——— establish pilot program to award competitive grants for integration of cybersecurity education (see H.R. 6124), H5181 [30OC]
——— establish program to facilitate transition to tuition-free community college in certain States (see H.R. 3028), H2117 [28AP]
——— expand eligibility of historically Black college or universities and predominantly Black institutions for certain graduate-level science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education grants (see H.R. 4176), H2958 [15JN]
——— include indoor agricultural technology as activity that supports well-rounded education (see H.R. 4022), H2807 [12JN]
——— incorporate career and technical education into Institute for Education Sciences research and data collection agenda to improve State career readiness programs (see S. 2290), S2459 [13JY]
——— increase funding for Federal career and technical education programs (see H. Res. 222), H1279 [10MR]
——— make grants for purpose of increasing access to data literacy education (see H.R. 1050), H839 [14FE]
——— prohibit Federal funding to institutions of higher education unless it has banned use of TikTok on electronic devices (see H.R. 231), H149 [10JA]
——— promote career awareness in accounting as part of well-rounded science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) educational experience under Student Support and Academic Enrichment Grant program (see S. 1705), S1743 [18MY] (see H.R. 3541), H2455 [18MY]
——— require institutions of higher education that receive Federal funds to adopt policies to prevent harassment and bullying (see S. 2902), S4654 [21SE] (see H.R. 5685), H4462 [22SE]
Dept. of Energy: assign energy emergency and energy security functions, including responsibilities relative to infrastructure and cybersecurity, to assistant secretary (see H.R. 3277), H2310 [11MY]
——— carry out demonstration program for projects that improve electric grid resilience relative to wildfires (see H.R. 3615), H2546 [23MY]
——— create biofuel and fuel cell vehicle research, development, and demonstration program (see H.R. 910), H823 [9FE]
——— develop and support adoption of voluntary streamlined permitting and inspection process for permitting of qualifying distributed energy systems (see S. 3099), S5110 [19OC] (see H.R. 5997), H5032 [19OC]
——— establish competitive grant program to fund feasibility studies for advanced nuclear reactors (see H.R. 4674), H3639 [17JY]
——— establish critical materials processing technology capability (see H.R. 4996), H4138 [27JY]
——— establish Energy Threat Analysis Center to improve information sharing across energy sector (see S. 914), S909 [22MR]
——— establish Financing Energy Efficient Manufacturing Program to provide financial assistance to promote energy efficiency and onsite renewable technologies in manufacturing facilities (see S. 3156), S5213 [26OC] (see H.R. 6076), H5172 [26OC]
——— establish hydrogen infrastructure finance and innovation pilot program (see S. 649), S636 [2MR]
——— establish Hydrogen Technologies for Heavy Industry Grant Program (see S. 646), S636 [2MR]
——— establish program to provide financial assistance to graduate students and postdoctoral researchers pursuing certain courses of study relative to cybersecurity and energy infrastructure (see H.R. 302), H203 [11JA]
——— exempt certain Federal hydrogen programs that utilize zero-carbon emission sources from National Environmental Policy Act permitting requirements (see H.R. 2962), H2084 [27AP]
——— expand advanced nuclear technologies financial assistance program to support licensing and construction of advanced nuclear reactors and associated supply chain infrastructure (see H.R. 3487), H2453 [18MY]
——— make awards to cover regulatory costs relating to licensing certain first-of-a-kind advanced nuclear reactors (see H.R. 6253), H5543 [7NO]
——— prohibit changing energy conservation standards for distribution transformers for certain period (see S. 2036), S2123 [15JN] (see H.R. 4167), H2957 [15JN]
——— prohibit from prescribing any new or amended energy conservation standard for products not technologically feasible and economically justified (see H.R. 6192), H5362 [2NO]
——— promulgate regulations to facilitate timely submission of notifications regarding cybersecurity incidents and potential cybersecurity incidents with respect to critical electric infrastructure (see H.R. 1148), H866 [21FE] (see H.R. 1160), H873 [24FE]
——— provide additional Federal flexibility to enhance development and deployment of advanced nuclear reactor technology (see H.R. 4677), H3639 [17JY]
——— provide for advancements in carbon removal research, quantification, and commercialization, including by harnessing natural processes (see S. 1576), S1624 [11MY]
——— provide for program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application in vehicle technologies (see S. 1099), S1089 [30MR] (see H.R. 4542), H3204 [11JY] (see H.R. 5090), H4151 [28JY]
——— provide grants and loans to support and expand domestic solar component manufacturing supply chain (see S. 1643), S1704 [17MY] (see H.R. 4990), H4138 [27JY]
——— provide technology grants to strengthen domestic mining education (see S. 912), S909 [22MR] (see H.R. 2685), H1845 [18AP]
——— repeal High-Efficiency Electric Home Rebate Program and transfer funds to Dept. of Justice Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (see H.R. 928), H824 [9FE]
——— report to Congress assessment of any physical or cybersecurity incidents to storage facility or related facility of Strategic Petroleum Reserve (see H.R. 4859), H3948 [25JY]
——— research how quantum information science, technology, and engineering can enhance resilience and security of electric grid (see S. 3115), S5143 [24OC] (see H.R. 6372), H5728 [13NO]
——— secure supply of critical energy resources, including critical minerals and other materials (see H.R. 1068), H852 [17FE]
——— support carbon dioxide removal research and development (see S. 2812), S4525 [14SE] (see H.R. 5457), H4343 [14SE]
Dept. of Energy, national laboratories, and SBA: provide for joint research and development activities (see H.R. 4669), H3639 [17JY]
Dept. of Energy and NSF: improve coordination on activities carried out under National Quantum Initiative Program (see S. 2450), S3459 [20JY] (see H.R. 6016), H5038 [20OC]
Dept. of HHS: allow community supports to meet specific needs of families and children through electronic care portal under Marylee Allen Promoting Safe and Stable Families program (see S. 73), S98 [25JA] (see H.R. 476), H277 [24JA]
——— award grants to eligible entities to establish or maintain student mental health and safety helpline (see H.R. 822), H679 [2FE]
——— carry out grant program for early childhood science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM) activities (see H.R. 3374), H2376 [16MY]
——— develop strategy for public health preparedness and response to artificial intelligence threats relating to biological or chemical weapons (see S. 2346), S2984 [18JY]
——— ensure expenses relating to acquisition or use of devices to detect fentanyl, xylazine, and other emerging adulterant substances, including test strips are allowable expenses under certain grant programs (see S. 2976), S4759 [28SE] (see H.R. 5801), H4854 [28SE]
——— establish home-based telemental health care demonstration program to increase mental health services in rural medically underserved populations and in farming, fishing, and forestry occupations (see S. 1077), S1088 [30MR] (see H.R. 6534), H6049 [30NO]
——— establish interactive online dashboard to improve public access to information about grant funding relative to mental health and substance use disorder programs (see S. 2444), S3459 [20JY] (see H.R. 4830), H3895 [24JY]
——— establish position of Outreach Coordinator within Office of Minority Health (see H.R. 3268), H2310 [11MY]
——— establish task force to improve access to health care information technology for non-English speakers (see H.R. 6033), H5043 [24OC]
——— establish uniform data standards, strengthen data sharing processes between public health entities, and establish grant program to develop best practices on soliciting demographic information (see S. 3545), S5996 [14DE] (see H.R. 3791), H2712 [1JN]
——— extend health information technology assistance eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, and substance abuse professionals and facilities (see S. 2688), S3756 [27JY] (see S. 2688), H4157 [1AU]
——— improve access to and quality of primary health care and expand health workforce (see S. 2840), S4589 [19SE]
——— prescribe regulation reducing risks in gene synthesis products (see S. 2400), S3148 [19JY] (see H.R. 4702), H3699 [18JY]
——— provide temporary licensing reciprocity for telehealth and interstate health care treatment (see H.R. 5541), H4380 [18SE]
——— report on interoperability of medical devices (see H.R. 1557), H1279 [10MR]
——— secure National Suicide Prevention Lifeline from cybersecurity incidents (see S. 1493), S1566 [9MY] (see H.R. 498), H322 [25JA]
——— study and report on actions taken to expand access to telehealth services under Medicare, Medicaid, and Children’s Health Insurance programs (see H.R. 1110), H864 [21FE]
——— update guidance relative to gene synthesis (see S. 2356), S2984 [18JY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: allow for cooperative research activities with Taiwan to strengthen preparedness against cyber threats and enhance capabilities in cybersecurity (see H.R. 1127), H865 [21FE]
——— assess technology needs along maritime border and develop strategy for bridging such gaps (see H.R. 5839), H4909 [29SE]
——— authorize appropriations for Geospatial Management Office (see H.R. 6137), H5227 [1NO]
——— collect biometric information from non-citizens seeking entry into U.S., those apprehended by Customs and Border Protection, or those applying for immigration benefits (see H.R. 4546), H3204 [11JY]
——— combat efforts of criminal organizations to recruit individuals in U.S. via social media platforms and other online services and assess use of such platforms and services for illicit activities (see S. 61), S75 [24JA] (see H.R. 2393), H1641 [29MR]
——— develop comprehensive plan to identify, deploy, and integrate emerging technologies to achieve greater situational awareness along northern and southern borders of U.S. (see H.R. 6391), H5728 [13NO]
——— direct Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to establish K–12 Cybersecurity Technology Improvement Program (see S. 1191), S1255 [19AP] (see H.R. 2845), H1946 [25AP]
——— engage in cybersecurity cooperation with Abraham Accords countries (see S. 1777), S1843 [31MY]
——— enhance capabilities for outbound inspections at southern land border (see S. 1897), S2028 [8JN]
——— ensure Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency can notify private and public sector entities put at risk by cybersecurity vulnerabilities in critical U.S. networks and systems (see H.R. 280), H202 [11JA]
——— ensure that efforts to engage in espionage or technology transfer are considered in visa issuance (see S. 370), S312 [9FE] (see H.R. 6286), H5650 [8NO]
——— establish Aviation Security Checkpoint Technology Fund (see S. 2548), S3620 [26JY] (see H.R. 3061), H2125 [2MY]
——— establish Civilian Cybersecurity Reserve to address U.S. cybersecurity needs relative to national security (see S. 885), S859 [21MR]
——— establish Critical Technology Security Centers to evaluate and test security of critical technology (see H.R. 2866), H1947 [25AP]
——— establish Joint Task Force to Combat Opioid Trafficking (see H.R. 3658), H2596 [24MY]
——— evaluate U.S. Customs and Border Protection implementation of integrated biometric entry and exit data system (see H.R. 6138), H5227 [1NO]
——— improve biodetection functions (see H.R. 6174), H5361 [2NO]
——— improve integrated public alert and warning system relative to active shooters (see H.R. 5497), H4345 [14SE]
——— include citizenship status as part of minimum requirements for driver’s licenses and identification cards issued by States (see H.R. 4597), H3573 [13JY]
——— issue guidance relative to space systems, services, and technology as critical infrastructure (see H.R. 5017), H4139 [27JY]
——— prohibit from operating or procuring certain foreign-made unmanned aircraft systems (see H.R. 1501), H1247 [9MR]
——— provide for remediation of cybersecurity vulnerabilities (see H.R. 285), H202 [11JA]
——— provide lawful permanent resident status for certain advanced science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) degree holders (see S. 2384), S3147 [19JY] (see H.R. 5477), H4344 [14SE]
——— publish report on number of migrants at each port of entry apprehended, paroled, or granted work authorization (see S. 3187), S5315 [1NO] (see H.R. 6523), H6049 [30NO]
——— reprogram certain IRS funding to improve border security and enforcement (see S. 1312), S1382 [26AP]
——— require comprehensive southern border strategy (see H.R. 3508), H2454 [18MY]
——— require Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency report on impact of SolarWinds cyber incident on information systems of Federal agencies and departments and other critical infrastructure (see H.R. 3166), H2171 [9MY]
——— require Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to develop campaign program to raise awareness regarding importance of cybersecurity in U.S. (see S. 1835), S1983 [6JN]
——— require Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to develop comprehensive rural hospital cybersecurity workforce development strategy (see S. 1560), S1623 [11MY]
——— require U.S. Customs and Border Protection to annually review and update policies and manuals to ensure uniform inspection practices along U.S. border (see S. 3112), S5143 [24OC]
——— secure southern border, reform asylum system, provide earned path to citizenship, make e-verify mandatory, and establish American Worker Fund using immigrant restitution payments (see H.R. 3599), H2545 [23MY]
——— study feasibility of establishing Civilian Cyber Defense National Resource (see H.R. 278), H202 [11JA]
Dept. of Homeland Security and Office of Director of National Intelligence: submit report on foreign threats to U.S. elections and test for and monitor cybersecurity vulnerabilities in certain election equipment (see H.R. 4462), H3166 [3JY]
Dept. of HUD: improve safety and security of families living in public and federally assisted housing in high-crime areas (see S. 578), S568 [1MR] (see H.R. 1334), H1049 [1MR]
——— prohibit use of biometric recognition technology in certain federally assisted dwelling units (see H.R. 5358), H4229 [8SE]
——— require owners of covered federally assisted rental dwelling units to install temperature sensors in such units (see H.R. 4203), H2964 [16JN]
Dept. of Justice: allow for civil and criminal actions against certain providers of interactive computer services relative to fentanyl trafficking (see S. 2264), S2360 [12JY]
——— authorize acquisition and installation of gunshot detection systems under matching grant program for school security (see H.R. 6158), H5228 [1NO]
——— establish CCP Initiative program (see S. 511), S457 [16FE] (see H.R. 1398), H1148 [7MR]
——— establish grant program for jurisdictions with high rates of violent crime (see H.R. 320), H232 [12JA]
——— establish grant program for States to modernize criminal justice data infrastructure to facilitate automated record sealing and expungement (see H.R. 2983), H2085 [27AP]
——— establish grant program to incentivize States to establish point-of-contact systems for firearm sales subject to background check (see H.R. 4159), H2957 [15JN]
——— establish pilot program to address technology-related abuse in domestic violence cases (see S. 3213), S5338 [2NO] (see H.R. 6173), H5361 [2NO]
——— establish pilot program to develop, expand, and maintain digital community resource guides to advance reentry efforts of individuals returning to their communities after incarceration (see H.R. 4404), H3157 [30JN]
——— prevent conflicts of interest and promote competition in sale and purchase of digital advertising (see S. 1073), S1088 [30MR]
——— provide grants to State and local law enforcement agencies to purchase chemical screening devices to detect dangerous drugs and train personnel on use of such devices (see S. 1507), S1567 [9MY] (see H.R. 3148), H2170 [9MY]
——— reauthorize and update Project Safe Childhood program to protect children from online predators (see S. 1170), S1134 [17AP] (see H.R. 2661), H1759 [17AP]
——— report to Congress how U.S. taxpayer funded research has benefited China (see H.R. 551), H426 [26JA]
——— require electronic communication service providers and remote computing services to report unlawful sale and distribution of controlled substances (see S. 1080), S1088 [30MR]
——— require reporting of suspicious transmissions in order to assist in criminal investigations and counterintelligence activities relative to terrorism, serious drug offenses, and violent crimes (see S. 147), S147 [30JA]
Dept. of Labor: address needs of workers in industries likely to be impacted by rapidly evolving technologies (see S. 2722), S3894 [5SE] (see H.R. 5350), H4222 [5SE]
——— carry out competitive grant program to support community colleges and career and technical education centers in developing immersive technology education and training programs for workforce development (see H.R. 3211), H2307 [11MY]
——— enter into contracts with industry intermediaries for purposes of promoting development of and access to apprenticeships in technology sector (see S. 2124), S2222 [22JN]
——— modernize unemployment compensation benefits (see S. 3140), S5213 [26OC] (see H.R. 6071), H5172 [26OC]
——— provide funds to certain science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) businesses to offer mid-career workers paid internships or other returnships that lead to positions above entry level (see S. 662), S654 [6MR] (see H.R. 1403), H1148 [7MR]
——— report on future growth of artificial intelligence and its impact on workforce (see H.R. 4498), H3171 [6JY]
——— take initiatives to measure impact of automation on workforce in order to inform workforce development strategies (see S. 2138), S2222 [22JN] (see H.R. 6518), H6048 [30NO]
Dept. of State: assess U.S. capacity to effectively marshal disparate elements of national power to counter adversary political warfare campaigns (see H.R. 4690), H3640 [17JY]
——— conduct oversight and accountability of implementation of trilateral security partnership between Australia, United Kingdom, and U.S. (see H.R. 4725), H3856 [19JY]
——— establish interagency working group to develop firewall circumvention technology to protect Internet access and online information sharing for people of Hong Kong (see S. 3114), S5143 [24OC]
