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H.R.5140 / 111th Congress

National Economic Competitiveness and Innovation Strategy Act of 2010

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.

Official summary

Version 00 · Introduced in House · Apr 26, 2010

National Economic Competitiveness and Innovation Strategy Act of 2010 - Requires the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) to conduct a comprehensive study and report to Congress on the economic competitiveness and innovative capacity of the United States. Requires the report to include: (1) findings; (2) a list of the type of measurements needed to evaluate economic competitiveness and innovation over time; and (3) a national competitiveness strategy for strengthening the innovative and competitive capacity of the federal government, state and local governments, institutions of higher education, and the private sector, including proposed legislative changes and actions, specified proposed actions, and a proposal for monitoring and oversight of the government's progress in improving conditions for innovation and competitiveness.

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Who introduced it

Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12] · D–NJ

Committees

  • Judiciary Committee
  • Education and Workforce Committee
  • Ways and Means Committee
  • Energy and Commerce Committee
  • Science, Space, and Technology Committee
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    1. Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.

    2. Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

    3. Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.

    4. Referred to House Ways and Means

    5. Referred to House Education and Labor

    6. Referred to House Judiciary

    7. Referred to House Energy and Commerce

    8. Referred to the Committee on Science and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, the Judiciary, Education and Labor, and Ways and Means, 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.

    9. Referred to House Science and Technology

    10. Introduced in House

    11. Introduced in House

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