NSF & Congress
Major Legislation - 105th Congress

NSF APPROPRIATIONS

First Session - 1997

P.L. 105-65
House VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies Act for FY 1998

NSF Section of H.Rept 105-297
VA/HUD Appropriations Conference Report

NSF Section of H.Rept.105-175
House VA/HUD Committee Report

NSF Section of S.Rept.105-53
Senate VA/HUD Committee Report

H.R. 2158
Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998

S. 1034
Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998

Second Session - 1998

NSF Section of P.L. 105-276
VA-HUD and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act for FY 1999

HR 4194
House VA/HUD and Independent Agencies Bill, FY 1999

S. 2168
VA-HUD and Independent Agencies Appropriations Bill, FY 1999

House Floor Debate
On HR 4194, the Departments of VA/HUD and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, FY 1999, July 29, 1998

NSF Section of H.Rpt. 105-769
VA-HUD and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act Conference Report for FY 1999

NSF Section of H.Rpt. 105-610
House VA-HUD Appropriations Committee Report for FY 1999

NSF Section of S. Rpt. 105-216
Senate VA/HUD Appropriations Committee Report, FY 1999

NSF AUTHORIZATION

Statement by the President
National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 1998
July 29, 1998

P.L. 105-207
National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 1998

S. 1046
The NSF Authorization Act of 1997

House Floor Debate
On the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 1997, July 14, 1998

Senate Floor Debate
On the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 1997, May 12, 1998
Rollcall Vote

S. 1305
National Research Investment Act of 1998

H.R. 3496
Information Technology Partnership Act

OTHER SCIENCE & ENGINEERING LEGISLATION

S. 2217
The Federal Research Investment Act

H.R. 3660
National Research Investment Act of 1998

S. 1727
A bill to study intellectual property issues relating to adding additional top-level domain names

S. 1708
The RESULTS Act (Education Technology Grants)

S. 1642
The Financial Assistance Management Reform Act

S. 1609
Next Generation Internet Research Act of 1998

H.R. 2883
GPRA Technical Amendments of 1997

H.R. 2914
An Act to Establish the National Institute for the Environment

H.R. 3007
Commission on the Advancement of Women in Science, Engineering, and Technology Development Act

S. 1213
Oceans Act of 1997

H.R. 1876
A bill to clarify that certain large components of certain scientific instruments and apparatus shall be provided the same tariff treatment as those scientific instruments and apparatus

H.R. 2652
Collections of Information Antipiracy Act

S. 2291
Collections of Information Antipiracy Act

S. 2407
The Small Business Programs Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998

S. 1213
The National Ocean Council Act

H.R. 3445
The Commission on Ocean Policy Act

H.R. 1274
The NIST Authorization Act of 1997

H.R. 1275
The Civilian Space Authorization Act of 1997

H.R. 1276
The Environmental R&D and Demonstration Act of 1997

H.R. 1277
The DoE Civilian R&D Act of 1997

H.R. 1278
The NOAA Authorization Act of 1997

H. Con. Res. 58
The Investment Budget of 1997

S. 124
National Research Investment Act of 1997

H.R. 922
Human Cloning Research Prohibition Act

S. Res. 15
Biomedical Research Commitment Resolution of 1997

S. 199
Federal Research Financing Improvement Act of 1997

S. 236
Department of Energy Abolishment Act

S. 144
Commission to Study the Federal Statistical System Act of 1997

S. 377
Promotion of Commerce On-Line in the Digital Era (Pro-CODE) Act of 1997

S. 99
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow companies to donate scientific equipment to elementary and secondary schools

S. 22
Commission on the Year 2000 Computer Problem Act

H.R. 437
Marine Resources Revitalization Act of 1997 (Sea Grant)

H.R. 725
Precision Agriculture Research, Education, and Information Dissemination Act of 1997

H.R. 860
Surface Transportation Research and Development Act of 1997

S. 441
A bill to improve health care quality and reduce health care costs by establishing a National Fund for Health Research that would significantly expand the nation's investment in medical research.

S. 355
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the research credit permanent.

S. 368
A bill to prohibit the use of Federal funds for human cloning research.

S. 351
A bill to provide for teacher technology training.

H.R. 309
A bill to prohibit federally sponsored research pertaining to the legalization of drugs.

H.R. 1171
A bill to provide for the elimination of 12 Federal subsidy programs and projects.