——— maintain capacity to transmit Internet access service abroad and domestically in case of emergency disruptions and support circumvention technologies that allow users to evade government censorship (see S. 861), S826 [16MR]
——— modernize passport issuance process (see H.R. 6610), H6206 [6DE]
——— provide Internet at residences owned or leased by U.S. Government in foreign countries for use of personnel (see H.R. 6798), H6983 [14DE]
——— report to Congress on implementation of advanced capabilities pillar of trilateral security partnership between Australia, United Kingdom, and U.S. (see S. 1006), S999 [28MR] (see H.R. 1093), H853 [17FE]
——— require Bureau of Information Resources to submit annual report that lists all information technology procurement awards and contracts awarded over certain amount (see H.R. 6256), H5543 [7NO]
——— require certain congressional notification prior to entering into, renewing, or extending science and technology agreements with China (see S. 2894), S4654 [21SE] (see H.R. 5245), H4196 [22AU]
Dept. of the Interior: establish critical mineral environmental processing and mining cleanup program (see S. 2965), S4759 [28SE]
——— identify locations in national parks with greatest need for broadband Internet access service and with greatest need for cellular service (see S. 2018), S2122 [15JN] (see H.R. 5919), H4998 [11OC]
Dept. of the Treasury: develop and pilot digital dollar technologies that replicate privacy-respecting features of physical cash (see H.R. 5410), H4263 [12SE]
——— issue Clean Energy Victory Bonds to increase investment in domestic development and deployment of clean energy technologies (see S. 2893), S4654 [21SE] (see H.R. 5618), H4454 [21SE]
——— prevent foreign terrorist organizations and their financial enablers, whether in currency or digital assets, from accessing financial and other institutions of U.S. (see S. 3441), S5851 [7DE]
——— protect against illicit oil shipments (see H.R. 6365), H5727 [13NO]
——— provide Financial Stability Oversight Council with duties regarding artificial intelligence in financial sector (see S. 3554), S6022 [18DE]
——— provide investment screening mechanism for U.S. companies investing in certain technology sectors in countries of concern (see S. 2678), S3756 [27JY]
——— require Financial Crimes Enforcement Network issue guidance on digital assets to deter money laundering and terrorist financing (see S. 2669), S3756 [27JY]
——— study threat of digital location obfuscation as it relates to national security and financial technology (see H.R. 6605), H6144 [5DE]
Dept. of the Treasury and FRS: prohibit from issuing central bank digital currency (see H.R. 3402), H2423 [17MY]
Dept. of Transportation: enter into agreement with National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to produce report that identifies and recommends system of measuring aviation noise (see H.R. 2561), H1717 [10AP]
——— establish drone infrastructure inspection grant program and drone education and workforce training grant program (see S. 1817), S1982 [6JN] (see H.R. 3593), H2500 [22MY]
——— establish grant program to demonstrate performance and reliability of heavy-duty fuel cell vehicles that use hydrogen as fuel source (see S. 648), S636 [2MR] (see H.R. 6871), H6997 [19DE]
——— establish grant program to facilitate electric bicycle sharing services for disadvantaged communities (see H.R. 6659), H6739 [7DE]
——— establish program to provide grants to local governments to install publicly accessible safety charging stations for electric bicycles and scooters (see H.R. 1665), H1293 [17MR]
——— establish Wireless Electric Vehicle Charging Grant Program (see H.R. 4636), H3574 [13JY]
——— gather data on incidence of, and implement certain safety measures and programs to prevent, illegal passing of school buses (see H.R. 3998), H2788 [9JN]
——— improve process for awarding grants to counties in which majority of land is owned or managed by Federal Government and to other units of local government and Tribal governments in those counties (see S. 1579), S1624 [11MY] (see H.R. 3594), H2500 [22MY] (see H.R. 6890), H7006 [22DE]
——— prohibit from issuing any rule, regulation, or guidance that promotes use of traffic photo enforcement (see H.R. 3823), H2741 [5JN]
——— provide additional safety measures for motor vehicles (see H.R. 4761), H3858 [19JY]
——— require Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration to apply final rule relating to valve installation and minimum rupture detection standards to Type A gas gathering lines (see H.R. 6496), H5982 [29NO]
——— require schoolbuses to have seatbelts, automatic emergency braking systems, event data recorders, and electronic stability control systems and assist school districts with making such modifications (see S. 2746), S4270 [7SE]
——— rescind certain no-fly zone restrictions (see H.R. 3109), H2135 [5MY]
——— study certain composite material pipelines (see H.R. 6510), H5983 [29NO]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow for electronic request of certain records (see S. 2803), S4525 [14SE] (see H.R. 1226), H968 [28FE]
——— carry out information technology system to manage supply chains for medical facilities (see H.R. 2499), H1707 [6AP]
——— develop strategy for telehealth furnished by Veterans Health Administration and submit report on end-user devices distributed to veterans to facilitate such telehealth (see H.R. 1144), H865 [21FE]
——— establish pilot program on community integration network infrastructure for services for veterans and collect information related to social determinants of health from veterans (see S. 2259), S2359 [12JY]
——— establish portal for maintaining digital records of former Armed Forces members and establish advisory committee relative to maintenance of such records (see S. 3295), S5507 [14NO]
——— establish Veterans Advisory Committee on Equal Access (see S. 2516), S3619 [26JY]
——— maintain demographic information regarding veterans and publish such information on website (see H.R. 3040), H2124 [2MY]
——— make grants to veterans service organizations for facility and technology improvements (see H.R. 6337), H5668 [9NO]
——— make high technology pilot program permanent (see H.R. 1669), H1300 [21MR]
——— modify requirements for Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship (see H.R. 5785), H4853 [28SE]
——— offer annual preventative health evaluations to veterans with spinal cord injuries or disorders and increase access to assistive technologies (see H.R. 6373), H5728 [13NO]
——— provide certain individuals with opportunity to enroll in high technology programs of education that provide training or skills sought by employers in relevant fields or industries (see S. 1877), S2028 [8JN]
——— provide certificates of eligibility and award letters relative to educational benefits to certain individuals using electronic means (see H.R. 1169), H873 [24FE]
——— reauthorize high technology program (see S. 1678), S1742 [18MY]
——— require independent verification and validation of certain modernization efforts (see H.R. 1659), H1293 [17MR]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs and SSA: implement automated systems with callback functionality for each customer service telephone line (see H.R. 6656), H6739 [7DE]
Depts. of Agriculture and Energy and NRC: collaborate to determine feasibility of creating Green Nuclear Fertilizer Program (see H.R. 5750), H4712 [27SE]
Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior: establish online portals to accept, process, and dispose of certain applications for placement of communications facilities on Federal lands (see H.R. 3299), H2343 [15MY]
——— establish wildfire technology testbed pilot program (see H.R. 4235), H3069 [21JN]
Depts. of Energy and State: establish international initiative to support global deployment of civil nuclear technologies (see H.R. 3485), H2453 [18MY]
Depts. of Homeland Security and Veterans Affairs: authorize Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to establish cybersecurity apprenticeship program and cybersecurity training program for veterans (see S. 2256), S2359 [12JY] (see H.R. 6524), H6049 [30NO]
Digital Consumer Protection Commission: establish (see S. 2597), S3754 [27JY]
Digital Literacy and Equity Commission: establish (see H.R. 6582), H6110 [4DE]
Disabled: ensure people with disabilities have full access to mainstream communication products and services necessary to participate equally in professional, educational, recreational, and civic contexts (see S. 2904), S4654 [21SE] (see H.R. 5705), H4497 [26SE]
Disasters: improve forecasting and understanding of tornadoes and other hazardous weather (see S. 1284), S1340 [25AP]
——— require President develop national strategy for utilizing microreactors to assist with natural disaster response efforts (see H.R. 1009), H838 [14FE]
Drugs: allow for use of telehealth in substance use disorder treatment (see S. 3193), S5315 [1NO] (see H.R. 5163), H4165 [4AU]
——— clarify possession, sale, purchase, importation, exportation, or transportation of drug testing equipment that tests for presence of fentanyl or xylazine is not unlawful (see S. 2569), S3753 [27JY]
——— ensure that States do not prohibit individuals from obtaining, possessing, distributing, or using life-saving drug testing technologies (see S. 2484), S3522 [25JY]
——— prohibit delivery of opioids by means of dark web (see S. 1728), S1744 [18MY] (see H.R. 3587), H2500 [22MY]
——— provide for requirements for electronic-prescribing for controlled substances under group health plans and group and individual health insurance coverage (see S. 2666), S3756 [27JY]
——— study effects of remote monitoring on individuals who are prescribed opioids (see H.R. 4093), H2930 [14JN]
Education: establish cybersecurity literacy campaign (see H.R. 1360), H1113 [3MR]
——— express support for whole child approach to education and recognize role of parents, educators, and community members in providing whole child approach to education for each student (see H. Res. 876), H5899 [17NO] (see H. Res. 892), H5936 [28NO]
——— increase knowledge and awareness of best practices to reduce cybersecurity risks in U.S. (see S. 2201), S2225 [22JN]
——— strengthen and expand adult education programs (see S. 3075), S5088 [18OC] (see H.R. 5987), H5029 [18OC]
Election Assistance Commission: adopt voluntary guidelines for election officials on use of nonvoting election technology in Federal elections (see H.R. 4457), H3166 [3JY]
——— conduct penetration testing in testing and certification of voting systems and establish Independent Security Testing and Coordinated Vulnerability Disclosure Pilot Program for Election Systems (see S. 1500), S1566 [9MY]
Elections: expand certain existing protections to election administrators who count ballots and certify results, provide judicial review, and strengthen protections for Federal election records and election infrastructure (see S. 1487), S1566 [9MY] (see H.R. 3130), H2170 [9MY]
——— prohibit distribution of political communications containing deceptive audio generated by artificial intelligence which impersonates candidate’s voice and intends to injure reputation or deceive voters (see H.R. 4611), H3573 [13JY]
——— prohibit States from using proprietary voting system hardware or software preventing system from meeting Election Assistance Commission voluntary voting system guidelines for interoperability and auditability (see H.R. 3257), H2309 [11MY]
Employment: establish interagency task force on employer surveillance and workplace technologies (see S. 2440), S3459 [20JY]
——— prohibit, or require disclosure of, surveillance, monitoring, and collection of certain worker data by employees (see S. 262), S230 [2FE]
Energy Efficiency Day: designate (see S. Res. 404), S4949 [4OC]
EPA: authorize grants for smart water infrastructure technology (see H.R. 3490), H2453 [18MY]
——— award grants and contracts for projects that use emerging technologies to address threats to water quality (see H.R. 873), H780 [8FE]
——— control exports of electronic waste to ensure that such waste does not become source of counterfeit goods that may reenter U.S. military and civilian electronics supply chains (see H.R. 4217), H2990 [20JN]
——— limit funding for science and technology (see H.R. 2188), H1633 [29MR]
——— prohibit finalizing, implementing, or enforcing of proposed rules relative to emissions from vehicles (see S. 3094), S5110 [19OC] (see H.R. 4468), H3170 [6JY]
——— prohibit finalizing, implementing, or enforcing of proposed rules relative to emissions from vehicles (H.R. 4468), consideration (see H. Res. 906), H6109 [4DE]
——— require certain percentage of Clean Water State Revolving Fund grants be used for green projects (see H.R. 2921), H2049 [26AP]
——— take into consideration economic, societal, and environmental costs and benefits of chemicals that are critical energy resources when rendering certain determinations (see H.R. 1158), H873 [24FE]
Executive Office of the President: establish global relationships and facilitate civil nuclear trade strategies with embarking nuclear nations (see H.R. 3486), H2453 [18MY]
——— establish semiconductor supply chain working group in response to Russian invasion of Ukraine and report to Congress on potential future disruptions (see H.R. 5058), H4141 [27JY]
——— prohibit downloading or using of TikTok video app on U.S. devices and require Director of National Intelligence submit report on threat to national security posed by TikTok (see S. 85), S98 [25JA] (see H.R. 503), H323 [25JA]
FAA: adopt performance- and risk-based approach in reviewing requests for certain certificates of waiver (see H.R. 3983), H2787 [9JN]
——— appoint Associate Administrator for Aviation Safety Technology (see H.R. 878), H780 [8FE]
——— clarify minimum altitudes for go-arounds, inspection passes, practice approaches, and qualified instrument approaches (see S. 2675), S3756 [27JY]
——— continue operation of Advanced Materials Center of Excellence (see S. 1796), S1899 [1JN]
——— designate overland supersonic and hypersonic testing corridor to test military passenger and non-passenger aircraft (see S. 902), S860 [21MR]
——— develop comprehensive unmanned aircraft system integration strategy (see S. 1927), S2050 [12JN]
——— enter into contracts to demonstrate or validate technology related to integration of unmanned aircraft systems into national airspace system (see S. 1388), S1440 [1MY]
——— establish certain rules relating to unmanned aircraft systems and operations (see S. 307), S265 [7FE] (see H.R. 3459), H2452 [18MY]
——— establish FAA Task Force on NOTAM Improvement (see S. 66), S98 [25JA] (see H.R. 346), H233 [12JA]
——— establish grant program for use of Internet of Things technologies in airports (see H.R. 1648), H1293 [17MR]
——— extend learning period for commercial human space flight (see H.R. 5617), H4454 [21SE]
——— improve processes for type certification (see S. 1506), S1567 [9MY]
——— improve technology and address human factors in aircraft takeoff, approach, and runway safety (see H.R. 6850), H6997 [19DE]
——— modify authority for space transportation infrastructure modernization grants (see S. 1982), S2096 [14JN]
——— prohibit from awarding any Federal assistance to entities from certain foreign countries for projects related to unmanned aircraft systems (see S. 1830), S1982 [6JN]
——— provide for research and development (see H.R. 3559), H2498 [22MY]
——— provide for rulemaking on operation of unmanned aircraft beyond visual line of sight (see H.R. 3969), H2786 [9JN]
——— provide for safe and timely integration of advanced aviation technologies into national airspace system (see S. 1888), S2028 [8JN]
——— publish guidance and implementation procedures for unmanned aircraft systems with respect to environmental reviews (see H.R. 3958), H2786 [9JN]
——— require installation of second combination digital flight data and cockpit voice recorder system on certain commercial passenger aircraft that enables data recovery without underwater search and recovery (see H.R. 3634), H2595 [24MY]
——— update navigable airspace and preserve State, local, and Tribal operational and zoning authorities relative to drones or unmanned aircraft systems (see S. 905), S860 [21MR]
Families and domestic relations: criminalize stalking using geotracking devices, modify marriage rule relating to spouse’s insurance benefits, and ensure assistance with healthcare and housing for domestic violence survivors (see H.R. 6034), H5043 [24OC]
——— criminalize stalking using unauthorized geotracking device (see H.R. 6035), H5043 [24OC]
FCC: add drones and surveillance technology produced or provided by DJI Technologies to list of covered communications equipment or services that pose national security risks (see H.R. 2864), H1947 [25AP]
——— advance national spectrum policy and recognize anniversary first spectrum auction (see H. Res. 631), H4142 [27JY]
——— allow greater flexibility in data communications in amateur radio service (see H.R. 3241), H2308 [11MY]
——— allow State or Federal correctional facilities to utilize jamming equipment to prevent contraband cell phone use in prisons (see S. 1047), S1053 [29MR] (see H.R. 2380), H1640 [29MR]
——— apply certain standards on volume of commercials to video streaming services (see S. 1127), S1090 [30MR] (see H.R. 2422), H1691 [30MR]
——— authorize system of competitive bidding to grant license or permit for use of electromagnetic spectrum and direct proceeds to communications and technology initiatives (see H.R. 3565), H2499 [22MY]
——— collect and maintain data on growth in use of Internet of Things devices and devices that use fifth generation (5G) mobile networks to determine amount of electromagnetic spectrum needed for such use (see H.R. 904), H823 [9FE]
——— enforce forfeiture penalties relative to violations of restrictions on use of telephone equipment (see S. 2095), S2185 [21JN]
——— ensure equitable and nondiscriminatory contributions to mechanisms that preserve and advance universal service and reduce financial burden on consumers (see S. 3321), S5540 [15NO]
——— establish council to make recommendations on ways to increase security, reliability, and interoperability of communications networks (see S. 828), S798 [15MR] (see H.R. 1370), H1113 [3MR]
——— establish 6G Task Force (see H.R. 1513), H1248 [9MR]
——— evaluate and consider impact of telecommunications network equipment supply chain on deployment of universal service (see S. 690), S669 [7MR]
——— exclude certain projects to place and install communications facilities from environmental or historical preservation review regulations (see H.R. 3342), H2346 [15MY]
——— exclude placement, installation, or rebuilding of communications facilities within brownfield sites from environmental or historical preservation review regulations (see H.R. 3292), H2342 [15MY]
