United States · Bill · S
S. 779 (114th)
Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act of 2015
Introduced
18 March 2015
Last action
8 March 2016 · Reported
Status
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 384.
Sponsors
Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX], Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR], Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA], Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI], Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI], Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act of 2015 Requires each federal agency with extramural research expenditures of over $100 million to develop a federal research public access policy that is consistent with, and that advances, the purposes of the agency and that follows common procedures for the collection and depositing of research papers. Makes each federal research public access policy applicable to: (1) researchers employed by the federal agency whose works remain in the public domain, and (2) researchers funded by the agency. Specifies exclusions. Requires each federal agency to submit an annual report on its federal research public access policy to specified congressional committees.
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Timeline
18 March 2015
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1630-1631)
Source: IntroReferral
18 March 2015
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
29 July 2015
Reported
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Source: Committee
8 March 2016
Calendars
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 384.
Source: Calendars
8 March 2016
Reported
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 114-224.
Source: Committee
8 March 2016
Reported
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 114-224.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Reported to Senate · 8 March 2016 · Download file
- Introduced in Senate · 18 March 2015 · Download file
Documents
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Reported to Senate (text)
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Reported to Senate (PDF)
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Reported to Senate with amendment(s)
summary · EN · 8 March 2016
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Introduced in Senate (text)
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Sponsors
- Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] · D · Cosponsor
- · ssga00 · Standing
Related records
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/779
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/s/779
- us · 114-s-779 · source updated 5 December 2025