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To invest in innovation through research and development, and to improve the competitiveness of the United States. 8/9/2007--Public Law. (There are 3 other summaries) America COMPETES Act or America Creating Opportunities to Meaningfully Promote Excellence in Technology, Education, and Science Act - Title I: Office of Science and Technology Policy; Government-Wide Science - (Sec. 1001) Directs the President to: (1) convene a National Science and Technology Summit to examine the health and direction of the United States' science, technology, engineering, and mathematics enterprises; and (2) issue a report on Summit results. Requires, beginning with the President's budget submission for the fiscal year following the conclusion of the Summit and for each of the following four budget submissions, the analytical perspectives component of the budget that describes the research and development (R&D) priorities to include a description of how those [...] show full description
- 09/08/2008 - Hearing Held by Subcommittee on Energy and Environment Prior to Introduction and Referral ( April 26, 2007)..
- 05/06/2008 - Hearing Held by Full Committee Prior to Introduction and Referral (March 13, 2007).
- 08/09/2007 - Signed by President.
- 08/09/2007 - Became Public Law No: 110-69.
- 08/04/2007 - Presented to President.
show all actions- 09/08/2008 - Hearing Held by Subcommittee on Energy and Environment Prior to Introduction and Referral ( April 26, 2007)..
- 05/06/2008 - Hearing Held by Full Committee Prior to Introduction and Referral (March 13, 2007).
- 08/09/2007 - Signed by President.
- 08/09/2007 - Became Public Law No: 110-69.
- 08/04/2007 - Presented to President.
- 08/03/2007 - Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- 08/02/2007 - Rule H. Res. 602 passed House.
- 08/02/2007 - Mr. Gordon brought up conference report H. Rept. 110-289 for consideration under the provisions of H. Res. 602. (consideration: CR H9592-9606)
- 08/02/2007 - The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. (consideration: CR H9604)
- 08/02/2007 - Mr. Shimkus moved to recommit with instructions to the conference report. (consideration: CR H9604 text: CR H9604)
- 08/02/2007 - The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions to conference report was ordered without objection. (consideration: CR H9604)
- 08/02/2007 - On motion to recommit with instructions to conference report Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 199 - 227 (Roll no. 801). (consideration: CR H9604-9605)
- 08/02/2007 - Motions to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- 08/02/2007 - On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by recorded vote: 367 - 57 (Roll no. 802). (consideration: CR H9605-9606)
- 08/02/2007 - Conference papers: Senate report and manager's statement and message on House action held at the desk in Senate.
- 08/02/2007 - Senate agreed to conference report by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S10761-10762)
- 08/02/2007 - Cleared for White House.
- 08/02/2007 - DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the conference report to accompany H.R. 2272.
- 08/02/2007 - Mr. Shimkus moved to recommit with instructions to the conference report. (consideration: CR H9604; text: CR H9604)
- 08/01/2007 - Conference report H. Rept. 110-289 filed. (text of conference report: CR H9414-9465)
- 08/01/2007 - Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 602 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of the conference report to H.R. 2272 with 1 hour of general debate.
- 07/31/2007 - Mr. Wu asked unanimous consent that the House disagree to the Senate amendment, and agree to a conference.
- 07/31/2007 - On motion that the House disagree to the Senate amendment, and agree to a conference Agreed to without objection. (consideration: CR H9222-9223, H9227-9228)
- 07/31/2007 - Mr. Hall (TX) moved that the House instruct conferees.
- 07/31/2007 - The previous question was ordered without objection. (consideration: CR H9223)
- 07/31/2007 - On motion that the House instruct conferees Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 258 - 167 (Roll no. 770). (consideration: CR H9222, H9227-9228 text: CR H9222)
- 07/31/2007 - Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- 07/31/2007 - The Speaker appointed conferees - from the Committee on Science and Technology for consideration of the House bill and the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Gordon, Lipinski, Baird, Wu, Lampson, Udall (CO), Giffords, McNerney, Hall (TX), Sensenbrenner, Ehlers, Biggert, Feeney, and Gingrey.
- 07/31/2007 - The Speaker appointed conferees - from the Committee on Education and Labor for consideration of Division C of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Miller, George, Holt, and McKeon.
- 07/31/2007 - Conference held.
- 07/31/2007 - Conferees agreed to file conference report.
- 07/31/2007 - DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on Hall (TX) motion to instruct conferees. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the managers on the part of the House to insist on the lower overall authorization level as set forth by the House in H.R. 2272 and insist on the language of subsection (a) of Section 203 of the House bill, relating to prioritization of early career grants to science and engineering researchers for the expansion of domestic energy production and use through coal-to-liquids technology and advanced nuclear reprocessing.
- 07/31/2007 - POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - The Chair put the question on the Hall (TX) motion to instruct conferees and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Hall (TX) demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the Hall (TX) motion to instruct conferees until a time to be announced.
- 07/31/2007 - On motion that the House instruct conferees Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 258 - 167 (Roll no. 770). (consideration: CR H9222, H9227-9228; text: CR H9222)
- 07/20/2007 - Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- 07/19/2007 - Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S9574)
- 07/19/2007 - Senate struck all after the Enacting Clause and substituted the language of S. 761 amended. (consideration: CR S9574)
- 07/19/2007 - Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- 07/19/2007 - Senate insists on its amendment, asks for a conference, appoints conferees Bingaman Inouye Kennedy Lieberman Mikulski Kerry Nelson FL Domenici Stevens Enzi Alexander Ensign Coleman. (consideration: CR S9574)
- 07/19/2007 - See also S. 761.
- 07/19/2007 - Senate insists on its amendment, asks for a conference, appoints conferees Bingaman; Inouye; Kennedy; Lieberman; Mikulski; Kerry; Nelson FL; Domenici; Stevens; Enzi; Alexander; Ensign; Coleman. (consideration: CR S9574)
- 05/22/2007 - Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 159.
- 05/21/2007 - Mr. Wu moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- 05/21/2007 - Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5496-5512)
- 05/21/2007 - On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5496-5510)
- 05/21/2007 - Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- 05/21/2007 - DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2272.
- 05/10/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Science and Technology.
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