HR 5355
116th Congress
House
Science, Technology, Communications
Air quality
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Congressional oversight
Federal officials
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government information and archives
Research administration and funding
Stop Climate Censorship Act of 2019
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 6, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Dec 6, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Stop Climate Censorship Act of 2019
This bill directs the Office of Science and Technology (OSTP) to issue policies, consistent with established scientific integrity policies, that require political appointees of the federal civilian agencies that conduct scientific research to report to the public on any action by such an appointee to
- modify any scientific research or findings that are used to inform any agency communication to the public related to climate change, or
- modify any agency communication to the public that is inconsistent with scientific research or findings related to climate change.
The OSTP shall review and update such policies biennially as necessary.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Committees of jurisdiction
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