A bill to establish a national commission to study the scientific and technological implications of information technology in education.
Latest action. Referred to House Committee on Science and Technology.
Establishes a National Commission on the Scientific and Technological Implications of Information Technology in Education to conduct studies that include: (1) forecasts of the changes in information technology during the period from 1981 to 2000; (2) forecasts of the need for individuals with computer skills during the period from 1981 to 2000; (3) forecasts of the effect of increased use of computers in education on school financing and local taxation during the period from 1981 to 2000; (4) investigations of the incentives for increasing private sector involvement in the research and development, demonstration, dissemination, and utilization of computers for education purposes; (5) investigations of the costs and benefits of alternative methods of training teachers in the use of computer-based instructional materials; (6) investigations of the status and effectiveness of existing computer-based instructional techniques; (7) research in the application of cognitive psychology and artificial intelligence to computer-based learning; and (8) investigations of the institutional mechanisms for development of exemplary computer-based learning techniques. Authorizes the Commission to enter into contracts with private organizations and education institutions to carry out its duties under this Act. Directs each department, agency, and instrumentality of the Federal Government to furnish the Commission, upon request, such data, reports, services, and other information necessary to carry out its duties. Directs the Commission to transmit a final report of its studies, recommendations, and proposals to the President and Congress within one year after the date on which the Executive Director of the Commission is appointed.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Introduced in House" stage on June 5, 1979. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Where is it in the process, and what happens next?
4 steps remain before this bill could become law.
The record's latest action, on June 5, 1979: Referred to House Committee on Science and Technology.
- Clearing the committees it was referred to, and being scheduled for a floor vote
- Passage by the House
- Passage by the Senate
- The President's signature. If the President vetoes it, two-thirds of both chambers must vote to override.
How likely is it to become law?
Civibrief does not forecast outcomes and this page has no opinion about this one. What the record supports is a base rate, which is a fact about the whole pile, not a prediction about this measure.
In the 96th Congress (1979-80), 613 of the 12,581 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 4.9 percent. That count covers every measure at every stage, including the many that never left committee.
This one is not there yet: 4 steps are still outstanding, listed above.
Has anyone actually voted on it?
No. No roll call in this Congress cites this measure. That is the ordinary outcome: most measures never reach a recorded floor vote, and a committee ends most of them simply by not acting.
A vote is not the only thing that happens to a measure. Hearings, markups, and referrals are all recorded actions, and none of them is a vote of the full chamber.
Who is behind it?
JAMES SCHEUER (D-NY) introduced it on June 5, 1979. No cosponsors are recorded.
Cosponsoring is a formal signature on the text. It is not a commitment to vote for the measure, it does not bind anyone's party, and a long list of cosponsors is a measure of attention rather than of prospects.
How long has it been in play?
It was introduced on June 5, 1979, 17264 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 17264 days ago, on June 5, 1979.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 96th Congress has not finished by January 3, 1981 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.
Every answer above is assembled from this measure's own record on Congress.gov and from published counts of what Congress has passed before. Civibrief does not predict outcomes and takes no position on any measure.
Vote history
- HouseIn committee, no floor vote yet
- SenateAwaits House passage
- PresidentAwaits both chambers