HRES 605 114th Congress House Congress Congressional agencies Congressional operations and organization General science and technology matters Technology assessment

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Office of Technology Assessment should be reestablished.

Introduced: February 4, 2016 Introduced by: Foster, Bill Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov

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Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the legislative process would greatly benefit from once again having an office dedicated to giving nonpartisan, technical advice to Congress; (2) the Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) represents a cost-effective improvement to the governance of the nation; and (3) funding should be restored to the OTA.

What's happening now February 4, 2016

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

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