Voting Record for Ortiz of Texas-TX Voting Record on Legislation that Involves Technology and Communication
House of Representatives
Solomon Ortiz : Next Election Year:
Education: Officers Certificate, National Sheriffs' Training Institute, 1977
Attended, Delmar College, 1965-1967
Officers Certificate, Institute of Applied Science, 1962
Profession: Law Enforcement, 1965-1982
E-5, United States Army, 1960-1962
Insurance Agent
Voting Record on Legislation Involving Technology and Communication
(2010) HR 1722 Telework Policies and Regulations for Federal Agencies
Outcome: Concurrence Vote Passed (254/152)
Summary:
Ortiz's Vote
Y
(2010) HR 5116 Science and Technology Funding
Outcome: Bill Passed (262/150)
Summary: -Authorizes specific appropriations of $43.97 billion for the National Science Foundation, including the following (Sec. 212):
-$7.48 billion for fiscal year 2010-2011;
-$8.13 billion for fiscal year 2011-2012;
-$8.76 billion for fiscal year 2012-2013;
-$9.44 billion for fiscal year 2013-2014; and
-$10.16 billion for fiscal year 2014-2015.
-Authorizes specific appropriations of $30.17 billion for the Department of Energy Office of Science, including the following (Sec. 611):
-$5.25 billion for fiscal year 2010-2011;
-$5.61 billion for fiscal year 2011-2012;
-$6.01 billion for fiscal year 2012-2013;
-$6.43 billion for fiscal year 2013-2014; and
-$6.88 billion for fiscal year 2014-2015.
-Authorizes specific appropriations of $5.38 billion for the National Institute of Standards and Technology, including the following (Sec. 402):
-$991.1 million for fiscal year 2010-2011;
-$992.4 million for fiscal year 2011-2012;
-$1.08 billion for fiscal year 2012-2013;
-$1.13 billion for fiscal year 2013-2014; and
-$1.19 billion for fiscal year 2014-2015.
-Authorizes specific appropriations of $3.15 billion for the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), including the following (Sec. 622):
-$300 million for fiscal year 2010-2011;
-$450 million for fiscal year 2011-2012;
-$600 million for fiscal year 2012-2013;
-$800 million for fiscal year 2013-2014; and
-$1 billion for fiscal year 2014-2015.
-Authorizes specific appropriations of $860 million for the Energy Innovation Hubs Program, including the following (Sec. 632):
-$110 million for fiscal year 2010-2011;
-$135 million for fiscal year 2011-2012;
-$195 million for fiscal year 2012-2013;
-$210 million for fiscal year 2013-2014; and
-$210 million for fiscal year 2014-2015.
-Authorizes specific appropriations of $500 million for federal loan guarantees for "innovative technologies in manufacturing," including the following (Sec. 502):
-$100 million for fiscal year 2010-2011;
-$100 million for fiscal year 2011-2012;
-$100 million for fiscal year 2012-2013;
-$100 million for fiscal year 2013-2014; and
-$100 million for fiscal year 2014-2015.
-Authorizes specific appropriations of $176 million for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education programs at the Department of Energy, including the following (Sec. 303):
-$30 million for fiscal year 2010-2011;
-$32 million for fiscal year 2011-2012;
-$36 million for fiscal year 2012-2013;
-$38 million for fiscal year 2013-2014; and
-$40 million for fiscal year 2014-2015.
-Establishes the Regional Innovation Program, through which Regional Innovation Cluster Grants may be awarded on a competitive basis for activities related to the formation and development of regional innovation clusters, and authorizes the appropriation of "such sums as are necessary" for each of fiscal years 2010-2011 through 2014-2015 for purposes related to the program (Sec. 503).
-Defines "regional innovation cluster" as a geographically bounded network of similar, synergistic, or complimentary entities that meet the following criteria (Sec. 503):
-Are engaged with a particular industry sector;
-Have "active channels" for business transactions and communication;
-Share specialized infrastructure, labor markets, and services; and
-Leverage the region's "unique competitive strengths" to "stimulate innovation and create jobs."
Ortiz's Vote
Y
(2010) HR 5325 Science and Technology Funding
Outcome: Bill Failed (261/148)
Summary:
Ortiz's Vote
Y
(2010) HR 1722 Telework Policies and Regulations for Federal Agencies
Outcome: Bill Failed (268/147)
Summary: -Requires the head of each executive agency, within 1 year of the date of enactment, to establish a policy that authorizes employees to telework "to the maximum extent possible without diminishing agency operations and performance" (Sec. 2).
-Exempts agencies from the aforementioned requirement in the case of employees whose duties and responsibilities require daily direct handling of classified information or require on-site activity which cannot be carried out from a site removed from the employee's regular place of employment (Sec. 2).
-Authorizes agencies to temporarily revoke permission for an employee to telework if the employee is needed to respond to an emergency, as determined by the head of the agency (Sec. 2).
-Prohibits agencies from making distinctions between telework and non-telework employees with respect to any of the following (Sec. 2):
Job performance appraisals;
-Training, rewarding, reassigning, promoting, reducing in grade, retaining, or removing employees;
-Work requirements; and
-Other acts involving managerial discretion.
-Requires agencies to establish the position of Telework Managing Officer, and establishes the duties and responsibilities of the Officer, including, but not limited to, the following (Sec. 2):
-Providing advice on teleworking to the head of the agency and the Chief Human Capital Officer;
-Serving as a resource on teleworking for supervisors, managers, and employees;
-Serving as primary point of contact on telework matters for agency employees, Congress, and other agencies;
-Working with senior management to develop and implement a plan to incorporate telework into regular business strategies;
-Establishing a system for receiving feedback from agency employees on the the telework policy; and
-Ensuring that employees are notified of grievance procedures avaliable to them with respect to disputes related to telework.
-Requires the Director of the Office of Personnel Management to do the following (Sec. 2):
-In consultation with the Administrator of General Services, establish regulations necessary to establish the government-wide telework policy within 180 days after the date of enactment;
-In consultation with the Administrator of General Services, maintain a central, publicly avaliable telework website; and
-Provide advice, assistance, and any necessary training to agencies to fulfill the telework requirements.
-Requires the Director of the Office of Personnel Management to submit to the Comptroller General and appropriate committees of Congress annual reports evaluating the extent to which each agency is in compliance with the provisions of this Act and an evaluation of other factors, including, but not limited to, the following (Sec. 2):
-Degree of participation by employees of the agency in teleworking;
-Whether the total number of employees who telework is at least 10 percent higher or lower than the previous reporting period and the reason for such change;
-Agency's goal for increasing the number of employees who telework and the extent to which the agency has met this goal;
-The best practices in agency telework programs; and
-The extent to which specific agencies (31 USC 901(b)) are incorporating telework in its continuity of operations plans and in response to emergencies.
