Information Science and Technology Act of 1980
Latest action. Referred to House Committee on Science and Technology.
Information Science and Technology Act of 1980 - Title I: Institute for Information Policy and Research - Establishes the Institute for Information Policy and Research to: (1) collect and assess data and information about developments and trends in information science and technology; (2) propose national goals for the productive and humane use of information technology; (3) conduct research into such policy issues; (4) develop and assess policy options for coordination of research and development by the Federal Government, in the use of information technology; and (5) promote innovation through interaction between the Institute and other governmental and nongovernmental entities. Establishes within the Institute a National Information Science and Technology Board and an Office of the Director of the Institute. Terminates the Institute ten years after the enactment of this Act unless the President extends its life for another five years. Sets forth the authorities of the Director and of the Institute. Permits the President to transfer to the Institute any information or information science and technology-related research programs or policy studies being conducted within the Federal Government. Authorizes appropriations for the Institute for fiscal years 1982, 1983 and 1984. Title II: Division of Scientific and Technical Information - Amends the National Science and Technology Policy, Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976 to require the establishment of the Division of Scientific and Technical Information within the Office of Science and Technology to: (1) provide a liaison between the Executive Office of the President and the Institute for Information Policy and Research; and (2) make recommendations to the President concerning the development and dissemination of information science and technology (among other duties).
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Introduced in House" stage on December 1, 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 December 1, 1980: 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?
GEORGE BROWN (D-CA) introduced it on December 1, 1980. 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 December 1, 1980, 16719 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 16719 days ago, on December 1, 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