CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Mark Takano (D-CA)

Congressional Office of Technology Improvement and Enhancement Act

H.R. 10946 · House bill Congress

A Democratic bill with 1 Republican cosponsor · See all 16 cosponsors

Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill renames the Office of Technology Assessment to the Congressional Office of Technology. It updates the core duties of the office to provide fast information and technical help to members of Congress. The legislation sets rules for how the office handles formal technology assessments and tries to keep requests balanced between political parties. It also requires completed analysis findings to be made available to the public. Additionally, the bill directs the office to coordinate with other research services to avoid duplicating work.

Yes

  • Scored +5

    Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?

    The legislation requires completed analysis findings from the renamed Congressional Office of Technology to be made publicly available.

  • Scored +2

    Does this put more money into scientific research?

    The bill updates and enhances the functions of the Congressional Office of Technology to provide robust research and technical information on science and technology issues.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.