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HRES 605 114th Congress House

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

Introduced: April 26, 2016 Introduced by: Foster, Bill Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
Congress Congressional agenciesCongressional operations and organizationGeneral science and technology mattersTechnology assessment
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 Latest action February 4, 2016

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 5
D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Jun 21, 2016
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Apr 27, 2016
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Apr 26, 2016
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Apr 26, 2016
Chaffetz, Jason
· Mar 14, 2016
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Takano, Mark
California · Mar 14, 2016
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 605: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Office of Technology Assessment should be reestablished.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-605/
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"H. Res. 605: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Office of Technology Assessment should be reestablished.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-605/.
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H. Res. 605, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-605/.
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