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Latest Action: 07/26/2007 - Signed by President. Bill TextTo ensure national security while promoting foreign investment and the creation and maintenance of jobs, to reform the process by which such investments are examined for any effect they may have on national security, to establish the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, and for other purposes. 7/26/2007--Public Law. (There are 4 other summaries) (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on June 29, 2007. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Foreign Investment and National Security Act of 2007 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Defense Production Act of 1950 to revise provisions concerning presidential authority to review certain mergers, acquisitions, and takeovers to direct the President, acting through the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), and upon receiving written notification from any parties to a possible merger, acquisition or takeover proposed or pending after [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 03/23/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement. Bill TextTo promote the development and use of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, and for other purposes. 1/19/2007--Introduced. Get Real Incentives to Drive Plug-in Act - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to establish: (1) a program to make grants to motor vehicle manufacturers for research and development on plug-in hybrid electric vehicles; (2) a pilot project on how best to integrate plug-in hybrid electric vehicles into the electric power grid and into the overall transportation infrastructure; and (3) a test site for the advancement of battery technologies for such vehicles. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish a tax credit for taxpayers who own or lease a new plug-in hybrid motor vehicle. Requires at least 10% of the motor vehicles purchased by a federal agency in any fiscal year to be plug-in hybrid electric vehicles.
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Latest Action: 06/11/2008 - Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5530) Bill TextTo reauthorize the Steel and Aluminum Energy Conservation and Technology Competitiveness Act of 1988. 9/17/2007--Reported to Senate without amendment. (There are 3 other summaries) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Amends the Steel and Aluminum Energy Conservation and Technology Competitiveness Act of 1988 to authorize appropriations for FY2008-FY2012. Requires the Secretary of Energy, in reviewing research and development activities for possible inclusion in the research plan to expand the steel research and development initiative, to consider among steel project priorities the development of technologies which reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Revises the requirement for consideration of the development of advanced coatings for sheet steels to specify sheet and bar steels.
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Latest Action: 03/05/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment. Bill TextTo authorize the Secretary of Energy to make certain loan guarantees for advanced conservation and fuel efficiency motor vehicle technology projects. 2/27/2007--Introduced. Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to instruct the Secretary of Energy to make loan guarantee commitments to domestic motor vehicle manufacturers and suppliers for advanced conservation and fuel efficiency technology projects for gasoline and diesel vehicles, flexible fuel vehicles, and hybrid electric vehicles that reduce dependence on oil and greenhouse gas emissions. Limits the aggregate amount of guarantees for such production.
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Latest Action: 05/11/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Bill TextA bill to provide for a Center for Nanotechnology Research and Engineering. 5/11/2007--Introduced. Nanotechnology Infrastructure Enhancement Act - Requires the Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF) to establish a geographically diverse, interdisciplinary Center for Nanotechnology Research and Engineering (the Center) to focus on: (1) the science and engineering of manufacturing at the nanoscale in multiple dimensions; or (2) nanotechnology for sustainable energy, water, agriculture, and the environment. Allows the Center to be a Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center or a National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network node. Requires that the Center shall consist of: (1) a lead academic institution located in an EPSCoR (the Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research) state; and (2) at least one additional academic institution located in a second EPSCoR state. Permits the Center to include other institutions within or outside of the [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 05/06/2008 - Hearing Held by Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation Prior to Introduction and Referral (February 15, 2007). Bill TextTo authorize appropriations for the National Institute of Standards and Technology for fiscal years 2008, 2009, and 2010, and for other purposes. 5/3/2007--Passed House amended. (There are 2 other summaries) Technology Innovation and Manufacturing Stimulation Act of 2007 - Title I: Authorization of Appropriations - (Sec. 101) Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary of Commerce for FY2008-FY2010 for: (1) scientific and technical research and services laboratory activities of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); (2) the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award program; (3) construction and maintenance of NIST facilities; and (4) NIST Industrial Technology Services activities. Title II: Innovation and Technology Policy Reforms - (Sec. 201) Requires the Director of NIST (the Director), concurrent with submission to Congress of the President's annual budget request, to transmit a three-year programmatic planning [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 08/01/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Bill TextA bill to amend the Small Business Act to increase SBIR and STTR program expenditures. 8/1/2007--Introduced. Amends the Small Business Act to increase the percentage amount that federal agencies with research or research and development budgets in excess of $100 million must spend during FY2008 and thereafter with small businesses participating in federal small business innovative research (SBIR) and small business technology transfer (STTR) programs.
