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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Departments of the Treasury, Defense, Commerce, and Labor should take steps to assist in increasing the competitiveness of the United States electronic interconnection industry.

Introduced: April 10, 1997 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 11 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 28, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education, Training and Life-Long Learning.
Apr 24, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Apr 21, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Research and Development.
Apr 21, 1997
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Apr 15, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Apr 10, 1997
Referred to House National Security
Apr 10, 1997
Introduced in House
Apr 10, 1997
Referred to House Commerce
Apr 10, 1997
Referred to House Education and the Workforce
Apr 10, 1997
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Commerce, National Security, and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Apr 10, 1997
Referred to House Ways and Means
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Calls for: (1) the Department of the Treasury, in order to assist in ensuring the financial soundness of the U.S. electronic interconnection industry, to develop an accelerated depreciation schedule to accurately reflect the depreciation of equipment used by the industry; (2) the Department of Defense to develop a dual-use technology program with the industry to upgrade the industry's technological capabilities; (3) the International Trade Administration of the Department of Commerce to develop a joint industry-Government program to expand the export of goods and services of such industry; (4) the Department of Labor to develop a joint program with the industry to upgrade the training and skill levels of industry workers; and (5) the Secretaries of the Treasury, Defense, Commerce, and Labor to report to the Congress on any actions taken within their jurisdictions to increase industry competitiveness.

What's happening now April 28, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education, Training and Life-Long Learning.

 Committees of jurisdiction 8
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2