S. 2113: Crowdsourcing and Citizen Science Act of 2015

114th Congress · introduced 2015-09-30 · Science, Technology, Communications · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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Where it came from: introduced 2015-09-30 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] · what a sponsor is
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Where it stands now: 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

Crowdsourcing and Citizen Science Act of 2015

Plain summary

Crowdsourcing and Citizen Science Act of 2015 This bill authorizes each federal agency, or multiple federal agencies working cooperatively, to use crowdsourcing and citizen science approaches to conduct activities designed to advance the agency's mission or the joint mission of the group of agencies. "Citizen science" means a form of open collaboration in which individuals or organizations participate in the scientific process in various ways, including developing technologies and applications and making discoveries. "Crowdsourcing" means a method to obtain needed services, ideas, or content by soliciting voluntary contributions from a group of individuals or organizations, especially from an online community. Each federal agency engaged in a crowdsourcing or citizen science project shall make public and promote it to encourage broad participation of consenting participants. The General Services Administration shall identify and develop relevant products and services to facilitate the use of crowdsourcing and citizen science activities.

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Official text

Crowdsourcing and Citizen Science Act of 2015

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Sponsor: Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] · 2 cosponsors

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Steve Daines (R-MT), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] reported raising $5.0 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114s2113.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/s>

Record fed-us-cong114-s2113 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114