US Congress Senate Bill 143 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on January 16 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2019-08-16 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 172.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Directs the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish a research program in artificial intelligence and high-performance computing that is focused on the development of tools to (1) solve big data challenges associated with veterans' health care, and (2) support the Department of Veterans Affairs in identifying potential health risks and challenges. DOE shall carry out a pilot program to develop tools for big data analytics in order to advance artificial intelligence technologies to solve complex big data challenges.

Department of Energy Veterans’ Health Initiative Act

Sen. Joni Ernst [R-IA]	Sen. Margaret Hassan [D-NH]	Sen. Rob Portman [R-OH]	Sen. Cory Gardner [R-CO]
Sen. Angus King [I-ME]	Sen. Martin Heinrich [D-NM]	Sen. Mike Rounds [R-SD]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-08-16	Senate	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 172.
2019-08-16	Senate	Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski under authority of the order of the Senate of 08/01/2019 without amendment. With written report No. 116-70.
2019-07-16	Senate	Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
2019-07-09	Senate	Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy. Hearings held.
2019-01-16	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

HB617 (Same As) 2019-12-17 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 344.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/143/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s143/BILLS-116s143is.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s143/BILLS-116s143rs.pdf