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American COMPETE Act of 2020

Introduced: December 17, 2020 Introduced by: Fischer, Deb Republican · Nebraska See on congress.gov
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Dec 17, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Dec 17, 2020
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American Competitiveness Of a More Productive Emerging Tech Economy Act of 2020 or the American COMPETE Act of 2020

This bill requires the Department of Commerce and the Federal Trade Commission to study and submit reports on the state of specified technology industries (e.g., artificial intelligence, quantum computing, blockchain technology, and unmanned delivery services) and the impact of these industries on the U.S. economy.

What's happening now December 17, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 8132 Related bill American COMPETE Act
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 5043: American COMPETE Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-5043/
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"S. 5043: American COMPETE Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-5043/.
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S. 5043, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-5043/.
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