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.
| Name |
House |
Senate |
Sponsor |
White House Action |
| Climate
Change |
| Climate MATTERS Act of 2008 |
H.R.6316 |
- |
Rep Lloyd Doggett |
- |
| Referred Ways and Means Comm. and eight others |
- |
| Healthy Air and Clean Water Act |
H.R.3989 |
- |
Rep. John M. McHugh |
- |
| Referred to Subcomm. of Agriculture Comm. |
- |
| Combating Climate Change Through Individual Action Act of 2008 |
H.R.5858 |
- |
Rep. Leonard L. Boswell |
- |
| Referred to Ways and Means Comm. |
- |
| Investing in Climate Action and Protection Act |
H.R.6186 |
- |
Rep. Edward Markey |
- |
| Referred to eleven committees |
- |
| Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008 |
- |
S.3036 |
Sen. Barbara Boxer |
SAP |
| - |
Cloture Vote Failed |
| Moratorium on Uncontrolled Power Plants Act |
H.R.5575 |
- |
Rep. Ed Markey, Rep. Henry Waxman |
- |
| Referred to a Subcomm. of Energy and Commerce Comm. |
- |
| Reducing Global Warming Pollution from Vehicles Act of 2008 |
- |
S.2555 |
Sen. Barbara Boxer |
- |
| - |
Reported out of Environment and Public Works Comm. |
| America's Climate Security Act |
- |
S.2191 |
Sen. John Warner, Sen. Joe Lieberman |
- |
| - |
Reported out of Environment and Public Works Comm. **substituted by S.3036** |
| Federal Ocean Acidification Research And Monitoring (FORAM) Act of 2007 |
- |
S.1581 |
Sen. Frank Lautenberg |
- |
| - |
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 749 |
| Global Change Research Improvement Act of 2007 |
- |
S.2307 |
Sen. John Kerry |
- |
| - |
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 752 |
| Climate Change Adaptation Act |
- |
S.2355 |
Sen. Maria Cantwell |
- |
| - |
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 769. |
| Education/Workforce |
| Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 |
H.R.4137 |
H.R.4137 |
Rep. George Miller |
Passed into Public Law No: 110-315
SAP |
| Passed |
Passed |
| Higher Education Sustainability Act |
H.R.3637 |
- |
Rep. Earl Blumenauer |
- |
| Incorporated into H.R.4137, passed |
Incorporated into H.R.4137, passed |
| Immigration Reform |
H.R.6039
|
S.2868 |
Rep. Zoe Lofgren; Sen. Judd Gregg |
- |
| Referred to Judiciary Comm. |
Referred to Judiciary Comm. |
| The Gender Bias Elimination Act |
H.R.3514 |
- |
Rep. Eddie Bernice |
- |
| Referred to Subcommittees of Education and Labor, Armed Services, and Science and Technology Comm. |
- |
| Enhancing Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education Act of 2008 |
H.R.6104 |
S.3047 |
Rep. Michael Honda; Sen. Barack Obama |
- |
| Referred to Education and Labor Comm., and a Subcomm. of Science and Technology Comm. |
Referred to HELP Comm. |
| No Child Left Behind (NCLB) |
- |
S.1913 |
Sen. Mike Crapo |
- |
| - |
Referred to HELP Comm. |
| Energy |
| Open Fuel Standard (OFS) Act |
- |
S.3303 |
Sen. Sam Brownback |
- |
| - |
Referred to Commerce, Science, and Transportation Comm. |
| Clean Renewable Energy and Economic Development Act |
- |
S.2076 |
Sen. Harry Reid |
- |
| - |
Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Comm. |
| Consumer-First Energy Act of 2008 |
- |
S.3044 |
Sen. Harry Reid |
- |
| - |
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 743 |
| Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act of 2008 |
H.R.6049 |
- |
Rep. Charles Rangel |
SAP |
| Passed |
Passed |
| Clean Energy Tax Stimulus Act of 2008 |
- |
S.2821 |
Rep. John Ensign, Sen. Maria Cantwell |
- |
| - |
Referred to Finance Comm. |
| International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) Act of 2008 |
H.R.5529 |
- |
Rep. Ed Markey |
- |
| Referred to Foreign Affairs Comm. |
- |
| American Renewable Energy Act |
- |
S.2642 |
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Sen. Olympia Snowe, Sen. Maria Cantwell |
- |
| - |
Referred to Finance Comm. |
| Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2008 |
H.R.5351 |
- |
Rep. Charles Rangel |
SAP |
| Passed |
Referred to Finance Comm. |
| Comprehensive American Energy Security and Consumer Protection Act |
H.R.6899 |
- |
Rep. Nick Rahall |
SAP |
| Passed |
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar |
| Energy Independence and Investment Act of 2008 |
- |
S. 3478 |
Sen. Max Baucus |
- |
| - |
Referred to Finance Comm. |
| Renewable Energy and Job Creation Tax Act of 2008 |
H.R.7060 |
- |
Rep. Charles Rangel |
SAP |
| Passed |
Received in the Senate |
| Environment/Oceans |
| National Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act of 2008 |
H.R.5618 |
S.3160 |
Rep. Madeline Bordallo; Sen. Daniel Inouye |
Passed into Public Law No: 110-394 |
| Passed |
Passed |
| Coastal Zone Reauthorization Act of 2008 |
H.R.5451 |
- |
Rep. Madeleine Bordallo |
- |
| Passed Subcomm. of Natural Resources Comm. |
- |
| To prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from selling any oil and gas lease for any tract in the Lease Sale 193 Area of the Alaska Outer Continental Shelf Region until the Secretary... |
H.R.5058 |
- |
Rep. Ed Markey |
- |
Referred to the Natural Resources Comm.
