Senate Bill 384
116th Congress(2019-2020)
A bill to require the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, to help facilitate the adoption of composite technology in infrastructure in the United States, and for other purposes.
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Amendments
Passed Senate on Aug 4, 2020
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
384
Congress
116
Policy Area
Science, Technology, Communications
Science, Technology, Communications
Primary focus of measure is natural sciences, space exploration, research policy and funding, research and development, STEM education, scientific cooperation and communication; technology policies, telecommunication, information technology; digital media, journalism. Measures concerning scientific education may fall under Education policy area.
checkPassed on August 4, 2020
Status
Passed
Type
Unanimous Consent
Unanimous Consent
A senator may request unanimous consent on the floor to set aside a specified rule of procedure so as to expedite proceedings. If no Senator objects, the Senate permits the action, but if any one senator objects, the request is rejected. Unanimous consent requests with only immediate effects are routinely granted, but ones affecting the floor schedule, the conditions of considering a bill or other business, or the rights of other senators, are normally not offered, or a floor leader will object to it, until all senators concerned have had an opportunity to inform the leaders that they find it acceptable.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Summary
This bill directs the National Institute of Standards and Technology to (1) implement the recommendations in a specified report to help facilitate the adoption of composite technology in infrastructure, and (2) conduct a pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of adopting such technology in sustainable infrastructure.
August 4, 2020
September 26, 2019
February 7, 2019
Amendments (1)
Aug 04, 2020
Agreed to in Senate
2
Sponsorship
Senate Amendment 2567
In the nature of a substitute.
Agreed To
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08/07/2020
Held at the desk.
08/07/2020
Received in the House.
08/07/2020
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
08/04/2020
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S4881-4882)
08/04/2020
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
08/04/2020
The committee substitute withdrawn by Unanimous Consent. (CR S4881)
08/04/2020
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S4881-4882)
09/26/2019
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 240.
09/26/2019
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Wicker with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 116-128.
07/10/2019
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
02/07/2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
02/07/2019
Introduced in Senate
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