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substantiveMay 11, 2022 · House roll call · passage · Result: Passed

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended — H R 847 — Promoting Digital Privacy Technologies Act

Promoting Digital Privacy Technologies Act

In plain language

  • House bill in the 117th Congress.
  • Directs the National Science Foundation to support merit-reviewed and competitively awarded research on privacy enhancing technologies.
  • House passed it on May 11, 2022 (substantive).
Official summary (Congressional Research Service)

Promoting Digital Privacy Technologies Act This bill directs the National Science Foundation to support merit-reviewed and competitively awarded research on privacy enhancing technologies. The Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Program (NITRD) must coordinate with appropriate agencies to accelerate the development, deployment, and adoption of privacy enhancing technologies. The bill also requires NITRD to submit to Congress a report on the progress of research on privacy enhancing technologies and the development of specified voluntary resources.

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Roll-call breakdown

Yea401

Democrat: 216 · Republican: 185

Nay19

Republican: 19

Present0

Not Voting8

Democrat: 4 · Republican: 4

How each member voted (428)

Yea (401)

Nay (19)

Not Voting (8)

Party labels reflect each member’s most recent affiliation on record.