——— exclude projects to remove and replace communications equipment or services from environmental or historical preservation review regulations (see H.R. 3280), H2342 [15MY]
——— exclude projects to replace or improve communications facilities following major disaster or Presidential emergency declaration from environmental or historical preservation review regulations (see H.R. 3301), H2343 [15MY]
——— identify social media entities under influence of certain foreign entities and take measures to protect U.S. from such entities (see S. 872), S826 [16MR]
——— improve coordination with National Telecommunications and Information Administration relative to spectrum management (see H.R. 1341), H1112 [3MR]
——— improve enforcement and enhance penalties for violations involving illegal robocalls (see S. 3324), S5540 [15NO] (see H.R. 800), H678 [2FE]
——— issue rules for provision of emergency connectivity service (see H.R. 1353), H1112 [3MR]
——— issue rules prohibiting entities from offering minor consumers artificial intelligence features in products without parental consent (see S. 1626), S1678 [16MY]
——— modernize and streamline satellite licensing rules (see H.R. 1338), H1112 [3MR]
——— prioritize timely processing of broadband expansion applications located in areas with shorter build seasons in Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Phase I auction (see H.R. 43), H99 [9JA]
——— prohibit granting license or U.S. access for non-geostationary orbit satellite system if license or access would be held by entity that produces covered communications equipment or service (see H.R. 675), H575 [31JA]
——— prohibit reclassification of broadband Internet access service as telecommunications service and imposition of certain regulations on providers of such service (see S. 3119), S5143 [24OC]
——— provide for application for Federal easement, right-of-way, or lease with respect to communications facility installation to be deemed granted if not granted or denied by specified deadline (see H.R. 3340), H2346 [15MY]
——— provide timeframe for consideration by State and local governments of requests for modification of certain existing wireless facilities (see H.R. 3300), H2343 [15MY]
——— publish list of entities that hold authorizations, licenses, or other grants of authority issued by Commission and that have certain foreign ownership (see S. 2114), S2222 [22JN] (see H.R. 820), H679 [2FE]
——— reform broadband permitting (see S. 2663), S3756 [27JY] (see H.R. 5242), H4191 [18AU]
——— require certain pornographic interactive computer services to adopt and operate technology verification measures to ensure that users are not minors (see S. 3314), S5540 [15NO] (see H.R. 6429), H5892 [15NO]
——— require providers of interactive computer services to publicly disclose information relative to requests or recommendations made by government entities to moderate content (see S. 2314), S2460 [13JY]
——— review certain rules and develop recommendations for rule changes to promote precision agriculture (see H.R. 1339), H1112 [3MR]
——— streamline consideration by State and local governments of requests for modification of certain existing wireless facilities (see H.R. 3313), H2344 [15MY]
——— streamline consideration by State and local governments of requests for modification of certain existing wireless facilities and telecommunications service facilities (see H.R. 3319), H2344 [15MY]
——— transfer unobligated balances made available for coronavirus emergency response and relief to carry out Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Reimbursement Program (see S. 1245), S1293 [20AP] (see H.R. 6189), H5362 [2NO]
FDA: allow digital communication of prescribing information for drugs, including biological products (see S. 2916), S4678 [26SE] (see H.R. 1503), H1248 [9MR]
——— establish electronic format for medical device recall notifications (see S. 2907), S4654 [21SE] (see H.R. 5662), H4456 [21SE]
——— establish nonvisual accessibility standards for certain devices with digital interfaces (see H.R. 1328), H1049 [1MR]
——— expand types of devices for which required labeling may be made available solely by electronic means (see H.R. 3723), H2638 [25MY]
——— modernize methods of authenticating controlled substances in pharmaceutical distribution supply chain (see H.R. 4988), H4138 [27JY]
FEC: prohibit distribution of materially deceptive artificial intelligence (AI)-generated audio or visual media relating to candidates for Federal office (see S. 2770), S4388 [12SE]
Federal agencies and departments: advance Federal Government innovation through implementation and use of multi-cloud computing software technology (see S. 2871), S4630 [20SE] (see H.R. 4891), H3950 [25JY]
——— allow Federal agencies to establish educational requirements for certain cybersecurity positions in competitive service (see H.R. 4502), H3176 [10JY]
——— ensure transparency when using automated and augmented systems to interact with public or make critical decisions (see S. 1865), S2005 [7JN] (see H.R. 6886), H7006 [22DE]
——— establish certain reporting and other requirements relative to telecommunications equipment and services produced or provided by certain entities (see H.R. 1149), H866 [21FE]
——— establish National Digital Reserve Corps to help address digital and cybersecurity needs (see H.R. 162), H104 [9JA]
——— establish task force on organizational structure for artificial intelligence governance and oversight (see S. 1356), S1418 [27AP]
——— identify potential uses for quantum computing (see H.R. 3987), H2787 [9JN]
——— improve visibility, accountability, and oversight of agency software asset management practices (see S. 931), S909 [22MR] (see H.R. 1695), H1325 [22MR]
——— modify requirements relative to data centers of certain Federal agencies (see S. 933), S909 [22MR] (see H.R. 5218), H4187 [15AU]
——— prohibit certain Federal agencies from requiring certain institutions to include custodial assets as liability (see H.R. 5741), H4712 [27SE]
——— prohibit contracting with certain biotechnology providers (see S. 3385), S5712 [4DE] (see S. 3411), S5750 [5DE] (see S. 3558), S6078 [20DE]
——— prohibit from restricting use of convertible virtual currency by person to purchase goods or services for own use (see S. 3229), S5360 [6NO] (see H.R. 4841), H3948 [25JY]
——— prohibit officers, employees, and elected officials of Federal Government from having, establishing, or maintaining official accounts on Tik Tok (see H.R. 5144), H4164 [4AU]
——— prohibit procurement of drones and other unmanned aircraft systems from countries identified as national security threats (see S. 473), S456 [16FE] (see H.R. 6143), H5227 [1NO]
——— prohibit use of foreign adversarial blockchain networks (see H.R. 6307), H5651 [8NO]
——— regulate law enforcement use of facial recognition technology, provide transparency to harmed individuals, and ensure assessment and reporting on use of such technology (see H.R. 6092), H5173 [26OC]
——— require agencies that use, fund, or oversee algorithms to have office of civil rights focused on bias, discrimination, and other harms of algorithms (see S. 3478), S5919 [12DE]
——— require appointment or designation of emerging technology leading officials in relevant Federal agencies (see S. 1577), S1624 [11MY]
——— require covered contractors implement vulnerability disclosure policy consistent with NIST guidelines (see H.R. 5255), H4196 [22AU]
——— require information technology contractors to maintain vulnerability disclosure policy and program (see H.R. 5310), H4210 [29AU]
——— require reduction of reliance and expenditures on legacy information technology systems (see S. 2032), S2123 [15JN]
——— require to have compliance officers to ensure each department or agency is meeting requirements relative to disabled access to electronic information and data (see S. 2910), S4654 [21SE]
——— require use of Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Framework developed by NIST relative to use of artificial intelligence (see S. 3205), S5338 [2NO]
Federal Agency Sunset Commission: establish (see H.R. 1206), H914 [27FE]
Federal aid programs: prohibit receipt of Federal funds by individuals or entities conducting business with social media companies associated with countries of concern (see S. 875), S826 [16MR]
Federal Digital Platform Commission: establish (see S. 1671), S1742 [18MY]
Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council: establish Portal for Appraisal Credentialing and Appraisal Management Companies (AMC) Registration information (see S. 2692), S3756 [27JY] (see H.R. 2771), H1908 [20AP]
Federal Highway Administration: improve environmental review process for Federal aid highway projects through use of interactive, digital, cloud-based platforms (see S. 2319), S2460 [13JY] (see H.R. 4621), H3574 [13JY]
FEMA: authorize certain appropriations for Operation Stonegarden border patrol grant program (see H.R. 163), H104 [9JA]
——— establish review process for certain grant applications for first responders to purchase equipment or systems that do not meet or exceed any applicable national voluntary consensus standards (see H.R. 3254), H2309 [11MY]
——— provide for mitigation of cybersecurity risks (see H.R. 5201), H4181 [11AU]
——— provide for online repository for certain reporting requirements for recipients of Federal disaster assistance (see H.R. 259), H150 [10JA]
FERC: establish minimum interregional transfer capabilities (see S. 2827), S4554 [18SE] (see H.R. 5551), H4380 [18SE]
Financial institutions: impose requirements on digital exchanges (see S. 3087), S5110 [19OC]
——— modernize protection of nonpublic personal information of individuals with whom financial institutions have customer or consumer relationship (see H.R. 1165), H873 [24FE]
——— prohibit covered entities from requiring consumers to solely use digital monthly statements (see H.R. 6777), H6941 [13DE]
——— provide for responsible financial innovation and bring digital assets within regulatory perimeter (see S. 2281), S2360 [12JY]
Financial Literacy and Education Commission: study impact of language barriers to financial health and require website and toll-free telephone number to be provided in most commonly spoken languages in U.S. (see H.R. 2835), H1946 [25AP]
Firearms: develop pilot program to support private-sector commercialization of gun-safety technology (see H.R. 6697), H6814 [11DE]
——— ensure that all firearms are traceable by prohibiting manufacture or possession of 3–D printed guns made of plastic (see S. 2652), S3755 [27JY] (see H.R. 4679), H3639 [17JY] (see H.R. 4992), H4138 [27JY]
——— express that mandates requiring manufacturers to include certain technology in firearms is costly and punitive, and prohibiting firearms without such features is infringement of Second Amendment rights (see H. Res. 244), H1327 [22MR]
——— modernize business of selling firearms and address gun trafficking through regulation of Federal firearms licensees (see H.R. 1478), H1246 [9MR]
——— modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in technology and less-than-lethal weapons (see H.R. 3269), H2310 [11MY]
——— prohibit online publication of blueprints for 3–D printed plastic guns (see S. 1819), S1982 [6JN] (see H.R. 4074), H2884 [13JN]
——— prohibit use of merchant category code that separately identifies firearms merchants or ammunition merchants (see H.R. 3021), H2117 [28AP]
——— provide private right of action against maker of any component of ghost guns, and any person who facilitated sale of ghost guns, for injury or death resulting from use of ghost guns (see H.R. 3993), H2788 [9JN]
Foreign countries: prohibit assistance to foreign governments that engage in use of foreign commercial spyware to target U.S. persons (see H.R. 5440), H4296 [13SE]
Foreign policy: bolster trilateral security partnership between Australia, United Kingdom, and U.S. (see S. 1471), S1534 [4MY]
——— support regional artificial intelligence (AI) strategy in Americas to foster inclusive AI systems that combat biases within marginalized groups and promote social justice, economic well-being, and democracy (see H. Res. 649), H4172 [8AU]
Foreign trade: develop strategies and options to prevent export to Iran of certain technologies relative to unmanned aircraft systems (see H.R. 1809), H1464 [27MR]
——— negotiate strong, inclusive, and forward-looking agreements on digital economy and trade with like-minded countries as part of broader trade and economic strategy (see S. Res. 155), S1092 [30MR] (see H. Res. 270), H1693 [30MR]
Forest Service: update forest inventory and analysis program strategic plan to include expanded data collection and integrated advanced remote sensing technology (see S. 1743), S1745 [18MY] (see H.R. 3990), H2787 [9JN]
Foundation for Digital Equity: establish (see S. 599), S568 [1MR] (see H.R. 1412), H1149 [7MR]
FRS: express that Board of Governors and Federal Open Market Committee should not be permitted to develop, create, or implement central bank digital currency, or use any such tool to implement monetary policy (see H. Res. 629), H4142 [27JY]
——— limit ability of Federal Reserve banks to issue central bank digital currency (see S. 967), S933 [23MR]
——— prohibit Federal reserve banks from offering certain products or services directly to individuals and prohibit use of central bank digital currency for monetary policy (see H.R. 1122), H864 [21FE] (see H.R. 5403), H4262 [12SE]
——— prohibit issuance of central bank digital currency, prohibit Federal reserve banks from offering certain products or services, and prohibit holding or owning central bank digital currencies of any country (see H.R. 5032), H4140 [27JY]
——— require legislation for certain activities related to issuance of central bank digital currency (see H.R. 3712), H2637 [25MY]
FTC: conduct study regarding social media use by teenagers (see H.R. 4826), H3895 [24JY]
——— conduct study with CDC on social media use by teenagers and issue report and policy recommendations (see S. 687), S669 [7MR]
——— establish centralized system to allow individuals to request simultaneous deletion of their personal information across all data brokers (see S. 2121), S2222 [22JN] (see H.R. 4311), H3109 [22JN]
——— establish standards for making publicly available information about training data and algorithms used in artificial intelligence foundation models (see H.R. 6881), H7006 [22DE]
——— improve communications between social media platforms and law enforcement agencies and establish Platform Safety Advisory Committee (see S. 2531), S3620 [26JY]
——— prohibit discriminatory use of personal information by online platforms in any algorithmic process and require transparency in use of algorithmic processes and content moderation (see S. 2325), S2461 [13JY] (see H.R. 4624), H3574 [13JY]
——— prohibit email service providers from using filtering algorithms to flag emails from political campaigns that consumers have elected to receive as spam (see H.R. 5495), H4345 [14SE]
——— prohibit targeted advertising by advertising facilitators and advertisers (see S. 2833), S4554 [18SE] (see H.R. 5534), H4380 [18SE]
——— prohibit use of exploitative and deceptive practices by large online operators and promote consumer welfare in use of behavioral research by such providers (see S. 2708), S3757 [27JY]
——— require commercial websites and mobile apps to create simple and readable summary of their terms-of-service agreements (see S. 2225), S2310 [11JY] (see H.R. 4568), H3206 [11JY]
——— require covered digital advertising platforms to report their public service advertisements (see S. 2423), S3458 [20JY]
——— require generative artificial intelligence to disclose that their output has been generated by artificial intelligence (see S. 2691), S3756 [27JY] (see H.R. 3831), H2741 [5JN] (see H.R. 6466), H5902 [21NO]
——— require impact assessments of automated decision systems and augmented critical decision processes (see S. 2892), S4654 [21SE] (see H.R. 5628), H4454 [21SE]
——— require original equipment manufacturers to make available certain documentation, parts, software, and tools for electronics-enabled agricultural implements (see H.R. 5604), H4437 [20SE]
——— require third-party delivery platforms to follow certain pricing practices (see S. 3161), S5229 [30OC]
FTC and NSF: support research about impact of digital communication platforms on society by providing privacy-protected, secure pathways for independent research on data held by large social media companies (see S. 1876), S2028 [8JN]
GAO: conduct study on health and mental impact of social media use by teenagers and issue report and policy recommendations (see S. 410), S397 [14FE]
——— report to Congress on capacity of federally-assisted housing to support broadband service (see H.R. 827), H679 [2FE]
——— require report on Federal support to cybersecurity of commercial satellite systems (see S. 1425), S1504 [3MY]
——— study sale of illicit drugs online (see S. 2982), S4759 [28SE]
Government regulations: provide safe harbor from licensing and registration for certain non-controlling blockchain developers and providers of blockchain services (see H.R. 1747), H1408 [23MR]
——— require anyone that sells or distributes mobile app to disclose if it has been prohibited for Government-owned devices (see H.R. 750), H675 [2FE]
——— require watermark for artificial intelligence (AI)-generated materials (see S. 2765), S4388 [12SE]
GSA: increase effectiveness of Technology Modernization Fund (see H.R. 5527), H4379 [18SE]
Health: protect access to genetically targeted technologies (see S. 476), S456 [16FE] (see H.R. 5547), H4380 [18SE]
——— protect privacy of personal reproductive or sexual health information (see S. 1656), S1704 [17MY] (see H.R. 3420), H2424 [17MY]
——— support public health infrastructure (see S. 1995), S2097 [14JN]
Health care professionals: prohibit health plans from imposing fees on health care providers for electronic funds transfers and health care payment and remittance advice transactions (see H.R. 6487), H5936 [28NO]
Hispanic Americans: express support for increasing number of Latino students and young professionals entering careers in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields (see H. Res. 762), H4990 [6OC]
House of Representatives: conduct study and issue report about ways to increase accessibility of live broadcasts of floor proceedings to individuals without cable or satellite television (see H. Res. 306), H1886 [19AP]
——— require Members to post monthly activity reports on their official public websites (see H. Res. 491), H2788 [9JN]
Hydroelectric power: modernize and improve licensing of non-Federal hydropower projects (see S. 1521), S1602 [10MY]
——— modernize licensing process and promote next generation hydropower projects (see H.R. 4045), H2808 [12JN]
