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H.R. 1358: Scientific Integrity Act

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H.R. 1358: Scientific Integrity Act

115th Congress · introduced 2017-03-02 · Science, Technology, Communications · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2017-03-02 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology. 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.

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Official title

Scientific Integrity Act

Plain summary

Scientific Integrity Act This bill requires, subject to Freedom of Information Act disclosure restrictions and privacy requirements, federal agencies that fund or conduct scientific research to: (1) promote and maximize the communication and open exchange of scientific data and findings to other agencies, policymakers, and the public; and (2) prevent the suppression or distortion of such data and findings. The bill amends the America COMPETES Act to require federal agencies that fund or conduct scientific research to develop and enforce a scientific integrity policy and submit it to Congress and the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP). A scientific integrity policy must, at a minimum, ensure that scientific conclusions are not made based on political considerations. It must be made available to the public on agency websites and be disseminated to each new agency employee and contractor. Agencies must also develop and require training on the policy for its employees and contractors. The OSTP shall enter into an agrement with the National Academy of Public Administration to study the appropriateness of scientific integrity policies.

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Official text

Scientific Integrity Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] · 157 cosponsors

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Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Darren Soto (D-FL), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Katherine M. Clark (D-MA), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Grace Meng (D-NY), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), William R. Keating (D-MA), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Ted Lieu (D-CA), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Mark Takano (D-CA), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Richard E. Neal (D-MA), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Judy Chu (D-CA), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO) and 97 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] reported raising $1.2 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-hr1358 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115