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HRES 849 115th Congress House Congress Congressional operations and organization Technology assessment

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

Introduced: April 26, 2018 Introduced by: Foster, Bill Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
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 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 United States; and (3) funding should be restored for the OTA.

What's happening now April 26, 2018

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 19
All 19 Democratic 15
McEachin, A.
· Dec 13, 2018
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Apr 27, 2018
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Apr 26, 2018
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Apr 26, 2018
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Apr 26, 2018
Delaney, John
· Apr 26, 2018
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Apr 26, 2018
Esty, Elizabeth
· Apr 26, 2018
Hanabusa, Colleen
· Apr 26, 2018
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Apr 26, 2018
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Apr 26, 2018
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Apr 26, 2018
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Apr 26, 2018
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Apr 26, 2018
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 26, 2018
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Apr 26, 2018
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Apr 26, 2018
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Apr 26, 2018
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Apr 26, 2018
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 849: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Office of Technology Assessment should be reestablished.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-849/
MLA
"H. Res. 849: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Office of Technology Assessment should be reestablished.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-849/.
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H. Res. 849, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-849/.
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