Immigration: resume border wall construction, invest in advanced technologies, and bolster support for law enforcement officers (see H.R. 2794), H1914 [24AP]
——— secure U.S. borders and reform immigration policies (see S. 2824), S4526 [14SE] (see H.R. 2), H2124 [2MY]
——— secure U.S. borders and reform immigration policies (H.R. 2), call on President to sign (see H. Con. Res. 53), H3071 [21JN]
——— secure U.S. borders and reform immigration policies (H.R. 2), consideration (see H. Res. 383), H2243 [10MY]
Independent Financial Technology Working Group To Combat Terrorism and Illicit Financing: establish (see S. 1340), S1417 [27AP] (see H.R. 2969), H2084 [27AP]
Inflation Reduction Act: repeal provisions relating to taxpayer subsidies for home electrification (see H.R. 1603), H1286 [14MR]
Information technology: address governmental interference in content moderation decisions by providers of interactive computer services (see S. 1525), S1602 [10MY]
——— affirm user ownership of data, prohibit transfer or monetization of private data in exchange for services, and prohibit collection of third party contact information without written consent (see H.R. 3045), H2125 [2MY]
——— correct shortcomings in how laws address online content moderation, creation and development, and distribution (see S. 921), S909 [22MR]
——— establish CPSC pilot program to explore use of artificial intelligence in support of consumer product safety and direct Dept. of Commerce and FTC to study use of blockchain technology and digital tokens (see H.R. 4814), H3888 [20JY]
——— establish governmentwide approach to improving digital identity (see S. 884), S859 [21MR]
——— establish national data privacy standards (see S. 3337), S5541 [15NO]
——— facilitate artificial intelligence literacy opportunities (see H.R. 6791), H6983 [14DE]
——— facilitate expansion of broadband service to rural and Tribal communities through improved permitting efficiency (see H.R. 3307), H2344 [15MY]
——— facilitate Federal broadband permit coordination (see H.R. 3306), H2344 [15MY]
——— hold technology companies accountable for failure to remove child sexual abuse material from their networks and require reports on efforts to keep children safe from online predators (see S. 1199), S1255 [19AP]
——— impose notice and consent requirements on Internet platforms that use algorithms to manipulate availability of content (see S. 688), S669 [7MR]
——— improve transparency of purchases by Federal Government of data or information that can be used to identify individuals (see S. 2292), S2459 [13JY]
——— limit immunity of providers and users of interactive computer services (see H.R. 573), H428 [26JA]
——— limit liability protection for providers of social media services for removal of lawful political content (see H.R. 2635), H1758 [17AP]
——— modernize and streamline permitting process for broadband infrastructure on Federal land (see S. 2855), S4630 [20SE]
——— modernize Federal information security management and establish Cyber Incident Review Office and Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) (see S. 2251), S2311 [11JY] (see H.R. 4552), H3205 [11JY]
——— permit parents to bring civil action against social media companies that fail to provide parental access and data control rights relative to social media accounts of minor children (see S. 564), S531 [28FE]
——— preempt State and local encryption laws to ensure uniform, national policy for interstate issue of encryption technology (see H.R. 5311), H4211 [29AU]
——— prohibit certain discriminatory conduct by covered platforms (see S. 2033), S2123 [15JN]
——— prohibit persons from storing covered data of covered platforms in U.S. in foreign adversary or permitting governmental officials of foreign adversaries to access covered data (see H.R. 6410), H5855 [14NO]
——— protect national security against threats posed by deepfake technology and provide legal recourse to victims of harmful deepfakes (see H.R. 5586), H4436 [20SE]
——— provide for cybersecurity prioritization in formation technology procurement (see H.R. 6190), H5362 [2NO]
——— provide targeted exceptions to immunity for providers and users of interactive computer services and reaffirm civil rights, victims’ rights, and consumer protections (see S. 560), S531 [28FE] (see H.R. 1231), H968 [28FE]
——— provide transparent licensing of commercial remote sensing systems (see H.R. 290), H203 [11JA]
——— remove immunity protections for online platforms related to certain laws regarding controlled substances and drugs (see H.R. 4910), H4028 [26JY]
——— remove immunity protections from social media platforms which host accounts of censoring foreign adversaries (see S. 941), S910 [22MR]
——— require application stores to publicly list country of origin of applications that they distribute and provide consumers ability to protect themselves (see S. 1732), S1744 [18MY]
——— require large social media platforms to work with safety software so that children or parents may delegate permission to software to manage child’s online interactions, content, and account settings (see H.R. 5778), H4853 [28SE]
——— require providers of social media platforms to prohibit access by children under age of 16 (see H.R. 821), H679 [2FE]
——— require publication of terms of service of certain social media company platforms (see H.R. 6463), H5901 [21NO]
——— require publicly available information relating to sanctions be user-friendly and consolidated on publicly accessible website (see H.R. 1132), H865 [21FE]
——— require social media platforms to verify age of users, prohibit use of algorithmic recommendation systems on minors, require parental consent for minors, and prohibit access for users under age 13 (see S. 1291), S1381 [26AP] (see H.R. 6149), H5228 [1NO]
——— require social media platforms verify all individuals who create an account are age 16 or older (see S. 419), S397 [14FE]
——— strengthen transparency in process online platforms use to moderate content and hold those companies accountable for content that violates their own policies or is illegal (see S. 483), S456 [16FE]
——— waive immunity for providers of social media services for claims and charges relative to generative artificial intelligence (see S. 1993), S2097 [14JN]
Infrastructure: encourage research and use of innovative materials and associated techniques in construction and preservation of domestic transportation and water infrastructure system (see S. 3292), S5507 [14NO] (see H.R. 6411), H5855 [14NO]
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act: repeal provision relative to advanced impaired driving technology motor vehicle safety standard (see H.R. 6563), H6080 [1DE]
Institute of Museum and Library Services: award grants to higher education institutions for courses that use only publicly available digital resources for required reading assignments (see H.R. 6026), H5042 [24OC]
International Black Aviation Professionals Day: designate (see S. Res. 73), S458 [16FE] (see H. Res. 131), H840 [14FE]
Investments: prohibit interference in U.S. digital commodity markets by entities organized or established in foreign adversary (see S. 1870), S2006 [7JN]
——— provide for regulation of digital assets (see H.R. 5745), H4712 [27SE]
Iran: address threat from development of Iranian ballistic missile program and transfer or deployment of missiles and related goods and technology, including materials and equipment (see S. 2336), S2984 [18JY]
——— require reports on and impose sanctions relative to development of space-launch vehicles, intercontinental ballistic missiles, and unmanned aerial systems (see S. 3334), S5541 [15NO] (see H.R. 6453), H5899 [17NO]
IRS: prohibit additional funding to be used to audit certain taxpayers (see S. 398), S397 [14FE]
Israel: authorize funding for bilateral cooperative program with Israel for development of health technologies (see H.R. 4076), H2884 [13JN]
——— improve cooperation between U.S. and Israel to counter unmanned aerial systems (see H.R. 4709), H3699 [18JY]
——— support security and law enforcement training and cooperation with the U.S. (see H.R. 3393), H2423 [17MY]
Latimer, Lewis H.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 669), H4217 [1SE]
Law enforcement: prohibit use of facial recognition or other biometric technology by Federal entities and condition Federal funding on similar moratoria by State and local entities (see S. 681), S669 [7MR] (see H.R. 1404), H1148 [7MR]
Law enforcement officers: require Federal officers to wear body cameras (see H.R. 843), H709 [6FE]
Medicaid: authorize States to provide swipe cards to recipients with funds designated for medical expenses, provide earned income tax credit for unused funds, and enroll patients in catastrophic plan (see H.R. 629), H509 [30JA]
Medicare: ensure coverage of mental and behavioral health services furnished through telehealth (see H.R. 3432), H2425 [17MY]
——— ensure prompt coverage of breakthrough devices (see H.R. 1691), H1325 [22MR]
——— expand access to telehealth services (see S. 2016), S2122 [15JN] (see H.R. 4189), H2958 [15JN]
——— improve access to diabetes outpatient self-management training services and require Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to test virtual diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see S. 1832), S1983 [6JN] (see H.R. 3842), H2761 [6JN]
——— include store-and-forward technologies as telecommunications systems through which telehealth services may be furnished for payment (see H.R. 197), H105 [9JA]
——— maintain certain telehealth flexibilities relating to provider privacy (see H.R. 6364), H5727 [13NO]
——— permanently include certain healthcare common procedure coding system (HCPCS) codes as telehealth services (see H.R. 635), H510 [30JA]
——— promote price transparency for imaging tests (see H.R. 4828), H3895 [24JY]
——— protect access to telehealth services in rural and underserved communities (see S. 1636), S1704 [17MY] (see H.R. 3440), H2425 [17MY]
——— provide coverage of certain technologies and medical devices (see H.R. 5388), H4262 [12SE]
——— provide for additional requirements relative to electrodiagnostic services (see H.R. 2639), H1758 [17AP]
——— provide for permanent payments for telehealth services furnished by federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see H.R. 5611), H4437 [20SE]
——— provide for waiver of certain telehealth requirements to permit reimbursement of audio-only telehealth services during emergency declarations (see S. 729), S742 [9MR]
——— remove geographic requirements and expand originating site for telehealth services (see H.R. 134), H102 [9JA]
Medicare/Medicaid: provide for mental and behavioral health treatment through telehealth (see S. 730), S742 [9MR]
Mental health: establish multi-stakeholder advisory committee to provide recommendations to address challenges to transmitting geolocation information with calls to 9-8-8 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline (see S. 3482), S5961 [13DE] (see H.R. 6763), H6941 [13DE]
Mercury 13: award Congressional Gold Medal in recognition of historic accomplishments in astronaut testing, gender equity, and important example of women in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields (see H.R. 4682), H3639 [17JY]
Mining and mineral resources: combat U.S. reliance on China and certain other countries for critical minerals and rare earth metals (see S. 1871), S2028 [8JN]
——— provide for security of tenure for use of mining claims for ancillary activities (see S. 1281), S1340 [25AP] (see H.R. 2925), H2083 [27AP]
Motor vehicles: clarify regulations to allow installation of pulsating light systems for high-mounted stop lamps (see S. 3092), S5110 [19OC] (see H.R. 5455), H4297 [13SE]
——— ensure consumers have access to data relating to their motor vehicles, critical repair information, and tools, and to provide choices for maintenance, service, and repair of their motor vehicles (see H.R. 906), H823 [9FE]
——— prevent elimination of sale of internal combustion engines (see S. 2090), S2185 [21JN] (see H.R. 1435), H1204 [8MR]
——— prevent elimination of sale of internal combustion engines (H.R. 1435), consideration (see H. Res. 680, 681), H4295 [13SE]
——— prohibit Federal funding to study, propose, establish, implement, or enforce any mileage tax, including through funding of mileage tracking program (see H.R. 606), H489 [27JA]
——— require briefing on national security threats associated with Chinese autonomous ground vehicles operating in U.S. (see H.R. 6896), H7006 [22DE]
——— support continued inclusion of AM radios in automobiles (see H. Res. 465), H2741 [5JN]
NASA: provide for public-private talent program (see S. 3488), S5961 [13DE] (see H.R. 6771), H6941 [13DE]
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine: establish grant program to develop safe artificial intelligence models and safe artificial intelligence research (see H.R. 6088), H5173 [26OC]
National AI Commission: establish (see H.R. 4223), H2990 [20JN]
National Assistive Technology Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 85), S532 [28FE]
National Commission on Online Child Sexual Exploitation Prevention: establish (see S. 1207), S1255 [19AP]
National Day of Light: designate (see H. Res. 408), H2377 [16MY]
National Day of 3D Printing: designate (see H. Res. 903), H6080 [1DE]
National Donate Life Month: designate (see H. Res. 333), H2085 [27AP]
National Engineers Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 177), H916 [27FE]
National Environmental Policy Act: clarify ambiguous provisions, align with relevant case law, reflect modern technologies, optimize interagency coordination, and improve environmental review process (see H.R. 1577), H1284 [14MR]
National FIRST Robotics Day: designate (see H. Res. 183), H970 [28FE]
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency: issue direct loans to certain small businesses (see H.R. 5515), H4346 [14SE]
National GIS Day: designate (see H. Res. 868), H5855 [14NO]
National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day: designate (see S. Res. 414), S5088 [18OC] (see H. Res. 675), H4263 [12SE]
National objectives: provide greater access to rural and agricultural media programming (see S. Res. 113), S799 [15MR] (see H. Res. 451), H2646 [26MY]
National Quantum Initiative Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 6213), H5403 [3NO]
National Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Day: designate (see S. Res. 454), S5427 [8NO]
National Science and Technology Council: establish Interagency Group on Large-Scale Carbon Management to implement Federal Carbon Removal Initiative (see S. 2002), S2097 [14JN]
National security: create risk framework to evaluate foreign mobile applications of concern (see H.R. 6106), H5174 [26OC]
——— impose sanctions against certain persons engaged in proliferation or use of foreign commercial spyware (see H.R. 5522), H4379 [18SE] (see H.R. 5557), H4406 [19SE]
National Telecommunications and Information Administration: audit Federal spectrum (see S. 998), S999 [28MR]
——— determine value of electromagnetic spectrum assigned or otherwise allocated to Federal entities (see S. 999), S999 [28MR]
——— enhance Federal spectrum relocation (see H.R. 3430), H2425 [17MY]
——— establish Digital Economy and Cybersecurity Board of Advisors (see H.R. 4512), H3176 [10JY]
——— establish interagency national security review process (see H.R. 4506), H3176 [10JY]
——— establish Office of Policy Development and Cybersecurity (see S. 1526), S1603 [10MY] (see H.R. 1345), H1112 [3MR]
——— establish Office of Public Safety Communications (see H.R. 4511), H3176 [10JY]
——— further deployment of Next Generation 9-1-1 services to enhance and upgrade 9-1-1 systems (see S. 2712), S3757 [27JY] (see H.R. 1784), H1437 [24MR]
——— provide for incumbent informing capability (see H.R. 1677), H1300 [21MR]
——— reauthorize and update mission and functions (see H.R. 4510), H3176 [10JY]
——— submit report to Congress on plan to implement online application portal for placement of communications facilities on Federal lands (see H.R. 3343), H2346 [15MY]
National Weather Service: authorize National Mesonet Program (see H.R. 2995), H2116 [28AP]
——— improve forecasting of turbulence and acquisition of aviation weather data (see H.R. 3915), H2778 [7JN]
——— require evaluation of certain criteria relating to locations for deployment of successor radar systems (see H.R. 4912), H4028 [26JY]
——— upgrade internal instant messaging service (see S. 1414), S1504 [3MY] (see H.R. 1496), H1247 [9MR]
National Weatherization Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 823), H5181 [30OC]
National Women of Color in Tech Day: designate (see S. Res. 124), S934 [23MR]
NIST: accelerate development of supply chain supporting technology for quantum information science, technology, and engineering to support U.S. competitiveness and reduce risks in quantum supply chain (see H.R. 6207), H5363 [2NO]
——— advance rapid deployment of post quantum cybersecurity standards across U.S. economy and support U.S. cryptography research (see H.R. 5759), H4713 [27SE]
——— conduct research on public safety communication coordination standards among wildland firefighters and fire management response officials (see H.R. 369), H242 [17JA]
——— enhance labor union representation on Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership Advisory Board and better assist U.S.-based small manufacturers and exporters (see H.R. 3854), H2762 [6JN]
——— improve commercialization of Federal research by domestic manufacturers (see S. 1956), S2071 [13JN]
——— improve requirement to establish testbeds to support development and testing of trustworthy artificial intelligence systems and improve interagency coordination in development of such testbeds (see S. 3162), S5229 [30OC]
NLRB: define labor slowdowns by maritime workers, blocking of modernization efforts at ports, and refusing to work automated vessels as unfair labor practices (see S. 2113), S2222 [22JN]
NOAA: carry out research and development to improve understanding of how public receives, interprets, and responds to and values hurricane forecasts and warnings (see H.R. 6080), H5173 [26OC]
——— improve weather research, support improvements in weather forcasting and prediction, and expand commercial opportunities relating to weather data (see H.R. 6093), H5173 [26OC]
——— increase observations, understanding, and forecasting of coastal flooding and storm surge events and address weather observation gaps in highly vulnerable areas (see H.R. 4069), H2883 [13JN]
NRC: assist small businesses that seek to engage in research, development, and deployment of advanced nuclear reactors by delaying certain licensing fees (see H.R. 1007), H837 [14FE]
