US Congress House Bill 617 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 26-1)
Status: Engrossed on July 24 2019 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2019-12-17 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 344.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Directs the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish a research program in artificial intelligence and high-performance computing that is focused on the development of tools to (1) solve big data challenges associated with veterans' health care, and (2) support the Department of Veterans Affairs in identifying potential health risks and challenges. DOE may carry out research and development activities to develop tools to apply to big data that enable federal agencies, institutions of higher education, nonprofit research organizations, and industry to better leverage the capabilities of DOE to solve complex, big data challenges.

Department of Energy Veterans' Health Initiative Act

Rep. Ralph Norman [R-SC]	Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]	Rep. Gus Bilirakis [R-FL]	Sen. Roger Marshall [R-KS]
Rep. Randy Weber [R-TX]	Rep. Paul Gosar [R-AZ]	Rep. Daniel Lipinski [D-IL]	Sen. Markwayne Mullin [R-OK]
Rep. Steve Watkins [R-KS]	Rep. Frank Lucas [R-OK]	Rep. Bill Johnson [R-OH]	Rep. Mark Meadows [R-NC]
Rep. Debbie Lesko [R-AZ]	Rep. Chris Collins [R-NY]	Rep. Guy Reschenthaler [R-PA]	Rep. Mike Gallagher [R-WI]
Rep. James Baird [R-IN]	Rep. Anthony Gonzalez [R-OH]	Rep. Joe Wilson [R-SC]	Rep. William Timmons [R-SC]
Rep. Neal Dunn [R-FL]	Rep. Bill Posey [R-FL]	Rep. Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon [R-PR]	Rep. Pete Olson [R-TX]
Rep. Andy Biggs [R-AZ]	Rep. Troy Balderson [R-OH]	Rep. Brian Babin [R-TX]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-12-17	Senate	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 344.
2019-12-17	Senate	Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. Without written report.
2019-12-12	Senate	Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
2019-07-24	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
2019-07-23	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2019-07-23	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7179-7180)
2019-07-23	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 617.
2019-07-23	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7179-7181)
2019-07-23	House	Ms. Johnson (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2019-02-08	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2019-01-16	House	Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2019-01-16	House	Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2019-01-16	House	Introduced in House

SB143 (Same As) 2019-08-16 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 172.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/617/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr617/BILLS-116hr617ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr617/BILLS-116hr617eh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr617/BILLS-116hr617rs.pdf