Policy & Advocacy
SPARC advocates for policies at the local, national, and international level that promote openness in research and education. Listed below are SPARC's active policy priorities. Click here to see previous policies SPARC has advocated for.
-
FASTR: Fair Access to Science & Technology Research Act (H.R. 3427)
Open AccessThe FASTR Act would require federal agencies with annual research budgets of $100 million to provide the public with online access to this research no later than six months after publication in a peer-reviewed journal.
Read More
-
The OPEN Government Data Act (S. 760 / H.R. 1770)
Open DataThe Open, Permanent, Electronic, and Necessary (OPEN) Government Data Act is a bipartisan bill to codify President Obama’s Executive Order making “open and machine readable” the default for all government data, and has been introduced into both the U.S. House and Senate.
Read More
-
U.S. National Cancer Moonshot Initiative
Open Access · Open DataVice-President Joe Biden is leading a newly established National Cancer Moonshot Initiative to accelerate cancer research.
Read More
-
The Affordable College Textbook Act
Open EducationThe Affordable College Textbook Act seeks to reduce the cost of textbooks at U.S. colleges and universities by expanding the use of open textbooks.
Read More
-
Department of Education Open Licensing Rule
Open EducationThe U.S. Department of Education requires that works created through competitive grants to be openly licensed and shared with the public so that everyone can benefit from taxpayer investments.
Read More
-
Executive Directive on Public Access
Open Access · Open DataOn February 22, 2013, the White House issued an executive directive ensuring public access to both articles and data resulting from public funds.
Read More
-
Past SPARC Policy Priorities
Open Access · Open Data · Open EducationThis page lists previous SPARC policy priorities that have already passed or are no longer active.
Read More