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WASHINGTON – Today, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 5509, the Innovations in Mentoring, Training, and Apprenticeships Act, sponsored by House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and co-sponsored by Chairman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) and Ranking Member Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-Texas).
WASHINGTON – Today the House of Representatives approved H.R. 6227, the National Quantum Initiative Act by a vote of 348-11. The bill is now on its way to the President’s desk to be signed into law.
WASHINGTON – House Science, Space, and Technology Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) and Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-Calif.) praised today’s House passage of S. 1768, the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program Reauthorization Act of 2018, for the President’s signature.
Incorporating the version of the legislation authored by Rohrabacher, the bill reauthorizes a federal program to improve the nation’s earthquake preparedness for five years. The legislation is the first reauthorization of the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program in 15 years.
WASHINGTON – Today the House of Representatives unanimously approved legislation to support education and workforce development programs in the science, technology, engineering, mathematics and computer science (STEM) fields.
H.R. 5509, the Innovations in Mentoring, Training, and Apprenticeships Act, is sponsored by Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and cosponsored by Science Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-Texas).
WASHINGTON - Today the House of Representatives unanimously approved H.R. 6229, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Reauthorization Act of 2018. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Barbara Comstock (R-Va.), chairwoman of the Research and Technology Subcommittee, and cosponsored by Rep. Dan Lipinski (D-Ill.), full committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-Texas), and Ranking Member Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-Texas).
WASHINGTON – Members of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee sent a letter to Gene Dodaro, Comptroller General of the Government Accountability Office (GAO).
In the letter, Chairman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) and Research and Technology Chairwoman Barbara Comstock (R-Va.) summarize the Committee’s continued oversight and allegations of sexual misconduct within the scientific community and provide recommendations for the GAO to further explore and provide potential solutions.
Full text of the letter can be found here.
WASHINGTON – The House of Representatives unanimously approved legislation today that will leverage the expertise and resources of U.S. industry, academia, and government to move Quantum Information Science (QIS) to the next level of research and development.
The National Quantum Initiative Act (H.R. 6227) was introduced by Chairman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) and co-sponsored by Committee Ranking Member Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-Texas) along with 28 committee members.
WASHINGTON – The U.S. House Science, Space, and Technology Committee approved legislation today that authorizes collaborative research between the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
U.S. House Science, Space, and Technology Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) issued the following statement regarding the National Academies report on Open Science By Design.
Chairman Smith: