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S.2220: National Timing Resilience and Security Act of 2017
About This Bill
- Introduced Dec. 12, 2017
- Latest Major Action Dec. 12, 2017
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- Introduced in Senate - Dec. 12, 2017
Bill Summary
National Timing Resilience and Security Act of 2017 This bill requires the Department of Transportation to provide for the establishment, sustainment, and operation of a complement to and backup for the timing component of the Global Positioning System (GPS). (GPS satellites contain atomic clocks that provide precise time data and allow GPS receivers to synchronize to those clocks.) The system must: (1) reduce critical dependencies on the GPS...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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| Dec. 12, 2017 |
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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| Dec. 12, 2017 |
Introduced in the Senate by Ted Cruz (R-Texas) |