——— clarify organization and duties of Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (see H.R. 4675), H3639 [17JY]
——— facilitate efficient licensing and deployment of advanced civilian nuclear technologies (see H.R. 6526), H6049 [30NO]
——— streamline nuclear technology regulatory permitting and licensing (see H.R. 6236), H5465 [6NO]
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. 2475), H1698 [3AP]
——— establish National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource (see S. 2714), S3757 [27JY] (see H.R. 5077), H4151 [28JY]
——— provide grants to modernize mathematics and improve science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education through mathematical and statistical modeling, including data-driven and computational thinking (see S. 2739), S4270 [7SE] (see H.R. 1735), H1407 [23MR]
——— support research on privacy enhancing technologies and promote responsible data use (see S. 3325), S5540 [15NO] (see H.R. 4755), H3857 [19JY]
NTSB: increase number of railroad safety investigators and require State Depts. of Transportation notify first responders of AskRail application (see H.R. 4085), H2884 [13JN]
Nuclear energy: assess and improve competitiveness of U.S. civilian nuclear commerce and expedite Dept. of Energy review of certain nuclear technology exports (see H.R. 6303), H5651 [8NO]
——— enable efficient, timely, and predictable licensing, regulation, and deployment of nuclear energy technologies (see H.R. 6544), H6079 [1DE]
——— enhance U.S. civil nuclear leadership, support licensing of advanced nuclear technologies, strengthen domestic nuclear energy fuel cycle and supply chain, and improve regulation of nuclear energy (see S. 1111), S1089 [30MR]
——— establish procedures for deployment of microreactors at airports (see H.R. 4678), H3639 [17JY]
——— establish working group to provide input on feasibility of establishing program to support strategically important capital-intensive infrastructure projects (see H.R. 3483), H2453 [18MY]
——— institute focal point for advanced reactor deployment within U.S. Government responsible for developing collaborative relationships with embarking civil nuclear nations (see H.R. 3484), H2453 [18MY]
——— support expansion of domestic nuclear energy and advanced nuclear technology as viable source of power in order to promote U.S. nuclear energy leadership and global energy independence (see H. Res. 124), H839 [14FE]
Oceans: establish Ocean Innovation Clusters to strengthen U.S. coastal communities and ocean economy through technological research and development, job training, and cross-sector partnerships (see S. 1806), S1982 [6JN] (see H.R. 3873), H2762 [6JN]
——— require development of strategy to eliminate availability to foreign adversaries of goods and technologies capable of supporting undersea cables (see H.R. 1189), H874 [24FE]
Office of Global Competition Analysis: establish (see S. 1873), S2028 [8JN]
Office of Science and Technology Policy: develop consistent set of policy guidelines for Federal research agencies to address financial instability of graduate researchers and postdoctoral researchers (see H.R. 4002), H2806 [12JN]
OMB: establish Chief Artificial Intelligence Officers Council, Chief Artificial Intelligence Officers, and Artificial Intelligence Governance Boards (see S. 2293), S2459 [13JY]
——— require executive agencies to use latest available technology to improve website search function (see H.R. 4793), H3887 [20JY]
OPM: establish, or otherwise secure provision of, training program on artificial intelligence for Federal management officials and supervisors (see S. 1564), S1623 [11MY]
——— expand artificial intelligence training within executive branch of Federal Government (see H.R. 4503), H3176 [10JY]
Patent and Trademark Office: address matters relative to patent subject matter eligibility (see S. 2140), S2222 [22JN]
——— reform Patent Trial and Appeal Board to encourage and protect property rights of inventors and maintain U.S. as leading innovation economy (see H.R. 4370), H3149 [27JN]
Patents: establish interagency task force between Patent and Trademark Office and FDA for sharing information and providing technical assistance relative to patents (see S. 79), S98 [25JA] (see H.R. 1717), H1326 [22MR]
Pharmaceuticals: clarify that artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies can qualify as practitioner eligible to prescribe drugs if State authorized and FDA approved, cleared, or authorized (see H.R. 206), H105 [9JA]
Pipelines: provide enhanced safety and environmental protection in pipeline transportation (see H.R. 6494), H5982 [29NO]
Political campaigns: require advertisements to include statement if generative AI (artificial intelligence) was used to generate any image or video footage in such ads (see S. 1596), S1647 [15MY] (see H.R. 3044), H2124 [2MY]
Postal Service: offer identity proofing and identity-related services to private sector (see S. 3003), S4891 [30SE]
——— prohibit funding to implement Postal Inspection Service Internet Covert Operations Program (see H.R. 5211), H4186 [15AU]
Power resources: promote competition in area of digital energy management tools, enhance consumer access to electric energy and natural gas information, and allow for adoption of innovative products and service (see S. 1936), S2070 [13JN]
——— support safe and responsible development of hydrocarbons via drilling (see H. Res. 127), H840 [14FE]
Privacy: give option to delete personal information collected by Internet operators resulting from Internet activity prior to age 13 (see S. 395), S351 [13FE]
——— prevent law enforcement and intelligence agencies from obtaining subscriber or customer records in exchange for anything of value and address communications and records in possession of intermediary Internet providers (see S. 2576), S3753 [27JY] (see H.R. 4639), H3611 [14JY]
Renewable energy: require assessments of opportunities to install and maintain floating photovoltaic solar panels at Corps of Engineers and Bureau of Reclamation projects (see S. 1215), S1256 [19AP] (see H.R. 2731), H1886 [19AP]
Research: prohibit Federal funding for research in China (see S. 2525), S3619 [26JY] (see H.R. 1800), H1437 [24MR]
SBA: establish Innovation Voucher Grant Program (see S. 1739), S1745 [18MY] (see H.R. 3603), H2545 [23MY]
——— establish program to assist small business concerns with purchasing cybersecurity products and services (see S. 1458), S1534 [4MY]
——— exclude from limit on leverage certain amounts invested in smaller enterprises located in rural or low-income areas and small businesses in critical technology areas (see H.R. 5333), H4217 [1SE]
——— help small businesses prepare for and combat cybersecurity threats (see S. 2740), S4270 [7SE]
——— improve certain programs to better assist small business customers in accessing broadband technology (see S. 2677), S3756 [27JY]
——— improve commercialization activities in Small Business Innovation Research Program and Small Business Technology Transfer Program (see S. 1396), S1463 [2MY] (see H.R. 3056), H2125 [2MY]
——— include requirements relative to graduates of career and technical education programs or programs of study for small business development centers and women’s business centers (see S. 936), S909 [22MR] (see H.R. 1730), H1327 [22MR]
——— modify Federal and State Technology Partnership Program to make grants more competitive and give priority to underserved States (see S. 1003), S999 [28MR]
——— provide business loans to finance business software or cloud computing services (see S. 2330), S2984 [18JY]
Schools: enable schools to provide science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) classrooms and laboratories and high-speed Internet and modernize, renovate, or repair career and technical education facilities (see S. 2167), S2223 [22JN]
——— require silent alarms in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4999), H4138 [27JY]
Science: establish public-private partnership for near-term quantum application development and acceleration (see S. 1439), S1533 [4MY] (see H.R. 2739), H1906 [20AP]
——— expand capacity in quantum information science, engineering, and technology (see H.R. 6384), H5728 [13NO]
——— include quantum molecular simulations and modeling in Federal scientific research (see S. 969), S933 [23MR] (see H.R. 1748), H1408 [23MR]
——— provide for Dept. of Energy and NASA research and development coordination (see H.R. 2988), H2085 [27AP]
——— provide for Dept. of Energy and NSF research and development coordination (see H.R. 2980), H2085 [27AP]
——— upgrade and improve access to quantum research resources (see H.R. 5950), H5007 [12OC]
SEC: address advertising by digital asset intermediaries (see S. 1357), S1418 [27AP]
——— promulgate rules relative to electronic delivery of certain required disclosures (see H.R. 1807), H1464 [27MR]
——— revise shareholder threshold for registration under Securities Exchange Act for issuers that receive support through certain Federal universal service support mechanisms (see S. 3242), S5402 [7NO] (see H.R. 4360), H3142 [23JN]
Sound recording and reproducing: empower independent music creator owners to collectively negotiate with dominant online platforms regarding terms on which their music may be distributed (see H.R. 5576), H4407 [19SE]
Space policy: direct NASA and Dept. of Commerce to submit report to Congress on merits of, and options for, establishing institute relative to space resources (see H.R. 4152), H2956 [15JN]
——— establish demonstration program for active remediation of orbital debris and develop uniform orbital debris standard practices to support safe and sustainable orbital environment (see S. 447), S426 [15FE]
——— impose sanctions on foreign persons responsible for negligent creation of space debris (see S. 587), S568 [1MR]
——— prohibit purchase of certain telecommunications or aerospace goods or services from entities affiliated with China or Russia and require reporting on investment by foreign persons in U.S. aerospace industry (see S. 1483), S1566 [9MY]
——— require study of risk of space debris impacting metropolitan areas (see H.R. 5529), H4380 [18SE]
——— update government oversight of commercial space activities (see H.R. 6131), H5227 [1NO]
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: direct Center for Mental Health Services to develop and disseminate strategy to address effects of new technologies on children’s mental health (see H.R. 3164), H2171 [9MY]
——— improve accessibility of National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (see S. 3444), S5851 [7DE] (see H.R. 4974), H4137 [27JY]
——— improve implementation of National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (see H.R. 4851), H3948 [25JY]
Task Force on Artificial Intelligence in Financial Services Sector: establish (see H.R. 5808), H4854 [28SE]
Task Force on Youth Mental Health Data Integration: establish (see S. 3532), S5996 [14DE]
Taxation: allow certain wearable devices to be purchased using health savings accounts and other spending arrangements and reimbursement accounts (see H.R. 6279), H5544 [7NO]
——— allow refundable credit for purchase of communications signal boosters in areas with inadequate broadband Internet access service (see H.R. 6554), H6080 [1DE]
——— allow refundable income tax credit for purchase of qualified access technology for blind individuals (see S. 1467), S1534 [4MY] (see H.R. 3702), H2637 [25MY]
——— apply mailbox rule for contracts to documents and payments electronically submitted to IRS (see S. 1338), S1417 [27AP]
——— deny certain green energy tax benefits to companies connected to certain countries of concern (see H.R. 6175), H5361 [2NO]
——— disallow companies associated with foreign adversaries from receiving advanced manufacturing production credit (see S. 3486), S5961 [13DE] (see H.R. 6762), H6941 [13DE]
——— enhance tax benefits for research activities (see S. 866), S826 [16MR]
——— establish credit for domestic production of rare earth magnets (see S. 3521), S5996 [14DE] (see H.R. 2849), H1946 [25AP]
——— establish tax on sale of electric vehicles and batteries (see S. 2882), S4653 [21SE]
——— exclude certain broadband grants from gross income (see S. 341), S311 [9FE] (see H.R. 889), H822 [9FE]
——— exempt telehealth services from certain high deductible health plan rules (see S. 1001), S999 [28MR] (see H.R. 1843), H1528 [28MR]
——— expand and modify employer educational assistance programs (see S. 3296), S5507 [14NO] (see H.R. 6401), H5855 [14NO]
——— extend energy credit relative to microgrid controllers (see H.R. 5807), H4854 [28SE]
——— increase applicable dollar amount for qualified carbon oxide which is captured and utilized for purposes of carbon oxide sequestration credit (see S. 542), S531 [28FE] (see H.R. 1262), H970 [28FE]
——— increase exclusion for educational assistance programs and allow for exclusion relative to education-related tools and technology (see H.R. 6402), H5855 [14NO]
——— increase research tax credit and provide better access to credit for business startups (see H.R. 5056), H4141 [27JY]
——— make permanent permissible first-dollar coverage of telehealth services in health savings accounts (see S. 731), S742 [9MR]
——— permit 529 college savings program funds to be used for certain non-degree technical training certificate programs and apprenticeship programs (see S. 2921), S4678 [26SE] (see H.R. 329), H232 [12JA]
——— prohibit use of clean vehicle credit on battery components manufactured or assembled by corporations associated with foreign entities of concern (see S. 756), S743 [9MR] (see H.R. 2951), H2083 [27AP]
——— provide credits for carriage of independent programmers by certain multichannel video programming distributors (see H.R. 6072), H5172 [26OC]
——— provide credits for production of renewable chemicals and investments in renewable chemical production facilities (see H.R. 6532), H6049 [30NO]
——— provide for election to expense certain qualified sound recording costs otherwise chargeable to capital account (see S. 1625), S1678 [16MY] (see H.R. 1259), H970 [28FE]
——— require electronically prepared tax returns to include scannable code when submitted on paper (see H.R. 2688), H1845 [18AP]
——— require that online contributions to political organizations require credit verification value (see S. 491), S456 [16FE]
——— require that online credit card contributions to political organization require billing address and credit verification value (see H.R. 3636), H2595 [24MY]
——— restore deduction for research and experimental expenditures (see H.R. 2673), H1845 [18AP]
Telecommunications: exclude certain facilities request from environmental or historical preservation review regulations (see H.R. 3291), H2342 [15MY]
——— exclude requests for deployment or modification of communications facilities in floodplains from environmental or historical preservation review regulations (see H.R. 3311), H2344 [15MY]
——— facilitate access to electromagnetic spectrum for commercial space launches and commercial space reentries (see S. 1648), S1704 [17MY] (see H.R. 682), H576 [31JA]
——— invest in rural broadband infrastructure and recognize importance to rural communities (see H. Res. 317), H1914 [24AP]
——— preserve and protect ability of State and local governments, public-private partnerships, and cooperatives to provide broadband services (see S. 1197), S1255 [19AP] (see H.R. 2552), H1717 [10AP]
——— prohibit franchising authorities from requiring approval for sale of cable systems (see H.R. 3314), H2344 [15MY]
——— provide outreach and technical assistance to small providers regarding benefits of open radio access networks, known as ‘‘Open RAN’’ (see H.R. 1340), H1112 [3MR]
——— set deadlines for cable franchising authorities to act on requests for new franchises or modifications to existing cable systems (see H.R. 3287), H2342 [15MY]
——— set deadlines for cable franchising authorities to act on requests for new franchises or modifications to existing cable systems and provide for faster deployment of cable and other services (see H.R. 3330), H2345 [15MY]
——— streamline Federal, State, and local permitting and regulatory reviews to expedite deployment of communications facilities (see H.R. 3557), H2498 [22MY]
——— streamline State and local government regulatory process over decisions on placement, construction, and modification of personal wireless service facilities (see H.R. 3279), H2342 [15MY]
——— streamline State and local government regulatory process over decisions on placement, construction, and modification of telecommunications service facilities (see H.R. 3295), H2343 [15MY]
Telecomunications: require development of strategy to promote use of secure telecommunications infrastructure worldwide (see H.R. 4741), H3857 [19JY]
Telephones: prohibit U.S. Government phones from using any financial service application owned or operated, directly or indirectly, by Chinese Communist Party or any member of such Party (see H.R. 4453), H3159 [30JN]
Terrorism: provide remote access to court proceedings for victims of 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland (see S. 3250), S5426 [8NO] (see H.R. 6714), H6814 [11DE]
Transportation: permit operation of actively tethered unmanned aircraft systems by all first responders (see H.R. 1192), H874 [24FE]
Trucking industry: establish voucher program for purchase and installation of emission reducing technologies for Class 8 trucks (see S. 3315), S5540 [15NO]
TSA: prohibit use of facial recognition technology in airports (see S. 3361), S5674 [29NO]
21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act: update (see S. 2494), S3522 [25JY] (see H.R. 4858), H3948 [25JY]
U.N.: prohibit use of U.S. contributions to support U.N. Development Programme iVerify tool developed to identify and prevent spread of false information (see H.R. 5531), H4380 [18SE]
U.S. Agency for Global Media: prohibit Open Technology Fund funding (see H.R. 3191), H2244 [10MY]
U.S. Digital Privacy Agency: establish to enforce user rights and data collection, possession, disclosure, and maintenance obligations by information technology entities relative to privacy of personal information (see H.R. 2701), H1885 [19AP]
U.S.-Israel Future of Warfare Research and Development Fund: establish to increase defense cooperation in areas of emerging technologies (see S. 1862), S2005 [7JN]
Ukraine: make nationals who are present in U.S. eligible for REAL ID benefits (see H.R. 3259), H2309 [11MY]
Veterans: enhance penalties for convictions for conspiracy to commit telemarketing or email marketing fraud committed against veterans (see S. 2503), S3619 [26JY] (see H.R. 3956), H2786 [9JN]
Voting: encourage Congress to pass legislation to increase voting access and registration, protect voting rights, and improve election security (see S. Res. 350), S4590 [19SE] (see H. Res. 703), H4408 [19SE]
