# 114-hr-1637: Federally Funded Research and Development Sunshine Act of 2015

114-hr-1637, Federally Funded Research and Development Sunshine Act of 2015, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Ratcliffe, John [R-TX-4] (R-TX); status Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-1637
- Congress: 114
- Title: Federally Funded Research and Development Sunshine Act of 2015
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Introduced: 2015-03-25
- Sponsor: Rep. Ratcliffe, John [R-TX-4] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Federally Funded Research and Development Sunshine Act of 2015 Directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to annually submit to specified congressional committees a list of ongoing and completed projects that federally funded research and development centers within DHS have been tasked to complete.

## Cosponsors (8)

- Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] (R-TX), 2015-03-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24] (R-NY), 2015-03-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hurd, Will [R-TX-23] (R-TX), 2015-03-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] (R-GA), 2015-03-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Walker, Mark [R-NC-6] (R-NC), 2015-03-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Loudermilk, Barry [R-GA-11] (R-GA), 2015-03-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McSally, Martha [R-AZ-2] (R-AZ), 2015-03-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller, Candice S. [R-MI-10] (R-MI), 2015-05-12T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 114-hr-4651: Digital Security Commission Act of 2016
- 114-hr-1640: Department of Homeland Security Headquarters Consolidation Accountability Act of 2015
- 114-hr-1634: Border Security Technology Accountability Act of 2015
- 114-hr-1633: DHS Paid Administrative Leave Accountability Act of 2015
- 114-hr-1626: DHS IT Duplication Reduction Act of 2015
- 114-hr-1615: DHS FOIA Efficiency Act of 2015

## Sources
- [114-hr-1637 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1637)

## Related
- [114-hr-4651: Digital Security Commission Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4651)
- [114-hr-1640: Department of Homeland Security Headquarters Consolidation Accountability Act o…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-1640)
- [114-hr-1634: Border Security Technology Accountability Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-1634)
- [114-hr-1633: DHS Paid Administrative Leave Accountability Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-1633)
- [114-hr-1626: DHS IT Duplication Reduction Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-1626)
- [114-hr-1615: DHS FOIA Efficiency Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-1615)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-1637 (as of 2025-11-18).