Summary
The subcommittee has legislative jurisdiction and general and special oversight and investigative authority on all matters relating to science policy including:
- Office of Science and Technology Policy;
- all scientific research, and scientific and engineering resources (including human resources), math, science and engineering education;
- intergovernmental mechanisms for research, development, and demonstration and cross-cutting programs;
- international scientific cooperation;
- National Science Foundation;
- university research policy, including infrastructure and overhead;
- university research partnerships, including those with industry;
- science scholarships;
- issues relating to computers, communications, and information technology;
- earthquake and fire research programs including those related to wildfire proliferation research and prevention;
- research and development relating to health, biomedical, and nutritional programs;
- to the extent appropriate, agricultural, geological, biological and life sciences research; and
- materials research, development, and demonstration and policy.
Chair: Mike Collins (R), Florida
Ranking Member: Haley Stevens (D), Michigan
OnAir Post: House Research & Tech Subcommittee
News
Leaders of the Congressional Artificial Intelligence Caucus have proposed legislation that would establish a shared national research infrastructure to support the creation of secure, reliable and trustworthy AI systems.
The National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource would provide researchers and students from diverse backgrounds with increased access to resources to spur AI research and development nationwide and maintain U.S. leadership in AI, according to a statement from Rep. Anna Eshoo’s office.
“Diversifying and expanding access to AI systems is crucial to maintain American leadership in frontier AI that will bolster our national security, enhance our economic competitiveness, and spur groundbreaking scientific research that benefits the public good,” said Eshoo, co-chair of the Congressional AI Caucus.
About
Members
Majority
Mike Collins, Florida, Chair
Jim Baird, Indiana
Darrell Issa, California
Rick Crawford, Arkansas
Scott Franklin, Florida
Brandon Williams, New York
Tom Kean, New Jersey
Minority
Haley Stevens, Michigan, Ranking Member
Andrea Salinas, Oregon
Kevin Mullin, California
Emilia Sykes, Ohio
Suzanne Bonamici, Oregon
Activity
US House subcommittee dives into privacy, AI legislative recommendations
Alex Case, International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP)
A sense of inevitable symbiosis between privacy and artificial intelligence is coming to a head with U.S. lawmakers. A dedicated AI hearing before a subcommittee of the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce signaled comprehensive federal privacy legislation is still an urgent matter for Congress, but especially in the AI context.
Members of the subcommittee, featuring American Data Privacy and Protection Act co-sponsors Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., and Frank Pallone, D-N.J., pressed several witnesses on how future AI regulations should be developed. However, the conversation primarily reverted to the need to pass a comprehensive privacy law, such as the ADPPA, before meaningful AI legislation can be crafted.
“I strongly believe that the bedrock of any AI regulation must be privacy legislation that includes data minimization and algorithmic accountability principles,” Pallone said. “Clearly defined rules are critical to protect consumers from existing harmful data collection practices and to safeguard them from the growing privacy threat that AI models pose.”
Contact
Locations
House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology Republicans
2321 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-225-6371
Fax: 202-226-0113
Web Links
Videos
Subcommittee Chairman Brandon Williams Delivers His Remarks at the Hearing on AI Research
February 6, 2024 (05:00)
By: House Science Committee GOP
Energy Subcommittee Chairman Brandon Williams delivers his remarks at the hearing Federal Science Agencies and the Promise of AI in Driving Scientific Discoveries
Subcommittee Chair Mike Collins Delivers His Opening Remarks at the AI Research Hearing
February 6, 2024 (03:12)
By: House Science Committee GOP
Subcommittee Research and Technology Chairman Mike Collins delivers his remarks at the Federal Science Agencies and the Promise of AI in Driving Scientific Discoveries
Research and Technology Subcommittee Chair Mike Collins Delivers Remarks on AI Risk Management
October 18, 2023 (02:22)
By: House Science Committee GOP
versight & Investigations Chair Jay Obernolte Delivers Remarks on AI Risk Management
October 18, 2023 (06:31)
By: House Science Committee GOP
Congressman Max Miller Discusses How Community Colleges Can Prepare U.S. Workers for A.I.
(05:07)
By: House Science Committee GOP
Find more details about the full hearing here: https://science.house.gov/2023/6/arti…
More Information
Wikipedia
The Science Subcommittee on Research and Technology is one of five subcommittees of the United States House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Jurisdiction
The subcommittee has legislative jurisdiction and general and special oversight and investigative authority on all matters relating to science policy including:
- Office of Science and Technology Policy;
- all scientific research, and scientific and engineering resources (including human resources), math, science and engineering education;
- intergovernmental mechanisms for research, development, and demonstration and cross-cutting programs;
- international scientific cooperation;
- National Science Foundation;
- university research policy, including infrastructure and overhead;
- university research partnerships, including those with industry;
- science scholarships;
- issues relating to computers, communications, and information technology;
- earthquake and fire research programs including those related to wildfire proliferation research and prevention;
- research and development relating to health, biomedical, and nutritional programs;
- to the extent appropriate, agricultural, geological, biological and life sciences research; and
- materials research, development, and demonstration and policy.
History
Chairs of the subcommittee:
- Bob Inglis (R), South Carolina, 2005-2007
- Brian Baird (D), Washington, 2007-2009
- Dan Lipinski (D), Illinois, 2009-2011
- Mo Brooks (R), Alabama, 2011–2013
- Larry Bucshon (R), Indiana, 2013-2015
- Barbara Comstock (R), Virginia, 2015-2019
- Haley Stevens (D), Michigan, 2019-2023
- Mike Collins (R), 2023–present
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