Search Results: keywords:"private sector involvement"

  • H. R. 7651 — To provide for methane emission detection and mitigation, and for other purposes.
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    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:2,222

    H.R. 7651, titled the “Methane Emissions Mitigation Research and Development Act,” proposes measures for methane emission detection and mitigation. The bill aims to enhance research, development, and demonstration of technologies to detect and reduce methane emissions. It...

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    The bill wants to help find and stop gas leaks in the air by making special teams and buildings with lots of money, but some people worry it's not clear who will check if it's working well or how they'll pick who gets to help.

  • H. R. 8837 — To require the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to develop celestial time standardization to support future operations and infrastructure on and around the Moon and other celestial bodies other than Earth, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:694

    H. R. 8837, known as the "Celestial Time Standardization Act," requires NASA to create a new time system for use on the Moon and other celestial bodies. Due to challenges with using Earth-based time standards in space, this bill emphasizes the importance of such a time system...

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    NASA is asked by this bill to make a new kind of clock that works in space, especially on the Moon, to help astronauts and other countries work together better.

  • S. 4952 — To establish a Center of Excellence for Dark and Quiet Skies, and for other purposes.
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    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:1,780

    S. 4952 aims to create a Center of Excellence for Dark and Quiet Skies to encourage collaboration between federal agencies and the private sector. The Center's goals are to develop ways to reduce interference from satellites on scientific observations of the sky and to...

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    S. 4952 is a plan to build a special place called a Center of Excellence for Dark and Quiet Skies, where smart people will work together to find ways to make sure satellites don't block our view of the stars. It has $20 million to help them do this, but they're still figuring out how exactly to use that money.

  • H. R. 8066 — To require a report on the United States supply of nitrocellulose.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:396

    H.R. 8066, titled the "Ammunition Supply Chain Act," is a bill introduced in the House of Representatives on April 18, 2024. It requires the Secretary of the Army to submit a report to Congress within 180 days about the United States' supply chain for smokeless gunpowder,...

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    H.R. 8066 is a plan asking the Army to check how much of a special material called nitrocellulose, used for making bullets, is left in the United States. They need to find out how to make sure there is enough for everyone who needs it.

  • H. R. 8658 — To require a report by the Transportation Security Administration on digital identity ecosystems, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:273

    H.R. 8658, titled the “Emerging Digital Identity Ecosystem Report Act of 2024,” is a bill introduced in the House of Representatives. It requires the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to prepare a report within 180 days about digital identity systems used in the...

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    H.R. 8658 is a plan that asks the TSA to make a list of all the ways people use digital identities when they travel, looking at what's good and bad about them, and how it can make everything safer. They want to hear from many different people to make sure their report is really helpful.