——— require voting systems to produce voter-verified, auditable paper records of votes, provide funding to States to meet such requirements, and study use of open-source electronic voting software (see H.R. 466), H276 [24JA]
Weather: develop next generation of weather radar and authorize supplemental gap radar coverage (see H.R. 4575), H3476 [12JY]
——— require study of rural weather monitoring systems (see H.R. 4654), H3612 [14JY]
——— research impact of obstructions on radar detection and prediction capabilities (see H.R. 3764), H2707 [31MY]
Wildfires: improve Federal activities relating to wildfires (see S. 1764), S1843 [31MY] (see H.R. 482), H277 [24JA]
Women: authorize appropriations for data collection, surveillance, and research on maternal health outcomes during public health emergencies (see S. 1605), S1647 [15MY] (see H.R. 3304), H2343 [15MY]
World Quantum Day: support goals (see S. Res. 190), S1463 [2MY]
Wright Brothers Day: designate (see S. Res. 513), S6022 [18DE]
Decisions
Applicability of Congressional Review Act to SEC staff accounting bulletin on accounting treatment of crypto assets: Edda Emmanuelli Perez, GAO, S5310–S5312 [1NO]
Essays
State of the Union: August Howe, S194 [1FE]
Letters
Countering Untrusted Telecommunications Abroad Act: Representative McCaul, Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), H1734 [17AP]
——— Representative McHenry, Committee on Financial Services (House), H1734 [17AP]
Outbound Investment Transparency Act: several individuals, S5878 [7DE]
Post-Disaster Assistance Online Accountability Act: Representative McHenry, Committee on Financial Services (House), H296 [25JA]
——— Representative Roger Williams, Committee on Small Business (House), H296 [25JA]
——— Representative Sam Graves, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H296 [25JA]
Precision Agriculture Satellite Connectivity Act: Representative Lucas, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House), H1926 [25AP]
——— Representative Rodgers, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H1926 [25AP]
Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act: Harold P. Wimmer, American Lung Association, H4313 [14SE]
——— International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW), H4312 [14SE]
Proposed fiscal year 2024 budget funding levels: Kilolo Kijakazi, SSA, H1964 [26AP]
Questions relative to relationship between ByteDance Ltd and TikTok Inc.: Senators Blackburn and Blumenthal, S4908 [3OC]
Secure the Border Act: Donna Markham, Catholic Charities USA, H2231 [10MY]
——— Mark J. Seitz, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, H2232 [10MY]
——— Rebecca Wasserman, Service Employees International Union, H2229 [10MY]
——— Representative Jason Smith, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H2217 [10MY]
——— Representative Jordan, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H2217 [10MY]
——— Representative Mark E. Green, Committee on Homeland Security (House), H2217, H2218 [10MY]
——— several organizations, H2229, H2230 [10MY]
——— Ted Penton, Jesuit Conference (organization), H2233 [10MY]
——— William Samuel, AFL–CIO, H2228 [10MY]
Lists
National Academy of Inventors, Inc., Fellows Program inductees, E578 [16JN]
Messages
Budget of the U.S. Government for Fiscal Year 2024: President Biden, S996 [28MR], H1516 [28MR]
National Emergency Relative to Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply to China: President Biden, S1601 [10MY], H2183 [10MY]
Motions
EPA: prohibit finalizing, implementing, or enforcing of proposed rules relative to emissions from vehicles (H.R. 4468), H6187 [6DE]
Immigration: secure U.S. borders and reform immigration policies (H.R. 2), H2281 [11MY]
Motor vehicles: prevent elimination of sale of internal combustion engines (H.R. 1435), H4326 [14SE]
Notices
Intention to object to proceeding to S. 1080, require electronic communication service providers and remote computing services to report unlawful sale and distribution of controlled substances to Dept. of Justice: Senator Wyden, S3500 [20JY]
Intention to object to proceeding to S. 1199, Strengthening Transparency and Obligations To Protect Children Suffering From Abuse and Mistreatment (STOP CSAM) Act: Senator Wyden, S3500 [20JY]
Intention to object to proceeding to S. 1207, Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies (EARN IT) Act: Senator Wyden, S3500 [20JY]
Intention to object to S. 1409, Kids Online Safety Act: Senator Wyden, S5556 [15NO]
Press releases
Dept. of Commerce Issues Preliminary Determination of Circumvention Inquiries of Solar Cells and Modules Produced in China: Dept. of Commerce, H2099 [28AP]
Remarks in House
Advisory Council To Support Victims of Gun Violence: establish (H.R. 3962), H2893 [14JN]
AID: eliminate funding for capital investment fund, H4761 [28SE]
Air Force: tribute to Airborne Laser Laboratory, E1040 [1NO]
Arkansas: tribute to 2d Congressional District high schools participating in Arkansas Dept. of Education All-State Coding Competition, H2447 [18MY]
Arkansas Dept. of Education: tribute to Governor’s All-State Coding Competition participants, E598 [22JN]
Armed Forces: provide for coverage of assisted reproductive technology services under TRICARE program, E323 [18AP]
Artemis I (spacecraft): tribute to mission, H2073 [27AP]
Artificial intelligence: ensure development and deployment is done in way that is safe and ethical and respects personal rights and privacy, H2112 [28AP]
——— ensure development and deployment is done in way that is safe and ethical and respects personal rights and privacy (H. Res. 66), H4038 [27JY]
Australia, United Kingdom, U.S. Security Treaty (AUKUS Treaty): agreement to develop nuclear-powered submarines, H6946 [14DE]
Aviation: certify offshore wind projects in North Atlantic and Mid Atlantic Planning Area will not compromise radar or create risks to aviation and space activities, H3867 [20JY]
Biden, President: evaluation of administration, H4259 [12SE]
——— evaluation of administration relative to electric vehicles, H4302 [14SE], H4413 [20SE]
——— evaluation of administration relative to energy policy, H2793 [12JN], H4413 [20SE]
——— evaluation of administration relative to immigration, H3193 [11JY], H3608 [14JY]
——— State of the Union Message, H714 [7FE]
Cathlamet, WA: tribute to Wahkiakum High School Mecha Mules robotics team, H1216 [9MR]
Chau, Jasmine: 46th Congressional District of California Congressional App Challenge winner, H2410 [17MY]
China: analysis of U.S.-China relations, H2953–H2955 [15JN]
——— prohibit arms sales, cyber-security sales, and military sales (H.R. 4001), H2955 [15JN]
——— U.S. policy, H4411 [20SE]
Civil liberties: require disclosure of camera or recording capability in certain Internet-connected devices (H.R. 538), H891, H892 [27FE]
Colleges and universities: address influence of China in institutions of higher education, H1751–H1755 [17AP]
Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party (House, Select): establish (H. Res. 11), H121–H129, H146 [10JA], H223 [12JA], E15 [11JA], E269 [28MR]
——— tribute, H4411 [20SE]
Congress: accomplishments of 117th Congress, H45 [6JA], H4283–H4289 [13SE]
Courts: authorize notaries public to perform, and establish minimum standards for, certain electronic and remote notarizations and require Federal and State courts to recognize such notarizations performed by notary public (H.R. 1059), H892–H896 [27FE]
Cryptocurrency: impact on, and threat posed to, U.S. economy, H162 [11JA]
——— provide for regulation of payment stablecoins (H.R. 4766), H3878 [20JY]
Dale, Casie: South Dakota Congressional App Challenge winner, E48 [24JA]
Dale, Katelyn: South Dakota Congressional App Challenge winner, E48 [24JA]
Defense Production Act: prohibit use of authorities for technologies relative to electric vehicles or solar panels, H1667 [30MR], H3695 [18JY]
Democratic Party: national agenda, H4275 [13SE], H6963 [14DE]
Dept. of Agriculture: codify Rural Hospital Technical Assistance Program (H.R. 4713), H5971 [29NO]
——— develop voluntary interconnectivity standards and prioritize cybersecurity needs for precision agriculture technologies (H.R. 1697), H1319 [22MR]
——— increase rural broadband speed requirements, H4534 [26SE]
——— modify and extend grants for assistive technology programs for farmers with disabilities (H.R. 4586), H3862 [20JY]
——— prioritize purchase from equipment manufacturers who provide service manuals and dealer equivalent software, H4527 [26SE]
——— prohibit funding to mandate electronic identification eartags for cattle and bison, H4557 [26SE]
——— Rural Innovation Stronger Economy Grant Program funding, H4507 [26SE]
Dept. of Commerce: codify Institute for Telecommunication Sciences and establish initiative to support development of emergency communication and tracking technologies (H.R. 1343), H1924, H1925 [25AP]
——— require SelectUSA to coordinate with State-level economic development organizations to increase foreign direct investment in semiconductor-related manufacturing and production (H.R. 752), H3930–H3932 [25JY]
——— submit report assessing value, cost, and feasibility of developing trans-Atlantic submarine fiber optic cable connecting contiguous U.S., Virgin Islands, Ghana, and Nigeria (H.R. 3385), H3076 [22JN]
——— submit report to Congress examining cybersecurity of mobile service networks (H.R. 1123), H1128–H1130 [7MR]
Dept. of Defense: Air Force Research Lab funding, H4595 [27SE]
——— allow classification or facilitation of any communications by U.S. persons as misinformation, disinformation, or malinformation, H4600, H4601 [27SE]
——— anniversary of U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, E648 [11JY]
——— establish fund for conduct of collaborative defense projects between U.S. and Israel in emerging technologies (H.R. 1777), H2167, H2169 [9MY], E435 [15MY]
——— establish working group to explore potential applications of blockchain technology, H3473 [12JY]
——— Micro-LED Soldier Systems Display Prototype funding, H4595 [27SE]
——— modernize combat vehicles for multi-domain operations, H4593 [27SE]
——— portable nuclear microreactor funding, H3473 [12JY]
——— printing of high-strength, lightweight carbon fiber composite parts into state-of-the-art wings for unmanned air vehicles funding, H4593 [27SE]
——— prohibit from purchasing data that would otherwise require search warrant, court order, or subpoena, H3584, H3585 [14JY]
——— prohibit funding for research and development of projects involving electric vehicles, electric vehicle charging, or photovoltaic technology, H3556–H3558 [13JY]
——— prohibit use of Federal funds to launch nuclear weapon using autonomous weapons system that is not subject to meaningful human control (H.R. 2894), H4038 [27JY]
——— raise awareness of National Suicide Prevention Lifeline veterans crisis line, H3484 [13JY]
Dept. of Education: establish pilot program to award competitive grants for integration of cybersecurity education, H581 [1FE]
——— establish pilot program to award competitive grants for integration of cybersecurity education (H.R. 6124), H5549 [8NO]
——— expand Parents’ Bill of Rights definition of schools to include secondary career and technical schools, H1395, H1396 [23MR]
Dept. of Energy: establish program to provide financial assistance to graduate students and postdoctoral researchers pursuing certain courses of study relative to cybersecurity and energy infrastructure (H.R. 302), H694–H697, H698 [6FE]
——— nuclear energy programs funding, H5110 [26OC]
——— prohibit changing energy conservation standards for distribution transformers for certain period (H.R. 4167), H3219 [12JY]
——— prohibit funding for Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy funding, H5091 [25OC]
——— prohibit funding to finalize rule entitled ‘‘Energy Conservation Program—Energy Conservation Standards for Room Air Conditioners’’, H5138, H5139 [26OC]
——— provide for program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application in vehicle technologies, H2080 [27AP]
——— secure supply of critical energy resources, including critical minerals and other materials, H1552 [29MR]
Dept. of HHS: award grants to eligible entities to establish or maintain student mental health and safety helpline (H.R. 822), H5663 [9NO]
——— establish home-based telemental health care demonstration program to increase mental health services in rural medically underserved populations and in farming, fishing, and forestry occupations (H.R. 6534), H6157 [6DE]
Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit from operating or procuring certain foreign-made unmanned aircraft systems (H.R. 1501), H3936–H3938 [25JY], H4052 [27JY]
Dept. of Justice: direct Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program to carry out grant program to provide assistance to police departments with fewer than 200 law enforcement officers, H2444 [18MY]
Dept. of Labor: modernize technology for delivering unemployment compensation, H2291 [11MY]
Dept. of State: allow classification of communications by U.S. persons as misinformation, disinformation, or malinformation, H4768, H4769 [28SE]
——— prohibit funding to support negotiations to extend U.S.-China scientific and technological cooperation protocol, H4789, H4790 [28SE]
——— report to Congress on implementation of advanced capabilities pillar of trilateral security partnership between Australia, United Kingdom, and U.S. (H.R. 1093), H1309–H1311 [22MR]
Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit funding for CBDC Working Group, H5625, H5626 [8NO]
Dept. of the Treasury and FRS: prohibit from issuing central bank digital currency, H5587, H5588 [8NO]
——— prohibit from issuing central bank digital currency (H.R. 3402), H2383 [17MY]
Dept. of Transportation: prohibit funding for Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Discretionary Grant Program, H5510 [7NO]
——— prohibit funding for enforcement action relative to installation of pulsating light systems for high-mounted stop lamps, H5513 [7NO]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow for electronic request of certain records (H.R. 1226), H1127, H1128 [7MR]
——— make high technology pilot program permanent (H.R. 1669), H2474–H2479 [22MY], H2609 [25MY], H6873 [13DE]
——— provide certificates of eligibility and award letters relative to educational benefits to certain individuals using electronic means, H2476 [22MY]
Depts. of State and the Treasury: commission report regarding Internet censorship in Iran and review applicable U.S. licensing requirements relative to private communication tools, H6014 [30NO]
Detroit, MI: tribute to Foreign Language Immersion and Cultural Studies School middle school robotics team, H1849 [19AP], E302 [10AP]
——— tribute to Heroes’ Alliance Vehicle Technology Team, H3484 [13JY], E671 [13JY]
Disasters: require President develop national strategy for utilizing microreactors to assist with natural disaster response efforts, H3473 [12JY]
Domestic policy: importance of domestic manufacturing, H2078–H2081 [27AP]
Domtar Corp.: anniversary of Rock Hill, NC, Converting Center, E951 [11OC]
Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H1245 [9MR], H1900 [20AP]
Elbit Systems of America, LLC: anniversary, E327 [18AP]
EPA: allow regulations relative to emissions from vehicles that may result in limited availability of new motor vehicles based on type of vehicle engine, H6160 [6DE]
——— limit revision of regulations relative to emissions from vehicles to rules proposed or prescribed on or after certain date, H6166 [6DE]
——— prohibit finalizing, implementing, or enforcing of proposed rules relative to emissions from vehicles (H.R. 4468), H6140 [5DE], H6157–H6166 [6DE], E1193 [11DE]
——— prohibit finalizing, implementing, or enforcing of proposed rules relative to emissions from vehicles (H.R. 4468), consideration (H. Res. 906), H6120–H6129 [5DE]
FAA: Continuous Lower Energy, Emissions and Noise (CLEEN) Program funding, H3835, H3836 [19JY]
——— create pilot program for mobile clearance for general aviation and Part 135 air carriers, H3808 [19JY]
——— establish FAA Task Force on NOTAM Improvement (H.R. 346), H291, H299–H301 [25JA], H2481, H2482 [22MY], E63 [27JA]
——— improve technology and address human factors in aircraft takeoff, approach, and runway safety, H3715 [19JY]
——— provide for research and development, H3712 [19JY]
FCC: allow State or Federal correctional facilities to utilize jamming equipment to prevent contraband cell phone use in prisons (H.R. 2380), H1532 [29MR]
——— issue rules for provision of emergency connectivity service (H.R. 1353), H1922–H1924 [25AP]
——— modernize and streamline satellite licensing rules (H.R. 1338), H3919–H3928 [25JY]
——— prohibit granting license or U.S. access for non-geostationary orbit satellite system if license or access would be held by entity that produces covered communications equipment or service (H.R. 675), H3925 [25JY]
——— review certain rules and develop recommendations for rule changes to promote precision agriculture (H.R. 1339), H1925–H1927 [25AP]
FDA: modernize methods of authenticating controlled substances in pharmaceutical distribution supply chain (H.R. 4988), H5973 [29NO]
Federal agencies and departments: allow Federal agencies to establish educational requirements for certain cybersecurity positions in competitive service (H.R. 4502), H4944–H4946 [2OC]
——— establish certain reporting and other requirements relative to telecommunications equipment and services produced or provided by certain entities (H.R. 1149), H1733–H1735 [17AP]
——— prohibit any form of support or direct involvement in research conducted by China, Chinese Communist Party, and any of their affiliated agents, instruments, or entities, H3505 [13JY]
——— require report on technological needs for permitting programs, H1606, H1607 [29MR]
FEMA: establish review process for certain grant applications for first responders to purchase equipment or systems that do not meet or exceed any applicable national voluntary consensus standards (H.R. 3254), H3938, H3939 [25JY], H4052 [27JY]
——— provide for online repository for certain reporting requirements for recipients of Federal disaster assistance (H.R. 259), H295–H297 [25JA], E67 [27JA]
Florida Inventors Hall of Fame (organization): tribute to inductees, E850 [14SE]
FRS: require legislation for certain activities related to issuance of central bank digital currency (H.R. 3712), H3876 [20JY]
GAO: publish study of major rules on website, H2906 [14JN]
Gotion, Inc.: address potential national security threat of building battery plant in Michigan, H2442 [18MY]
GSA: Technology Transformation Service funding, H5640 [8NO]
Health: use of technology to improve services and reduce costs of health care, H3106 [22JN], H4375 [18SE]
