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H.R. 1287: Sound Science Act of 2013

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H.R. 1287: Sound Science Act of 2013

113th Congress · introduced 2013-03-20 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2013-03-20 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Fincher, Stephen Lee [R-TN-8] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Sound Science Act of 2013

Plain summary

Sound Science Act of 2013 - Requires federal agencies, by January 1, 2014, to have in effect guidelines to ensure and maximize the quality, objectivity, utility, and integrity of the scientific information upon which the agencies rely. Prohibits any policy decision issued by an agency after January 1, 2014, from taking effect unless such agency has in effect guidelines for use of scientific information that have been approved by the Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

Sound Science Act of 2013

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Fincher, Stephen Lee [R-TN-8] · 12 cosponsors

Cost estimate: No cost estimate published yet.

Cosponsors on this site

Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (R-AR), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Tom Cole (R-OK), Tom Cotton (R-AR), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Bill Huizenga (R-MI)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong113-hr1287 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113