H.R. 2820: Advanced Composites Development Act of 2011
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H.R. 2820: Advanced Composites Development Act of 2011
112th Congress · introduced 2011-08-12 · Science, Technology, Communications · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2011-08-12 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Advanced Composites Development Act of 2011
Plain summary
Advanced Composites Development Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretaries of Transportation (DOT), Energy (DOE), Defense (DOD), and Homeland Security (DHS), to carry out a program to improve the nation's transportation infrastructure, advance the technologies used to produce alternative energy, enhance our military security, and develop new disaster mitigation systems by making grants to consortia for the establishment and operation of Advanced Composites Development Centers. Instructs the Secretaries to work with stakeholders to identify problems that can be solved over a period of five years through the development of an advanced composite material. Requires such Centers, by working with the private sector, to strive to produce new composite materials that are lighter, stronger, and more durable than existing materials and that have an immediate practical application.
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Official text
Advanced Composites Development Act of 2011
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2] · 2 cosponsors
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112hr2820.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/hr>
Record fed-us-cong112-hr2820 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112