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Latest Action: 05/08/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation. Bill TextTo provide support for small business concerns, and for other purposes. 5/3/2007--Introduced. Small Business Investment and Promotion Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) provide to small business owners and operators of farming or commercial fishing businesses a temporary credit for excessive fuel costs paid or incurred in the operation of such business; (2) make permanent the credit for increasing research activities; and (3) treat as 15-year property for purposes of the depreciation deduction qualified restaurant property, qualified retail improvement property, and certain systems installed in nonresidential buildings. Authorizes appropriations for FY2008-FY2009 for: (1) the Advanced Technology Program; (2) the Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE); (3) small business development centers; (4) the Manufacturing Extension Partnership program; and (5) the Women's Business Centers program. Expresses the sense of Congress calling for appropriate [...] show full description
Latest Action: 05/03/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. Bill TextTo amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the research credit and strengthen the alternative simplified credit for qualified research expenses. 5/3/2007--Introduced. Investment in America Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase from 12 to 20% the rate of the alternative simplified tax credit for research expenses; (2) make permanent the tax credit for increasing research activities; and (3) repeal the alternative incremental tax credit for research expenses.
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Latest Action: 09/08/2008 - Hearing Held by Subcommittee on Energy and Environment Prior to Introduction and Referral ( April 26, 2007).. Bill TextTo 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
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Latest Action: 01/28/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation. Bill TextTo amend the Small Business Act to provide for an increase in the amount of awards under the first and second phases of the Small Business Innovation Research program. 11/15/2007--Introduced. Amends the Small Business Act relating to the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program (a program under which a portion of a federal agency's research or research and development funds are reserved for award to small businesses) to require certain program directives issued for the general conduct of SBIR programs within the federal government to provide, among other things, that an agency may increase to specified levels amounts awarded in the first and second phases of the SBIR Program. Requires such amounts be adjusted once every five years to reflect economic adjustments and programmatic considerations.
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Latest Action: 12/26/2007 - Became Public Law No: 110-166. Bill TextTo amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions, and for other purposes. 12/26/2007--Public Law. (There are 3 other summaries) (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on December 6, 2007. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2007 for individual taxpayers: (1) the increased alternative minimum tax (AMT) exemption amounts; and (2) the offset of nonrefundable personal tax credits against regular and AMT liability.
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Latest Action: 09/17/2008 - Hearing Held by Subcommittee on Energy and Environment Prior to Introduction and Referral (September 25, 2007).. Bill TextTo support research and development of new industrial processes and technologies that optimize energy efficiency and environmental performance, utilize diverse sources of energy, and increase economic competitiveness. 10/22/2007--Passed House amended. (There is 1 other summary) Industrial Energy Efficiency Research and Development Act of 2007 - (Sec. 3) Directs the Secretary of Energy to establish a program to conduct: (1) energy research, development, demonstration, and commercial application activities with respect to new industrial and commercial processes, technologies, and methods to achieve improvements in energy efficiency and enhance the economic competitiveness of the U.S. industrial sector; and (2) environmental research and development with respect to new industrial and commercial processes, technologies, and methods to achieve environmental performance improvements such as waste reduction, emissions reductions, and more efficient water use.[...] show full description
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Latest Action: 08/02/2007 - Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction Bill TextTo provide Federal contracting preferences for, and a reduction in the rate of income tax imposed on, Patriot corporations, and for other purposes. 8/2/2007--Introduced. Patriot Corporations of America Act of 2007 - Grants after 2007 a preference to Patriot corporations in the evaluation of bids or proposals for federal contracts. Defines " Patriot corporation" as a corporation which: (1) produces at least 90% of its goods and services in the United States; (2) does not pay its its management-level employees at a rate more than 10,000% of the compensation of its lowest paid employee; (3) conducts at least 50% of its research and development in the United States; (4) contributes at least 5% of its payroll to a portable pension fund for its employees; (5) pays at least 70% of its employees' health insurance costs; (6) maintains a policy of neutrality in employee organizing drives; (7) provides full differential salary and insurance benefits for all National Guard and [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 08/01/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Bill TextA bill to amend the Small Business Act to increase SBIR and STTR program expenditures. 8/1/2007--Introduced. Amends the Small Business Act to increase the percentage amount that federal agencies with research or research and development budgets in excess of $100 million must spend during FY2008 and thereafter with small businesses participating in federal small business innovative research (SBIR) and small business technology transfer (STTR) programs.
