National Automotive Research Act of 1980
Latest action. Reported to House from the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce with amendment, H. Rept. 96-920 (Part II).
(Reported to House from the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce with amendment, H. Rept. 96-920 (Pt. II)) Requires the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy to conduct and report to the President and the appropriate committees of Congress on a study of the automotive research and technology development programs of the Federal Government to determine the adequacy of the existing scope, organization, coordination, and management of such programs. Requires the Director to provide for the participation of specified Federal departments and agencies as well as representatives of the automobile industry and the public in the conduct of such study.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Reported to House with amendment(s)" stage on June 9, 1980. 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 9, 1980: Reported to House from the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce with amendment, H. Rept. 96-920 (Part II).
- 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?
THOMAS HARKIN (D-IA) introduced it on June 28, 1979, and 60 members have since signed on as cosponsors.
They come from both major parties: 50 Democrats, 8 Republicans, 2 independents.
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 28, 1979, 17241 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 16894 days ago, on June 9, 1980.
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