Helena, MT: tribute to FUSION 4133 (robotics team), H1959 [26AP]
Hobbs, NM: tribute to Hobbs High School Career and Technical Education Center, E1106 [15NO]
House of Representatives: legislative priorities, H4128 [27JY]
Immigration: secure U.S. borders and reform immigration policies, H4861, H4890, H4894, H4895 [29SE]
——— secure U.S. borders and reform immigration policies (H.R. 2), H2178, H2195–H2236 [10MY], H2249, H2250, H2255, H2258–H2281, H2296, H2297 [11MY], H2354, H2355 [16MY], H2384, H2420 [17MY], H2443 [18MY], H2485 [22MY], H2559 [24MY], H3010 [21JN], H4125–H4128 [27JY], H4273 [13SE], H4301 [14SE], H4418 [20SE], H4486, H4488–H4494 [26SE], H4681, H4682 [27SE], H4795 [28SE], H4936, H4940 [2OC], H5233 [2NO], H5908 [28NO], H5944, H5947, H5963, H5964, H5970, H5978 [29NO], H6034, H6036 [30NO], H6139 [5DE], H6202 [6DE], H6803 [11DE], H6826, H6827, H6848 [12DE], H6930, H6934 [13DE], H6973, H6975, H6976 [14DE], E419 [10MY], E436 [15MY]
——— secure U.S. borders and reform immigration policies (H.R. 2), consideration (H. Res. 383), H2183–H2195 [10MY]
Inflation Reduction Act: impact, H2507 [23MY]
Information technology: provide transparent licensing of commercial remote sensing systems (H.R. 290), H495, H496 [30JA]
——— strengthen transparency in process online platforms use to moderate content, H560–H566 [31JA]
Knoxville, TN: tribute to Hardin Valley Academy American Rocketry Challenge teams, H3000 [21JN]
Las Vegas, NV: Durango High School winner of NASA TechRise Student Challenge, H515 [31JA]
Law enforcement officers: require Federal officers to wear body cameras (H.R. 843), E93 [6FE]
Mays Landing, NJ: tribute to Ideal Institute of Technology graduates, E967 [13OC]
Medicare: provide for permanent payments for telehealth services furnished by federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics, H4388 [19SE]
Midlands Technical College: tribute to Building Construction Technology Team, E13 [10JA]
Midwest Alliance for Clean Hydrogen: tribute, H1743 [17AP]
Momentive Technologies, Inc.: tribute, H292 [25JA]
Motor vehicles: prevent elimination of sale of internal combustion engines (H.R. 1435), H4280–H4282 [13SE], H4318–H4328 [14SE]
——— prevent elimination of sale of internal combustion engines (H.R. 1435), consideration (H. Res. 680), H4392–H4401 [19SE]
——— prevent elimination of sale of internal combustion engines (H.R. 1435), consideration (H. Res. 681), H4310–H4318 [14SE]
——— support continued inclusion of AM radios in automobiles, H2358 [16MY], H2532 [23MY]
——— support continued inclusion of AM radios in automobiles (H. Res. 465), H2749 [6JN]
NASA: tribute to space program, H2073 [27AP]
National Academy of Inventors, Inc.: tribute to Fellows Program inductees, E578 [16JN]
National Environmental Policy Act: clarify ambiguous provisions, align with relevant case law, reflect modern technologies, optimize interagency coordination, and improve environmental review process, H5997 [30NO], E534 [7JN]
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: prohibit funding to implement advanced impaired driving technology motor vehicle safety standard, H5519–H5521 [7NO]
National Nuclear Security Administration: High Explosive Synthesis, Formulation, and Production facility construction funding, H5130, H5131 [26OC]
National objectives: create national strategy to re-shore mineral supply chains, H1607, H1608 [29MR]
National security: address potential threat of TikTok video app, H1890 [20AP]
National Telecommunications and Information Administration: establish Office of Policy Development and Cybersecurity (H.R. 1345), H3918, H3919 [25JY]
New Jersey: tribute to DinoBots (robotics team), E971 [13OC]
Nguyen, Jessica: 46th Congressional District of California Congressional App Challenge winner, H2410 [17MY]
NIST: enhance labor union representation on Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership Advisory Board and better assist U.S.-based small manufacturers and exporters (H.R. 3854), E528 [6JN]
Noor, Abdul: Career Communications Group, Inc., Modern-Day Technology Leader Award recipient, E708 [24JY]
NSF: support research on privacy enhancing technologies and promote responsible data use, H2080 [27AP]
Oceans: require development of strategy to eliminate availability to foreign adversaries of goods and technologies capable of supporting undersea cables (H.R. 1189), H1451, H1452 [27MR]
Orange County, CA: tribute to aerospace innovations, H2773 [7JN]
Pipelines: provide enhanced safety and environmental protection in pipeline transportation (H.R. 6494), H6063 [1DE]
Rao, C.R.: International Prize in Statistics award recipient, E467 [18MY]
Republican Party: national agenda, H4124–H4128 [27JY]
Research: invest in current technologies that streamline Federal programs, increase carbon reduction, and aid in development of vaccines, H6852–H6854 [12DE]
Sanford, Evalynn: SkillsUSA Inc., National Leadership and Skills Conference Architectural Drafting competition winner, H4015 [26JY]
Schools: importance of automatic external defibrillator (AED) and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training for staff, H1441 [27MR]
——— include in Parents’ Bill of Rights timely notice of major cyberattacks against schools that may have compromised student or parent information, H1389, H1390 [23MR]
Science: establish public-private partnership for near-term quantum application development and acceleration (H.R. 2739), H2081 [27AP]
——— include quantum molecular simulations and modeling in Federal scientific research (S. 969), H2081 [27AP]
——— provide for Dept. of Energy and NASA research and development coordination (H.R. 2988), H6092–H6094 [4DE]
——— provide for Dept. of Energy and NSF research and development coordination (H.R. 2980), H6090–H6092 [4DE]
SDI Presence, LLC: tribute, E546 [12JN]
SEC: prohibit funding for enforcement activities related to digital asset transactions, H5604, H5605 [8NO]
——— prohibit funding to finalize, implement, or enforce rule entitled ‘‘Conflicts of Interest Associated With the Use of Predictive Data Analytics by Broker-Dealers and Investment Advisers’’, H5628 [8NO]
——— prohibit funding to implement rule entitled ‘‘Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance, and Incident Disclosure’’, H5630, H5631 [8NO]
——— promulgate rules relative to electronic delivery of certain required disclosures (H.R. 1807), H2971 [20JN]
Spring Grove, PA: tribute to Spring Grove Area High School rocketry team, E462 [18MY]
SSAB Iowa Inc.: tribute to production of zero emissions steel, H2466 [22MY]
Swiatek, Jerome, Jr.: Project Lead The Way Inc., National Computer Science Teacher of the Year award recipient, E351 [25AP]
Taiwan: strengthen U.S. policy, H1235 [9MR]
——— strengthen U.S. policy and bilateral economic partnership, H4128 [27JY]
Taxation: restore deduction for research and experimental expenditures (H.R. 2673), H1898 [20AP]
Telecommunications: facilitate access to electromagnetic spectrum for commercial space launches and commercial space reentries (H.R. 682), H3928, H3929 [25JY]
——— increase access to broadband telecommunications services in rural areas, H3955, H4020 [26JY]
Television: preserve access to conservative programming, H291 [25JA], H560–H566 [31JA], E75 [31JA]
U.S.-Israel Artificial Intelligence Center: establish, H292 [25JA]
Viray, Stephen: 18th Congressional District of New York Congressional App Challenge winner, E1221 [13DE]
Virginia: tribute to Northern Virginia Lions Mobile Sight and Hearing Screening Unit, E478 [23MY]
Vu, Henry: 46th Congressional District of California Congressional App Challenge winner, H2410 [17MY]
West Mineral, KS: anniversary of Bucyrus-Erie 1850–B (Big Brutus) electric shovel, H4411 [20SE]
Wildfires: improve Federal activities relating to wildfires, H320 [25JA]
Woodbridge, VA: tribute to Woodbridge High School JROTC robotics team, H1771 [18AP]
Yuma County, AZ: anniversary of Yuma Proving Ground, E389 [2MY]
Remarks in Senate
Air Force: anniversary, S4549 [18SE]
Artificial intelligence: ensure development and deployment is done in way that is safe and ethical and respects personal rights and privacy, S1522 [4MY], S1715 [18MY], S2089 [14JN], S2131 [20JN], S2197 [22JN], S2264 [10JY], S2291 [11JY], S2332 [12JY], S2445 [13JY], S2971, S2972 [18JY], S3503 [25JY], S3563 [26JY], S3714 [27JY], S4212 [6SE], S4244 [7SE], S4338 [11SE], S4359 [12SE], S4501 [14SE], S4549 [18SE], S5056 [18OC], S5126, S5127 [24OC], S5156 [25OC], S5222 [30OC], S5270 [1NO], S5407 [8NO], S5438 [9NO], S5682 [30NO], S5768 [6DE]
——— provide framework for innovation and accountability (S. 3312), S5620 [28NO]
Australia, United Kingdom, U.S. Security Treaty (AUKUS Treaty): agreement to develop nuclear-powered submarines, S756 [14MR], S3715 [27JY], S5279 [1NO]
Biden, President: evaluation of administration, S5439 [9NO]
——— evaluation of administration relative to electric vehicles, S1540–S1543 [4MY]
——— evaluation of administration relative to energy policy, S2109–S2111 [15JN]
——— Executive order on safe, secure, and trustworthy development and use of artificial intelligence, S5236 [31OC]
Business and industry: collapse of FTX Trading Ltd., cryptocurrency exchange, S183 [1FE]
ByteDance Ltd.: require to divest itself of certain assets and require Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. to review certain business relationships between ByteDance and U.S. businesses, S4907 [3OC]
Center for Excellence in Education: anniversary, S5538 [15NO]
Children and youth: prohibit certain design features, amplification of harmful content, and manipulative marketing targeted at children on Internet, S887 [22MR]
——— provide families with tools, safeguards, and transparency needed to protect against threats to children’s health and well-being online, S1698 [17MY]
——— provide families with tools, safeguards, and transparency needed to protect against threats to children’s health and well-being online (S. 1409), S1554 [9MY], S1782 [30MY], S5536 [15NO], S5706 [4DE]
China: analysis of U.S.-China relations, S1994 [7JN]
——— recognize as greatest foreign threat to U.S. peace, security, and stability, S5495 [14NO]
CHIPS and Science Act: impact, S494 [27FE], S510 [28FE], S816–S818 [16MR], S1964 [6JN], S2041 [12JN], S5126 [24OC]
——— implementation, S1611 [11MY]
Civil liberties: require disclosure of camera or recording capability in certain Internet-connected devices (H.R. 538), S2299, S2300 [11JY]
——— require disclosure of camera or recording capability in certain Internet-connected devices (H.R. 538), unanimous-request request, S2299, S2300 [11JY]
Classified information: improve classification and declassification of national security information, S5889 [11DE]
——— improve classification and declassification of national security information (S. 1518), S1989–S1991 [7JN]
Collector Car Appreciation Day: designate (S. Res. 300), S3121 [18JY]
Committee on Armed Services (Senate): defense priorities, S807 [15MR]
Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S.: include Sec. of Agriculture as member, S3510, S3513, S3517 [25JY]
Computers: address potential impacts of artificial intelligence, S2039 [12JN], S2056 [13JN], S2079 [14JN]
——— address potential impacts of artificial intelligence on digital platforms, S2176–S2180 [21JN]
——— increase semiconductor manufacturing incentives to enable advanced research and development, secure supply chain, and ensure national security and economic competitiveness, S816–S818 [16MR]
Congress: accomplishments of 117th Congress, S43 [23JA]
——— accomplishments of 118th Congress, S3873–S3875 [5SE]
——— goals of 118th Congress, S81 [25JA]
Consumers: protect privacy of personally-identifiable health and location data (S. 631), S2162, S2163, S2167 [21JN]
——— protect privacy of personally-identifiable health and location data (S. 631), unanimous-consent request, S2163 [21JN]
Copyrights: provide fair treatment of radio stations and artists for use of sound recordings (S. 253), S235 [2FE], S5226 [30OC]
Cornyn, Senator: report on State work period, S1780–S1782 [30MY]
Courts: settlement in Dominion Voting Systems v. Fox News Network relative to defamation, S1220 [19AP]
Crime: make fraudulent dealings in firearms and ammunition online unlawful (S. 2794), S4443 [13SE]
Cryptocurrency: clarify applicability of sanctions and anti-money laundering compliance obligations to U.S. persons in decentralized finance technology sector and virtual currency kiosk operators (S. 2355), S2990 [18JY]
——— impact on, and threat posed to, U.S. economy, S183 [1FE], S811 [16MR]
Dept. of Agriculture: develop voluntary interconnectivity standards and prioritize cybersecurity needs for precision agriculture technologies (S. 734), S744 [9MR], S2448 [13JY]
——— improve agricultural productivity, profitability, resilience, and ecological outcomes through modernized data infrastructure and analysis (S. 98), S2448 [13JY]
——— reauthorize and improve ReConnect loan and grant program (S. 1642), S2089 [14JN]
Dept. of Commerce: clarify scope of major Federal action under National Environmental Policy Act relative to certain projects for production of semiconductors (S. 2228), S2448 [13JY], S6009, S6010 [14DE]
——— decision to block certain Chinese companies from purchasing technology, S840 [21MR]
——— require SelectUSA to coordinate with State-level economic development organizations to increase foreign direct investment in semicondutor-related manufacturing and production (S. 229), S5966 [13DE]
——— review, prohibit, and mitigate certain information communications and technology transactions between persons in U.S. and foreign adversaries (S. 686), S885 [22MR], S1223, S1224 [19AP]
Dept. of Defense: require clean financial audit and improve financial accountability through upgraded financial management systems, S1431 [1MY]
Dept. of Education: promote career awareness in accounting as part of well-rounded science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) educational experience under Student Support and Academic Enrichment Grant program (S. 1705), S1749 [18MY]
Dept. of Energy: proposed rule to mandate certain standards for new dishwashers, beverage vending machines, and electric motors to conserve energy and water, S2109–S2111 [15JN]
——— provide for advancements in carbon removal research, quantification, and commercialization, including by harnessing natural processes (S. 1576), S1628 [11MY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: direct Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to establish K–12 Cybersecurity Technology Improvement Program (S. 1191), S1435 [1MY]
Dept. of Justice: provide grants to State and local law enforcement agencies to purchase chemical screening devices to detect dangerous drugs and train personnel on use of such devices (S. 1507), S1641 [15MY]
——— reauthorize and update Project Safe Childhood program to protect children from online predators (S. 1170), S5150–S5152 [24OC]
——— require electronic communication service providers and remote computing services to report unlawful sale and distribution of controlled substances (S. 1080), S1563 [9MY], S3454 [20JY]
Dept. of the Treasury: establish comprehensive exam standards for financial institutions engaged in crypto asset activities, S5530 [15NO]
——— provide investment screening mechanism for U.S. companies investing in certain technology sectors in countries of concern, S3510–S3512 [25JY], S3565 [26JY], S5350 [6NO], S5495 [14NO], S5700 [4DE]
——— provide investment screening mechanism for U.S. companies investing in certain technology sectors in countries of concern (S. 2678), S5876–S5879 [7DE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow for electronic request of certain records (H.R. 1226), S5335 [2NO]
——— allow for electronic request of certain records (S. 2803), S4528 [14SE]
Economy: jump-start economic recovery through formation and growth of new businesses, S2270 [10JY]
Education: improve science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) programs, S2269 [10JY]
——— strengthen and expand adult education programs (S. 3075), S5090 [18OC]
Energy Efficiency Day: designate (S. Res. 404), S4958 [4OC]
Executive Office of the President: prohibit download or use of TikTok video app on U.S. devices and require Director of National Intelligence submit report on threat to national security posed by TikTok (S. 85), unanimous-consent request, S1033, S1035 [29MR], S5419, S5420 [8NO]
——— prohibit downloading or using of TikTok video app on U.S. devices and require Director of National Intelligence submit report on threat to national security posed by TikTok (S. 85), S1032–S1037 [29MR], S5418–S5421 [8NO]
FAA: establish FAA Task Force on NOTAM Improvement (H.R. 346), S1571, S1572 [9MY]
FCC: support efforts to improve broadband infrastructure, S5482 [14NO]
——— transfer unobligated balances made available for coronavirus emergency response and relief to carry out Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Reimbursement Program (S. 1245), S1540 [4MY]
Firearms: prohibit online publication of blueprints for 3–D printed plastic guns (S. 1819), S5949, S5950 [13DE]
——— prohibit online publication of blueprints for 3–D printed plastic guns (S. 1819), unanimous-consent request, S5950 [13DE]
Health: support public health infrastructure (S. 1995), S2100 [14JN]
Immigration: reform, S5885 [11DE]
——— secure U.S. borders and reform immigration policies, S1885 [1JN], S5371 [7NO], S5516 [15NO], S5682 [30NO], S5701–S5703 [4DE], S5768 [6DE], S5902, S5905 [12DE], S5927–S5930 [13DE], S5970 [14DE], S6013, S6014 [18DE], S6031, S6036, S6038 [19DE], S6071–S6073 [20DE]
——— secure U.S. borders and reform immigration policies (H.R. 2), S1580 [10MY], S1655 [16MY]
——— secure U.S. borders and reform immigration policies (S. 2824), S4578 [19SE]
Information technology: hold technology companies accountable for failure to remove child sexual abuse material from their networks and require reports on efforts to keep children safe from online predators (S. 1199), S1257–S1259 [19AP], S1699 [17MY], S2016 [8JN], S3454 [20JY], S4691 [27SE]
——— require social media platforms to verify age of users, prohibit use of algorithmic recommendation systems on minors, require parental consent for minors, and prohibit access for users under age 13 (S. 1291), S2175 [21JN]
——— waive immunity for providers of social media services for claims and charges relative to generative artificial intelligence (S. 1993), S5931–S5933 [13DE]
——— waive immunity for providers of social media services for claims and charges relative to generative artificial intelligence (S. 1993), unanimous-consent request, S5932 [13DE]
IRS: prohibit additional funding to be used to audit certain taxpayers, S549 [1MR]
——— report on costs and requirements of Direct eFile tax return system, S1891 [1JN]
Israel: approval of export licenses for anti-drone systems for Ukraine, S810 [16MR]
