H.R. 5636: National Institute of Standards and Technology Campus Security Act

114th Congress · introduced 2016-07-06 · Science, Technology, Communications · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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Where it came from: introduced 2016-07-06 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Loudermilk, Barry [R-GA-11] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

National Institute of Standards and Technology Campus Security Act

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) National Institute of Standards and Technology Campus Security Act (Sec. 2) This bill requires the Department of Commerce Office of Security to manage the law enforcement and security programs of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) directly through an assigned Director of Security. This bill shall be carried out without increasing the number of full time equivalent employees of Commerce, including the NIST. The Director of Security shall make periodic activities and security reports to the Under Secretary for Standards and Technology and to Congress. The Government Accountability Office shall report to Congress, one year after enactment of this bill, on the costs and performance of the NIST Police Services Group.

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Official text

National Institute of Standards and Technology Campus Security Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Loudermilk, Barry [R-GA-11] · 4 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 5636, National Institute of Standards and Technology Campus Security Act (2016-09-19)

Cosponsors on this site

John R. Moolenaar (R-MI), Brian Babin (R-TX)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Loudermilk, Barry [R-GA-11] reported raising $263,729 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Words on this page, explained (2)

Bill: A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Securities: Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hr5636.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>

Record fed-us-cong114-hr5636 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114