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S 2206 113th Congress Senate Science, Technology, Communications Congressional oversight Department of Commerce Economic performance and conditions Executive agency funding and structure General science and technology matters Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Scientific communication

Let Me Google That For You Act

Introduced: April 3, 2014 See on congress.gov
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Apr 3, 2014
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Apr 3, 2014
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Let Me Google That For You Act - Repeals the National Technical Information Act of 1988, effective one year after the enactment of this Act (thus abolishes the National Technical Information Service [NTIS]).

Directs: (1) the Secretary of Commerce, the Archivist of the United States, the Comptroller General (GAO), and the Commissioner of Social Security to consult with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to determine if any NTIS function is critical to the U.S. economy; (2) the Comptroller General to determine which of any such critical functions are not being carried out by any other agency or instrumentality of the federal government; and (3) the Secretary of Commerce, prior to the effective date of this Act, to submit to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Senate Committee on Finance a written certification that all NTIS operations have been terminated.

What's happening now April 3, 2014

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4382 Related bill To streamline the collection and distribution of government information.
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Johnson, Ron
Wisconsin · Jul 8, 2014
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Fischer, Deb
Nebraska · May 12, 2014
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2206: Let Me Google That For You Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-2206/
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"S. 2206: Let Me Google That For You Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-2206/.
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S. 2206, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-2206/.
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