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S 5298 117th Congress Senate Science, Technology, Communications

A bill to provide the Under Secretary for Science and Technology of the Department of Homeland Security with the authority to temporarily extend the duration of protections provided under the SAFETY…

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A bill to provide the Under Secretary for Science and Technology of the Department of Homeland Security with the authority to temporarily extend the duration of protections provided under the SAFETY Act, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 19, 2022 Introduced by: Peters, Gary C. Democratic · Michigan See on congress.gov
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Dec 19, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Dec 19, 2022
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill authorizes the Science and Technology Directorate to extend, during FY2023 and under certain circumstances, liability protections that apply if qualified anti-terrorism technologies are deployed in defense against, in response to, or for recovery from an act of terrorism.

What's happening now December 19, 2022

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

 Bill text 1 version

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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Dec 19, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 5298: A bill to provide the Under Secretary for Science and Technology of the Department of Homeland Security with the authority to temporarily extend the duration of protections provided under the SAFETY Act, and for other purposes.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-5298/
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"S. 5298: A bill to provide the Under Secretary for Science and Technology of the Department of Homeland Security with the authority to temporarily extend the duration of protections provided under the SAFETY Act, and for other purposes.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-5298/.
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S. 5298, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-5298/.
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[S. 5298: A bill to provide the Under Secretary for Science and Technology of the Department of Homeland Security with the authority to temporarily extend the duration of protections provided under the SAFETY Act, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-5298/)
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