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Latest Action: 08/24/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Science Education. Bill TextTo ensure the development and responsible stewardship of nanotechnology. 7/31/2007--Introduced. Nanotechnology Advancement and New Opportunities Act - Directs the Secretary of Commerce, if $100 million is made available from the private sector for the establishing a Nanomanufacturing Investment Partnership, to establish such a Partnership to provide funding for precommercial nanomanufacturing research and development projects. Allows the Partnership to provide funding through direct investments in specified mechanisms designed to advance nanomanufacturing. Requires return on investment of amounts resulting from the commercialization of developed technologies to the Partnership. Requires establishment of an advisory board to assist the Secretary in carrying out the Partnership. Amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (IRC) to allow a tax credit for the purchase of qualified nanotechnology developer stock. Authorizes establishment within the Technology [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 10/19/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises. Bill TextTo require the Securities and Exchange Commission to improve the disclosure of fees and expenses of open-end investment companies registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940. 7/30/2007--Introduced. Mutual Fund Fee Reform Act - Directs the Securities and Exchange Commission to initiate rulemaking proceedings to revise the requirements of regulations applicable to open-end investment companies relating to the disclosure of 12b-1 fees to investors in such investment companies.
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Latest Action: 05/11/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Bill TextA bill to provide for a Center for Nanotechnology Research and Engineering. 5/11/2007--Introduced. Nanotechnology Infrastructure Enhancement Act - Requires the Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF) to establish a geographically diverse, interdisciplinary Center for Nanotechnology Research and Engineering (the Center) to focus on: (1) the science and engineering of manufacturing at the nanoscale in multiple dimensions; or (2) nanotechnology for sustainable energy, water, agriculture, and the environment. Allows the Center to be a Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center or a National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network node. Requires that the Center shall consist of: (1) a lead academic institution located in an EPSCoR (the Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research) state; and (2) at least one additional academic institution located in a second EPSCoR state. Permits the Center to include other institutions within or outside of the [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 09/08/2008 - Hearing Held by Subcommittee on Energy and Environment Prior to Introduction and Referral ( April 26, 2007).. Bill TextTo 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
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Latest Action: 05/08/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation. Bill TextTo provide support for small business concerns, and for other purposes. 5/3/2007--Introduced. Small Business Investment and Promotion Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) provide to small business owners and operators of farming or commercial fishing businesses a temporary credit for excessive fuel costs paid or incurred in the operation of such business; (2) make permanent the credit for increasing research activities; and (3) treat as 15-year property for purposes of the depreciation deduction qualified restaurant property, qualified retail improvement property, and certain systems installed in nonresidential buildings. Authorizes appropriations for FY2008-FY2009 for: (1) the Advanced Technology Program; (2) the Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE); (3) small business development centers; (4) the Manufacturing Extension Partnership program; and (5) the Women's Business Centers program. Expresses the sense of Congress calling for appropriate [...] show full description
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