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HR 1637 114th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Congressional oversight Department of Homeland Security Research administration and funding Research and development

Federally Funded Research and Development Sunshine Act of 2015

Introduced: March 25, 2015 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 17 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 24, 2015
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Jun 23, 2015
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jun 23, 2015
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4573)
Jun 23, 2015
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H4573)
Jun 23, 2015
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1637.
Jun 23, 2015
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4572-4574)
Jun 23, 2015
Mr. Ratcliffe moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Jun 11, 2015
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 107.
Jun 11, 2015
Reported by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 114-149.
May 20, 2015
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
May 20, 2015
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 20, 2015
Subcommittee on Oversight and Management Efficiency Discharged.
May 20, 2015
Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Security Technologies Discharged.
Apr 7, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Management Efficiency.
Apr 7, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Security Technologies.
Mar 25, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Mar 25, 2015
Introduced in House
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(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House reported version is repeated here.)

Federally Funded Research and Development Sunshine Act of 2015

(Sec. 2) Directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to annually submit to the Committee on Homeland Security, the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate a list of ongoing and completed projects that federally funded research and development centers within DHS have been tasked to complete.

Prohibits additional funds from being authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act.

What's happening now June 24, 2015

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

 Bill text 4 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Republican 3
R
Carter, Earl L. "Buddy"
Georgia · Mar 25, 2015
Hurd, Will
· Mar 25, 2015
 R
Loudermilk, Barry
Georgia · Mar 25, 2015
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Mar 25, 2015
Walker, Mark
· Mar 25, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1637: Federally Funded Research and Development Sunshine Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1637/
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"H.R. 1637: Federally Funded Research and Development Sunshine Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1637/.
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H.R. 1637, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1637/.
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