Lawmakers Vote Against Reinstating the Office of Technology Assessment

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A push by a cohort of Democratic Reps to reinstate the Office of Technology Assessment failed on the House floor June 8. The office was created in 1972 to offer bipartisan advice and assistance to lawmakers on difficult technical issues. It was later defunded in 1995 by a Republican Congress that considered its work redundant. 7 Democratic Reps introduced an amendment to reinstate the defunct office. The amendment was added to an appropriations bill to fund energy and water programs, military construction, the Veterans Affairs Department and legislative branch for fiscal 2019. The amendment failed by a vote of 217-195, largely along party lines.


Lawmakers Vote Against Reinstating the Office of Technology Assessment