Bill Sponsor
House Bill 847
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Promoting Digital Privacy Technologies Act
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Passed House on May 11, 2022
Overview
Text
Introduced
Feb 4, 2021
Latest Action
May 12, 2022
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
847
Congress
117
Policy Area
Science, Technology, Communications
Science, Technology, Communications
Primary focus of measure is natural sciences, space exploration, research policy and funding, research and development, STEM education, scientific cooperation and communication; technology policies, telecommunication, information technology; digital media, journalism. Measures concerning scientific education may fall under Education policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
House Votes (1)
Senate Votes (0)
checkPassed on May 11, 2022
Question
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
Status
Passed
Type
Roll Call Vote
Roll Call Vote
A vote that records the individual position of each Member who voted. Such votes occurring on the House floor (by the "yeas and nays" or by "recorded vote") are taken by electronic device. The Senate has no electronic voting system; in such votes, Senators answer "yea" or "nay" as the clerk calls each name aloud. Each vote is compiled by clerks and receives a roll call number (referenced in Congress.gov as a "Record Vote" [Senate] or "Roll no." [House]).
Roll Call Type
2/3 Yea-And-Nay
Roll Number
150
House Roll Call Votes
Summary

Promoting Digital Privacy Technologies Act

This bill directs the National Science Foundation to support merit-reviewed and competitively awarded research on privacy enhancing technologies. The award of grants for basic research on innovative approaches to the structure of computer and network hardware and software that are aimed at enhancing computer security may include privacy enhancing technologies and confidentiality. The bill also requires the Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Program to submit to Congress a report on the progress of research on privacy enhancing technologies and the development of specified voluntary resources.

Text (4)
May 12, 2022
May 11, 2022
February 4, 2021
Actions (17)
05/12/2022
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
05/11/2022
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
05/11/2022
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 401 - 19 (Roll no. 150). (text: 05/10/2022 CR H4728)
05/11/2022
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 401 - 19 (Roll no. 150).
05/11/2022
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4831)
05/10/2022
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
05/10/2022
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 847.
05/10/2022
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4728-4729)
05/10/2022
Ms. Stevens moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
05/03/2022
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 225.
05/03/2022
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H. Rept. 117-305.
01/19/2022
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
01/19/2022
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
01/12/2022
Subcommittee on Research and Technology Discharged.
02/04/2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
02/04/2021
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
02/04/2021
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
May 11, 2023 3:45:45 PM