HR 3598 · 108th Congress · Commerce

Manufacturing Technology Competitiveness Act of 2004

Introduced 2003-11-21· Sponsored by Rep. Ehlers, Vernon J. [R-MI-3]· House

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Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.(2004-07-12)

Recorded Votes

FailedHouse · 2004-07-09
Roll #358
Yea 171Nay 193
Democrats
0 Yea·0 Nay
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0 Yea·0 Nay

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[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Manufacturing Technology Competitiveness Act of 2003 - Directs the President to establish: (1) an Interagency Committee (IC) to plan and coordinate Federal efforts in manufacturing research and development; and (2) an Advisory Committee to provide advice and information to the IC from the non-Federal manufacturing research and development community. Requires Federal agencies that are the IC members to coordinate their manufacturing grant activities with a collaborative manufacturing research grants program established by this Act's amendment to the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (NIST Act). Amends the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 to refer to Manufacturing in renaming the following Department of Commerce entities: (1) Manufacturing and Technology Administration; (2) Office of Manufacturing and Technology Policy; and (3) Under Secretary of Commerce for Manufacturing and Technology. Establishes the post of Assistant Secretary of Manufacturing to serve as one of the policy analysts for the Under Secretary. Directs the Under Secretary to: (1) serve as a point of contact on Federal manufacturing research and development, as well as broader policy…

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CBO Cost Estimate

Congressional Budget Office

H.R. 3598, Manufacturing Technology Competitiveness Act of 2004

Jun 23, 2004

<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Science on June 16, 2004</p>

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H.R. 3598, Manufacturing Technology Competitiveness Act of 2004

Jun 23, 2004

Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Science on June 16, 2004

Full CBO report ↗

Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office

Cosponsors (20)

7 Democrats13 Republicans