** a revised version of this bill has been introduced ** |
- |
| National Marine Mammal Research Program Act of 2007 |
H.R.5106 |
- |
Rep. Neil Abercrombie |
- |
| Referred a Subcomm. of Natural Resources Comm. |
- |
| Genetics |
| Genomics and Personalized Medicine Act |
H.R.6498 |
S.976 |
Sen. Barack Obama; Rep. Patrick Kennedy |
- |
| Referred to Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means Committees |
Referred to HELP Comm. |
| The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) |
H.R.493 |
Originally S.358 |
Rep. Louise Slaughter; Sen. Olympia Snowe |
Passed into Public Law No: 110-233
SAP |
| Passed with Senate Amendment |
Passed House Version with Senate Amendment |
| Health/Pharmaceuticals |
| Kid-Safe Chemicals Act of 2008 |
H.R.6100 |
- |
Rep. Hilda Solis, Rep. Henry Waxman |
- |
| Referred to Energy and Commerce Comm. |
- |
| Promoting Health Information Technology Act |
H.R.3800 |
- |
Rep. Anna Eshoo |
- |
Referred to House Energy and Commerce Comm. |
- |
| PRO(TECH)T Act of 2008 |
H.R.6357 |
- |
Rep. John Dingell |
- |
Passed Energy and Commerce; referred to Ways and Means, Science Committees |
- |
| TRUST in Health Information Act of 2008 |
H.R.5442 |
- |
Rep. Edward Markey |
- |
| Referred to four committees |
- |
| Wired for Health Care Quality Act |
- |
S.1693 |
Sen. Edward Kennedy |
- |
| - |
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 318 |
| Controlling the Abuse of Prescriptions Act of 2007 |
H.R.4911 |
S.877 |
Sen. Charles Schumer |
- |
| Referred to a Subcomm. of Judiciary Comm. |
Referred to Judiciary Comm. |
| Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2008 |
H.R.5605 |
S.2029 |
Sen. Chuck Grassley, Rep. Peter DeFazio |
- |
| Referred to a Subcomm. of Ways and Means Comm. |
Referred to Finance Comm. |
| National Neurotechnology Intitiative Act |
H.R.5989 |
S.2989 |
Sen. Patty Murray, Rep. Patick Kennedy |
- |
| Referred to a Subcomm. of Energy and Commerce Comm. |
Referred to Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions |
| Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008 |
H.R.5501 |
S.2731 |
Rep. Howard Berman and Sen. Joseph Biden |
Passed into Public Law No: 110-293
SAP |
| Passed |
Passed (as amended version of H.R.5501) |
| Innovation |
| Science and Technology Innovation Act of 2008 |
H.R.5789 |
- |
Rep. David Wu |
- |
| Passed Science and Technology Comm. and referred to Small Business Comm. |
- |
| Intellectual Property/ Patent Reform |
| Patent Reform Act |
H.R.1908 |
S.1145 |
Rep. Howard Berman, Sen. Patrick Leahy |
- |
| House Passed, Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 348. |
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 563. |
| Genomic Research and Accessibility Act |
H.R.977 |
S.1036 |
Rep. Xavier Becerra, Rep. Dave Weldon |
- |
| Referred to a Subcomm. of the Judiciary Comm. |
Referred to HELP Comm. |
| Fair Copyright in Research Works Act |
H.R.6845 |
- |
Rep. John Conyers |
- |
| Referred to Judiciary Comm. |
- |
| Space and Aeronautics |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2008 |
H.R.6063 |
H.R.6063 |
Rep. Mark Udall |
Passed into Public Law No: 110-422
SAP |
| Passed |
Passed |
| Stem Cell Research/Cloning |
| Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2007 |
H.R.2564 |
- |
Rep. Dave Weldon, Sen. Sam Brownback |
- |
| Referred to Judiciary Comm. |
- |
| Nanotechnology |
| National Nanotechnology Initiative Amendments Act of 2008 |
H.R.5940 |
S.3274 |
Rep. Bart Gordon; Sen. John Kerry |
- |
| Passed |
Referred to Commerce, Science, and Transportation Comm. |
| Nanotechnology in the Schools Act |
H.R.2436 |
S.1199 |
Rep. Darlene Hooley; Sen. Ron Wyden |
- |
| Referred to Subcomm. of Science and Technology Comm. |
Referred to HELP Comm. |
| Voting Technology |
| Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act of 2007 |
H.R.811 |
S.559 |
Rep. Rush Holt, Sen. Bill Nelson |
- |
| Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 91 |
Referred to Rules and Administration Comm. |
| Other Science Policy |
| Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 |
H.R.5658 |
- |
Rep. Ike Skelton |
SAP |
| Passed |
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 758 |
| National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 |
see above bill |
S.3001 |
Sen. Carl Levin |
Passed into Public Law No: 110-417
SAP |
| see above bill |
Passed |
| Global Online Freedom Act of 2007 |
H.R.275 |
- |
Rep. Christopher Smith |
- |
| Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 320 |
- |
| Great Ape Protection Act |
H.R.5852
|
- |
Rep. Edolphus Towns |
- |
| Referrred to Ways and Means Comm., Foreign Affairs Comm., and a Subcomm. of the Energy and Commerce Comm. |
- |
| Federal Advisory Committee Act Amendments of 2008 |
H.R.5687 |
- |
Rep. Lacy Wm Clay |
- |
| Passed |
Referred to Homeland Sec. and Gov. Affairs Comm. |
