H.Res. 44: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Federal laboratories have been and continue to be on the cutting edge of scientific and technological advancement and supporting the designation of 2013 as the "Year of the Federal Lab".

H.Res. 44: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Federal laboratories have been and continue to be on the cutting edge of scientific and technological advancement and supporting the designation of 2013 as the "Year of the Federal Lab".

113th Congress · introduced 2013-01-23 · Science, Technology, Communications · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.

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Where it came from: introduced 2013-01-23 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Fattah, Chaka [D-PA-2] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Federal laboratories have been and continue to be on the cutting edge of scientific and technological advancement and supporting the designation of 2013 as the "Year of the Federal Lab".

Plain summary

Supports the designation of the "Year of the Federal Lab" in celebration of the work and accomplishments of the national network of federal laboratories. Commits to finding ways of increasing federal investment in the network of such laboratories in order to increase support of federally sponsored research and development. Encourages the laboratories, the executive branch agencies, and Congress to hold educational and outreach events during the "Year of the Federal Lab" to make the public more aware of the work of such laboratories.

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Official text

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Federal laboratories have been and continue to be on the cutting edge of scientific and technological advancement and supporting the designation of 2013 as the "Year of the Federal Lab".

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Fattah, Chaka [D-PA-2] · 2 cosponsors

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Ben Ray Luján (D-NM)

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Resolution: A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.
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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113hres44.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/hres>

Record fed-us-cong113-hres44 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113