Medicare: implementation of drug price negotiation program, S3877 [5SE], S4245–S4247 [7SE]
Music and dance: protect voice and visual likeness of all individuals from unauthorized recreations from generative artificial intelligence (AI), S5226 [30OC]
National Assistive Technology Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 85), S538 [28FE]
National Commission on Online Child Sexual Exploitation Prevention: establish (S. 1207), S1699 [17MY], S3455 [20JY]
National Environmental Policy Act: clarify ambiguous provisions, align with relevant case law, reflect modern technologies, optimize interagency coordination, and improve environmental review process, S1877 [1JN]
National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day: designate (S. Res. 414), S5082, S5083 [18OC]
National security: national objectives priority assignments, S845 [21MR]
National Weather Service: upgrade internal instant messaging service (S. 1414), S6028 [18DE]
Nuclear weapons: importance of effective and modern strategic deterrence policy, S1286 [20AP], S2343 [12JY]
Rural areas: importance of telecommunications services to rural and agricultural communities, S1993 [7JN]
Russia: condemn Russian fighter jet forcing down U.S. Air Force surveillance drone over Black Sea, S755 [14MR], S782 [15MR]
Senate: briefing on artificial intelligence impact on national security, S1963 [6JN], S2039 [12JN], S2056 [13JN], S2079 [14JN], S2291 [11JY], S2332 [12JY], S2445 [13JY], S3563 [26JY], S3714 [27JY]
——— legislative priorities, S3869 [5SE], S5198 [26OC]
Space policy: establish demonstration program for active remediation of orbital debris and develop uniform orbital debris standard practices to support safe and sustainable orbital environment (S. 447), S5262–S5266 [31OC]
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: improve accessibility of National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (S. 3444), S5853 [7DE]
Taiwan: strengthen U.S. policy, S282–S284 [9FE]
Taxation: establish tax on sale of electric vehicles and batteries (S. 2882), S5520 [15NO]
——— exclude certain broadband grants from gross income (S. 341), S2087, S2088 [14JN]
——— provide for election to expense certain qualified sound recording costs otherwise chargeable to capital account (S. 1625), S1680 [16MY], S5226 [30OC]
Telecommunications: facilitate access to electromagnetic spectrum for commercial space launches and commercial space reentries (S. 1648), S5266, S5267 [31OC]
——— invest in rural broadband infrastructure and recognize importance to rural communities, S2086–S2089 [14JN]
Terrorism: provide remote access to court proceedings for victims of 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland (S. 3250), S5803 [6DE]
TikTok Inc.: allegations of promoting pro-Hamas (terrorist organization) propaganda and antisemitic content, censorship of speech, unauthorized surveillance and tracking, and use against Chinese dissidents through video app, S5593 [27NO]
——— prohibit from accessing U.S. citizen user data from within China, S885 [22MR], S969–S971 [27MR]
——— prohibit from accessing U.S. citizens’ user data from within China, S887 [22MR]
TSA: prohibit use of facial recognition technology in airports (S. 3361), S5946–S5948 [13DE]
University at Albany, State University of New York: tribute to private-public partnership to establish Albany NanoTech Complex next-generation semiconductor research and development center, S5886 [11DE]
World Quantum Day: support goals (S. Res. 190), S1467 [2MY]
Wright Brothers Day: designate (S. Res. 513), S6029 [18DE]
Reports filed
Accelerating Deployment of Versatile, Advanced Nuclear for Clean Energy (ADVANCE) Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1111), S2287 [10JY]
Advanced, Local Emergency Response Telecommunications (ALERT) Parity Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1353) (H. Rept. 118–39), H1914 [24AP]
American Broadband Deployment Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 3557) (H. Rept. 118–240), H4950 [2OC]
American Cybersecurity Literacy Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2201), S5960 [13DE]
American Security Drone Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 473) (S. Rept. 118–87), S3894 [5SE]
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Accountability Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 3369) (H. Rept. 118–244), H5103 [25OC]
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Leadership Training Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1564) (S. Rept. 118–109), S5337 [2NO]
Aviation Weather Improvement Act: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House) (H.R. 3915) (H. Rept. 118–211), H4454 [21SE]
Bipartisan Primary Care and Health Workforce Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 2840), S5426 [8NO]
Border Reinforcement Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 2794) (H. Rept. 118–45), H2133 [5MY]
Choice in Automobile Retail Sales Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 4468) (H. Rept. 118–171), H4216 [1SE]
Combating Cartels on Social Media Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 61) (S. Rept. 118–123), S5897 [11DE]
Consideration of H.R. 2, Secure the Border Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 383) (H. Rept. 118–51), H2243 [10MY]
Consideration of H.R. 1435, Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 680) (H. Rept. 118–193), H4295 [13SE]
——— Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 681) (H. Rept. 118–195), H4295 [13SE]
Consideration of H.R. 4468, Choice in Automobile Retail Sales Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 906) (H. Rept. 118–298), H6109 [4DE]
Dept. of Homeland Security Civilian Cybersecurity Reserve Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 885) (S. Rept. 118–96), S4355 [11SE]
DHS Biodetection Improvement Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 6174) (H. Rept. 118–321), H6996 [19DE]
DiasporaLink Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 3385) (H. Rept. 118–239), H4950 [2OC]
DOE and NASA Interagency Research Coordination Act: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House) (H.R. 2988) (H. Rept. 118–174), H4216 [1SE]
DOE and NSF Interagency Research Act: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House) (H.R. 2980) (H. Rept. 118–209), H4454 [21SE]
DOE and SBA Research Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 4669) (H. Rept. 118–183), H4216 [1SE]
Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies (EARN IT) Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1207), S1646 [15MY]
Eliminating Barriers to Rural Internet Development Grant Eligibility (E-BRIDGE) Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1752) (H. Rept. 118–229), H4853 [28SE]
Elimination of Future Technology Delays Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1158) (H. Rept. 118–14), H1407 [23MR]
FAA Research and Development Act: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House) (H.R. 3559) (H. Rept. 118–139), H3204 [11JY]
Federal Broadband Deployment Tracking Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 3343) (H. Rept. 118–248), H5103 [25OC]
Federal Cybersecurity Workforce Expansion Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 2256) (S. Rept. 118–117), S5692 [30NO]
Federal Data Center Enhancement Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 933) (S. Rept. 118–15), S1416 [27AP]
First Responder Access to Innovative Technologies Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 3254) (H. Rept. 118–152), H3856 [19JY]
Homeowner Energy Freedom Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1603) (H. Rept. 118–31), H1526 [28MR]
Improve Weather Research, Support Improvements in Weather Forcasting and Prediction, and Expand Commercial Opportunities Relating to Weather Data: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House) (H.R. 6093) (H. Rept. 118–306), H6813 [11DE]
Improving Digital Identity Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 884) (S. Rept. 118–47), S2309 [11JY]
Improving Disclosure for Investors Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 1807) (H. Rept. 118–295), H6079 [1DE]
Informing Consumers About Smart Devices Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 90) (S. Rept. 118–114), S5639 [28NO]
Institute for Telecommunication Sciences (ITS) Codification Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1343) (H. Rept. 118–40), H1914 [24AP]
Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 79), S567 [1MR]
Intergovernmental Critical Minerals Task Force Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1871) (S. Rept. 118–93), S3894 [5SE]
Keep Your Coins Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 4841) (H. Rept. 118–323), H6996 [19DE]
Kids Online Safety Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1409), S5960 [13DE]
Launch Communications Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1648), S4554 [18SE]
——— Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 682) (H. Rept. 118–156), H3948 [25JY]
Make Dept. of Veterans Affairs High Technology Pilot Program Permanent: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 1669) (H. Rept. 118–68), H2423 [17MY]
Mathematical and Statistical Modeling Education Act: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House) (H.R. 1735) (H. Rept. 118–62), H2375 [16MY]
National Telecommunications and Information Administration Reauthorization and Mission and Functions Update: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 4510) (H. Rept. 118–249), H5103 [25OC]
National Weather Service Communications Improvement Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1414), S5712 [4DE]
——— Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1414) (S. Rept. 118–140), S6057 [19DE]
——— Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House) (H.R. 1496) (H. Rept. 118–61), H2375 [16MY]
9-8-8 Lifeline Cybersecurity Responsibility Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 498) (H. Rept. 118–52), H2306 [11MY]
NIST Wildland Fire Communications and Information Dissemination Act: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House) (H.R. 369) (H. Rept. 118–178), H4216 [1SE]
NOTAM Improvement Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 66), S5960 [13DE]
NTIA Policy and Cybersecurity Coordination Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1345) (H. Rept. 118–70), H2452 [18MY]
Orbital Sustainability (ORBITS) Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 447), S4388 [12SE]
Precision Agriculture Satellite Connectivity Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1339) (H. Rept. 118–42), H1944 [25AP]
Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1435) (H. Rept. 118–169), H4216 [1SE]
Privacy Enhancing Technology Research Act: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House) (H.R. 4755) (H. Rept. 118–210), H4454 [21SE]
Project Safe Childhood Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1170), S1646 [15MY]
Protecting the Border From Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1443) (S. Rept. 118–103), S4916 [3OC]
Require Electronic Communication Service Providers and Remote Computing Services To Report Unlawful Sale and Distribution of Controlled Substances: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1080), S3894 [5SE]
Research Advancing to Market Production for Innovators Act: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 1396), S3521 [25JY]
Satellite And Telecommunications (SAT) Streamlining Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1338) (H. Rept. 118–157), H3948 [25JY]
Satellite Cybersecurity Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1425) (S. Rept. 118–92), S3894 [5SE]
Secure Space Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 675) (H. Rept. 118–41), H1944 [25AP]
Securing America’s Critical Minerals Supply Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1068) (H. Rept. 118–22), H1407 [23MR]
Securing Open Source Software Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 917) (S. Rept. 118–32), S1678 [16MY]
——— Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 3286) (H. Rept. 118–160), H4136 [27JY]
Securing Semiconductor Supply Chains Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 229), S5749 [5DE]
——— Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 752) (H. Rept. 118–136), H3203 [11JY]
Stopping Illicit Oil Shipments Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 6365) (H. Rept. 118–330), H6996 [19DE]
Strengthening Agency Management and Oversight of Software Assets Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 931) (S. Rept. 118–73), S3520 [25JY]
Strengthening Transparency and Obligations To Protect Children Suffering From Abuse and Mistreatment (STOP CSAM) Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1199), S1646 [15MY]
Supporting Small Business and Career and Technical Education Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 1730) (H. Rept. 118–101), H2740 [5JN]
——— Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 936), S3521 [25JY]
Technology Grants To Strengthen Domestic Mining Education (Mining Schools) Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 912) (S. Rept. 118–139), S6022 [18DE]
Telehealth Expansion Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 1843) (H. Rept. 118–109), H2883 [13JN]
Tornado Observations Research and Notification Assessment for Development of Operations (TORNADO) Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1284), S5712 [4DE]
——— Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1284) (S. Rept. 118–138), S5960 [13DE]
Transparent Automated Governance (TAG) Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1865) (S. Rept. 118–89), S3894 [5SE]
Unmanned Aerial Security (UAS) Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 1501) (H. Rept. 118–151), H3856 [19JY]
Statements
Safety and Compassion Can Exist Without Extreme Measures: Sojourners (publication), H2231 [10MY]
Secure the Border Act: Executive Office of the President, H2234 [10MY]
Texts of
H. Res. 11, Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party (House, Select) establishment, H121 [10JA]
H. Res. 383, consideration of H.R. 2, Secure the Border Act, H2184 [10MY]
H. Res. 680, consideration of H.R. 1435, Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act, H4392 [19SE]
H. Res. 681, consideration of H.R. 1435, Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act, H4310 [14SE]
H. Res. 906, consideration of H.R. 4468, Choice in Automobile Retail Sales Act, H6120 [5DE]
H.R. 2, Secure the Border Act, H2195–H2216 [10MY]
H.R. 259, Post-Disaster Assistance Online Accountability Act, H295 [25JA]
H.R. 290, provide transparent licensing of commercial remote sensing systems, H495 [30JA]
H.R. 302, Energy Cybersecurity University Leadership Act, H694 [6FE]
H.R. 346, NOTAM Improvement Act, H299 [25JA], H2481 [22MY]
H.R. 538, Informing Consumers About Smart Devices Act, H891 [27FE]
H.R. 682, Launch Communications Act, H3928 [25JY]
H.R. 752, Securing Semiconductor Supply Chains Act, H3930 [25JY]
H.R. 1059, Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic (SECURE) Notarization Act, H893 [27FE]
H.R. 1093, Dept. of State report to Congress on implementation of advanced capabilities pillar of trilateral security partnership between Australia, United Kingdom, and U.S., H1309 [22MR]
H.R. 1123, Understanding Cybersecurity of Mobile Networks Act, H1128 [7MR]
H.R. 1149, Countering Untrusted Telecommunications Abroad Act, H1733 [17AP]
H.R. 1189, Undersea Cable Control Act, H1451 [27MR]
H.R. 1226, Wounded Warrior Access Act, H1127 [7MR]
H.R. 1338, Satellite And Telecommunications (SAT) Streamlining Act, H3919–H3924 [25JY]
H.R. 1339, Precision Agriculture Satellite Connectivity Act, H1925 [25AP]
H.R. 1343, Institute for Telecommunication Sciences (ITS) Codification Act, H1924 [25AP]
H.R. 1345, NTIA Policy and Cybersecurity Coordination Act, H3918 [25JY]
H.R. 1353, Advanced, Local Emergency Response Telecommunications (ALERT) Parity Act, H1922 [25AP]
H.R. 1435, Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act, H4318 [14SE]
H.R. 1501, Unmanned Aerial Security (UAS) Act, H3936 [25JY]
H.R. 1669, make Dept. of Veterans Affairs high technology pilot program permanent, H2474–H2476 [22MY]
H.R. 2980, DOE and NSF Interagency Research Act, H6090 [4DE]
H.R. 2988, DOE and NASA Interagency Research Coordination Act, H6092 [4DE]
H.R. 3254, First Responder Access to Innovative Technologies Act, H3938 [25JY]
H.R. 4468, Choice in Automobile Retail Sales Act, H6157 [6DE]
H.R. 4502, Modernizing the Acquisition of Cybersecurity Experts Act, H4944 [2OC]
S. 79, Interagency Patent Coordination and Improvement Act, S102 [25JA]
S. 130, Rural Internet Improvement Act, S148–S150 [30JA]
S. 229, Securing Semiconductor Supply Chains Act, S6061 [19DE]
S. 395, Clean Slate for Kids Online Act, S353 [13FE]
S. 447, Orbital Sustainability (ORBITS) Act, S5264–S5266 [31OC]
S. 734, Promoting Precision Agriculture Act, S745 [9MR]
S. 1170, Project Safe Childhood Act, S5150–S5152 [24OC]
S. 1199, Strengthening Transparency and Obligations To Protect Children Suffering From Abuse and Mistreatment (STOP CSAM) Act, S1259–S1271 [19AP]
S. 1414, National Weather Service Communications Improvement Act, S6028 [18DE]
S. 1648, Launch Communications Act, S5267 [31OC]
S. 2228, Building Chips in America Act, S6010 [14DE]
S. 2384, Keep STEM Talent Act, S3152 [19JY]
S. 2722, Investing in Tomorrow’s Workforce Act, S3897 [5SE]
S. 2907, Medical Device Recall Improvement Act, S4658 [21SE]
S. 3250, provide remote access to court proceedings for victims of 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, S5803 [6DE]
S. 3312, Artificial Intelligence Research, Innovation, and Accountability Act, S5543–S5549 [15NO]
S. Res. 73, International Black Aviation Professionals Day, S461 [16FE]
S. Res. 85, National Assistive Technology Awareness Day, S537 [28FE]
S. Res. 113, provide greater access to rural and agricultural media programming, S806 [15MR]
S. Res. 124, National Women of Color in Tech Day, S938 [23MR]
S. Res. 155, negotiate strong, inclusive, and forward-looking agreements on digital economy and trade with like-minded countries as part of broader trade and economic strategy, S1105 [30MR]
S. Res. 190, support goals of World Quantum Day, S1467 [2MY]
S. Res. 300, Collector Car Appreciation Day, S2992 [18JY]
S. Res. 350, encourage Congress to pass legislation to increase voting access and registration, protect voting rights, and improve election security, S4598 [19SE]
S. Res. 404, Energy Efficiency Day, S4957 [4OC]
S. Res. 414, National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day, S5091 [18OC]
S. Res. 454, National Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Day, S5429 [8NO]
S. Res. 513, Wright Brothers Day, S6024 [18DE]