As a service to its members and the public, the AAAS Center for Science, Technology and Congress is tracking a range of legislation in both chambers of Congress that are of critical importance to the research community. The Center staff will update the chart accordingly as measures progress through the legislative process. If you have any questions regarding specific bills or would like to submit a recommendation for an issue to track, please contact the Center staff at congress_center@aaas.org .
Defense/Homeland Security
American Medical Isotopes Production Act of 2011 S. 99 -
Sen. Jeff Bingaman
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 53.
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Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2011 -
H.R. 2405 Sen. Mike Rogers
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Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
To amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to require congressional approval of agreements for peaceful nuclear cooperation with foreign countries, and for other purposes -
H.R. 1280
Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
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Referred to House Rules and House Foreign Affairs Committees
Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Security Authorization Act of 2011 -
H.R. 901 Rep. Daniel Lungren
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Ordered to be reported by the Homeland Security Commerce
Full Implementation of the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Act S. 473 H.R. 908 Sen Susan Collins and Rep. Tim Murphy
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 194.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 139
Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011 S.482 H.R. 910 Sen. James Ihofe and Rep. Fred Upton
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Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works
Passed
Hydropower Improvement Act of 2011 S. 629 -
Sen. Lisa Murkowski
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 55
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Marine and Hydrokinetic Renewable Energy Promotion Act of 2011 S. 630 H.R.2994 Sen. Lisa Murkowski and Rep. Jay Inslee
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 98
Referred to the Science, Space, and Technology, and the Energy and Commerce Committee
Department of Energy Carbon Capture and Sequestration Program Amendments Act of 2011 S. 699 -
Sen. Jeff Bingaman
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 98
A bill to provide incentives to encourage the development and implementation of technology to capture carbon dioxide from dilute sources on a significant scale using direct air capture technologies S. 757 -
Sen. John Barrasso
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 100
Reversing President Obama's Offshore Moratorium Act H.R. 1231 H.R. 1231 Rep. Doc Hastings
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 52
Passed
Oil and Gas Facilitation Act of 2011 S. 916 -
Sen. Jeff Bingaman
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Referred to the Science, Space, and Technology, and the Energy and Commerce Committee
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Outer Continental Shelf Reform Act of 2011 S. 917 -
Sen. Jeff Bingaman
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Referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
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National Strategic and Critical Minerals Policy Act of 2011 - H.R. 2011 Rep. Doug Lamborn
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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 164
Resource Assessment of Rare Earths Act of 2011 - H.R. 1314 Rep. Henry Johnson
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Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources
Putting the Gulf of Mexico Back to Work Act S. 952 H.R. 1229 Sen. Mitch McConnell and Rep. Doc Hastings
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Withdrawn in Senate
Passed
Roadmap for America's Energy Future - H.R. 909 Rep. Devin Nunes
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Referred to the Committees on Natural Resources,Oversight and Government Reform, Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce, and Armed Services
Restarting American Offshore Leasing Now Act - H.R. 1230 Rep. Doc Hastings
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Passed
A bill to facilitate the reestablishment of domestic, critical mineral designation, assessment, production, manufacturing, recycling, analysis, forecasting, workforce, education, research, and international capabilities in the United States, and for other purposes S.1113 -
Sen. Lisa Murkowski
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Referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resource
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Critical Minerals and Materials Promotion Act of 2011 S. 383 -
Sen. Mark Udall
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Referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
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Critical Minerals Policy Act of 2011 S. 1113 -
Sen. Lisa Murkowski
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Referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
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Powering America's Lithium Production Act of 2011 S. 421
Sen. Kay Hagan
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Referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
Exploring for Geothermal Energy on Federal Lands Act - H.R. 2171 Rep. Raul Labrador
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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 167
Advancing Offshore Wind Production Act - H.R. 2173 Rep. Robert Wittman
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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 168
Clean Energy Financing Act of 2011 S. 1510 -
Sen. Jeff Bingaman
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 127
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Nuclear Power 2021 Act
S. 512 H.R.1808 Sen. Jeff Bingaman and Rep. Jason Altmire
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 137
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
POWER Act
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H.R.2360 Rep. Jeffrey Landry
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Ordered to be Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources
Pipeline Transportation Safety Improvement Act of 2011
S. 275 H.R.2937 Sen. Frank Lautenberg and Rep. Fred Upton
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Passed
Ordered to be Reported by the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2011 H.R. 872 H.R. 872 Rep. Bob Gibbs
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 78
Passed
To prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency from regulating fossil fuel combustion waste under subtitle C of the Solid Waste Disposal Act -
H.R. 1391 Rep. David McKineley
