S. 899 · 113th Congress
Science Laureates of the United States Act of 2013
Key: what the circles and colors mean
Each circle is a bill. The ring fills as it moves through Congress:
Under the number: the Yea · Nay count of its final (or latest) recorded vote. On a member's page, the small badge is how that member voted: Y Yea / Aye, N Nay / No, P Present, – Not voting.
Gold and violet are only for Yea and Nay; they never mean a party. A member's party is the letter on their photo.
Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 113th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.
D
HironoSponsor7 cosponsors · 3 D, 4 R
7 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
Science Laureates of the United States Act of 2013 - Establishes the position of Science Laureate of the United States.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · May 8, 2013
Science Laureates of the United States Act of 2013 - Establishes the position of Science Laureate of the United States.
Requires the President to appoint a Science Laureate on the basis of: (1) merit, particularly the ability of such individual to foster and enhance public awareness and interest in science and to provide ongoing significant scientific contributions; and (2) recommendations received by the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) based on those factors.
Encourages each Science Laureate to continue his or her scientific work and directs the NAS to facilitate his or her duties.
Requires each Science Laureate to serve a term of one or two years.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Science Laureates of the United States Act of 2013
Latest action (May 8, 2013): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications · Origin: Senate · Introduced: May 8, 2013
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.