To prohibit the National Science Foundation from conducting a study to determine which facets of social interaction about politics are most stress inducing, for which kinds of people, and in which contexts.

Bill: 114-hr-5041
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Salmon, Matt [R-AZ-5]
Introduced: 2016-04-21
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Government studies and investigations

Mental health

National Science Foundation

Policy sciences
Latest action: action_date: 2016-09-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-04-21
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill prohibits the National Science Foundation from using or providing funds to others to conduct a study to determine which facets of social interaction about politics are most stress-inducing, for which kinds of people, and in which contexts.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5041 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 21, 2016 Mr. Salmon introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology A BILL To prohibit the National Science Foundation from conducting a study to determine which facets of social interaction about politics are most stress inducing, for which kinds of people, and in which contexts.

1. Prohibition The National Science Foundation shall not use or provide to others funds for conducting a study to determine which facets of social interaction about politics are most stress inducing, for which kinds of people, and in which contexts.