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Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
Coral Reef Conservation Amendments Act of 2011 S. 46 -
Sen. Daniel Inouye
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Ordered to be reported by the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
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National Endowment for the Oceans Act S. 973 -
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
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Referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
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Jobs and Energy Permitting Act of 2011 S. 1226 H.R. 2021 Sen. Lisa Murkowskie and Rep. Cory Gardner
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Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works
Passed
Clean Water Cooperative Federalism Act of 2011 H.R.2018 H.R.2018 Rep. John Mica
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 103
Passed
Transparency in Regulatory Analysis of Impacts on the Nation Act of 2011 H.R.2401 H.R.2401 Rep. John Sullivan
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Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works
Passed
Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act S.1751 H.R.2273 Rep. David McKinley and Sen. John Hoeven
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Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works
Passed
Clean Estuaries Act of 2011 S. 1313 -
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 118
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Cutting Federal Red Tape to Facilitate Renewable Energy Act -
H.R. 2170 Rep. Doc Hastings
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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 166
Harmful Algal Blooms and Hypoxia Research and Control Amendments Act of 2011
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H.R. 2484 Rep. Andy Harris
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Ordered to be Reported by the Science, Space, and Technology Committee
EPA Regulatory Relief Act of 2011
S.1392 H.R. 2250 Sen. Susan Collins and Rep. Morgan Griffith
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Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works
Passed
Cement Sector Regulatory Relief Act of 2011
S.1610 H.R.2681 Sen John Barrasso and Rep. John Sullivan
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 192
Passed
Endangered Species Compliance and Transparency Act of 2011
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H.R.1719 Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers
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Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources
Preserve Land Freedom For Americans Act of 2011
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H.R. 302 Rep. Virginia Fox
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Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources
Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States Act of 2011
S. 1400 H.R.3096 Sen. Mary Landrieu
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Ordered to be reported by the Committee on Environment and Public Works
Referred to the Transportation and Infrastructure; Natural Resources; and Science, Space, and Technology Committees
Trash Free Seas Act of 2011
S. 1119 -
Sen. Daniel Inouye
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Ordered to be reported by the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
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Harmful Algal Blooms and Hypoxia Research and Control Amendments Act of 2011
S. 1701 -
Sen. Olypmia Snowe
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Ordered to be reported by the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
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American Medical Isotopes Production Act of 2011 S. 99 -
Sen. Jeff Bingaman
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 53
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Pancreatic Cancer Research and Education Act S. 362 H.R.733 Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse and Rep. Anna Eshoo
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Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce
Combating Autism Reauthorization Act of 2011 H.R.2005 H.R.2005 Sen. Robert Menendez and Rep. Christopher Smith
Became Public Law No: 112-32
Passed
Passed
Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act S. 27 -
Sen. Herb Kohl
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 110
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Farm Dust Regulation Prevention Act of 2011 S. 1720 H.R.1633 Sen. John McCain and Rep. Kristi Noem
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 203
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce
Presidential Appointment Efficiency and Streamlining Act of 2011 S. 679 -
Sen. Charles Schumer
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Passed
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Natural Hazards Risk Reduction Act of 2011 S. 646 H.R. 1379 Sen. Barbara Boxer and Rep. David Wu
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Ordered to be reported by the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Referred to the House Science, Space, and Technology, House Natural Resources, House Transportation and Infrastructure Committees
National Hurricane Research Initiative Act of 2011 S. 692 H.R. 2258 Sen. Bill Nelson and Rep. Alcee Hastings
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Ordered to be reported by the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
Faster FOIA Act of 2011 S. 627 S. 627 Sen. Patrick Leahy and Rep. Brad Sherman
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Passed
Passed
Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2011 S. 913 -
Sen. John Rockefeller
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Referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
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Do Not Track Kids Act of 2011 -
H.R. 1895 Rep. Edward Markey
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Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
DATA Act S.1222 H.R. 2146 Sen. Mark Warner and Rep. Darrell Issa
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Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 174
Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2011 -
H.R. 2096 Rep. Michael McCaul
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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 177
Life Sciences Jobs and Investment Act of 2011 S. 1410 H.R.2632 Sen. Robert Casey and Rep. Devin Nunes
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Referred to the Committee on Finance
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act -
H.R. 1974 Rep. Mike Quigley
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Ordered to be Reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
Small Business Program Extension and Reform Act of 2011 S.1082 H.R. 2608 Sen. Mary Landrieu Rep. Sam Graves
Became Public Law No: 112-36
Passed
Passed
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