S. 2502: Global Development Lab Act of 2014
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S. 2502: Global Development Lab Act of 2014
113th Congress · introduced 2014-06-19 · International Affairs · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2014-06-19 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Global Development Lab Act of 2014
Plain summary
Global Development Lab Act of 2014 - Establishes in the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) the United States Global Development Lab whose responsibilities should include: increasing the application of science, technology, innovation and partnerships to develop and scale solutions to end extreme poverty; discovering, testing, and scaling development innovations to increase cost effectiveness and support U.S. foreign policy and development goals; leveraging the expertise and resources of businesses, nongovernmental organizations, science and research organizations, and universities to increase program impact; utilizing innovation-driven competitions to expand solutions to development challenges; and supporting USAID Missions and Bureaus in applying science, technology, innovation, and partnership approaches to decision making, procurement, and program design.
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Official text
Global Development Lab Act of 2014
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Sponsor: Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] · 5 cosponsors
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John Boozman (R-AR), Christopher A. Coons (D-DE), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Edward J. Markey (D-MA)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113s2502.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/s>
Record fed-us-cong113-s2502 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113