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National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act [HB-2531]
[Mining ]
[National Security ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Trade ]
[Energy ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Economic Development ]
To require the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to more efficiently develop domestic sources of the minerals and mineral materials of strategic and critical importance to the economic and national security and manufacturing competitiveness of the United States, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Mineral Resources. on 05/21/2019
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Food and Fuel Consumer Protection Act of 2019 [HB-2540]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Food ]
[Air Quality ]
Revises the renewable fuel program, which requires transportation fuel to contain a minimum volume of renewable fuel. The Environmental Protection Agency must cap the total volume of ethanol blended into the transportation fuel supply at 9.7% of projected gasoline demand as determined by the Energy Information Administration.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Roe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Environment And Climate Change. on 05/08/2019
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 [HB-2500]
[Defense ]
[National Security ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Military ]
[Human Rights ]
[International ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
Authorizes FY2020 appropriations and sets forth policies for Department of Defense (DOD) programs and activities, including military personnel strengths. It does not provide budget authority, which is provided in subsequent appropriations legislation. The bill authorizes appropriations to DOD for Procurement, including aircraft, weapons and tracked combat vehicles, shipbuilding and conversion, missiles, and space procurement; Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation; Operation and Maintenance; Working Capital Funds; Chemical Agents and Munitions
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Sponsored by: Rep. Adam Smith
Read Twice. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 512. on 08/11/2020
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Clean Water Infrastructure Resilience and Sustainability Act [HB-2470]
[Environmental ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Water ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Requires the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a grant program for increasing the resilience of publicly owned treatment works (i.e., clean water infrastructure) to natural disasters.
Sponsored by: Rep. Grace Napolitano
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water Resources And Environment. on 05/03/2019
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Clean Energy for America Act [S.1288]
[Energy ]
[Taxes ]
[Climate Change ]
[Environmental ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Modifies,extends, or terminates several existing energy-related tax incentives to provide consolidated tax deductions and credits for the production of or investment in clean electricity, the production of clean transportation fuels, and energy efficient homes and commercial buildings. The new tax incentives are technology-neutral and the amounts of the credits or deductions vary based on the levels of carbon emissions for the incentives for electricity and fuels or energy efficiency in the case of the incentives for energy efficient homes and commercial
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Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 05/02/2019
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Nuclear Weapons Abolition and Economic and Energy Conversion Act of 2019 [HB-2419]
[Defense ]
[Energy ]
[International ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Military ]
[National Security ]
Directs the U.S. government to sign and ratify the United Nations Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons or a similar international agreement that calls for the elimination of all nuclear weapons in every country. The government shall (1) redirect resources currently used in nuclear weapons programs toward building an ecologically beneficial peace economy and addressing human and infrastructure needs, and (2) actively promote policies to induce all other countries to take similar action.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Strategic Forces. on 05/01/2019
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Renewable Energy for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands Act [HB-2360]
[Energy ]
[Grants ]
[Science ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Trade ]
[Agriculture ]
[Funding ]
[Economic Development ]
Addresses renewable energy, energy efficiency, and energy storage in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Specifically, the Department of Agriculture (USDA) must establish a grant program under which USDA may award grants for renewable energy systems, energy efficiency activities, energy storage, smart grids, or microgrids. In addition, USDA may award grants to train residents of Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands to develop, construct, maintain, or operate renewable energy systems. The Department of Energy must ensure that its national laboratories
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Commodity Exchanges, Energy, And Credit. on 05/07/2019
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Supporting efforts to enact a bold jobs and infrastructure package that benefits all Americans, not just billionaires. [HCR-36]
[Infrastructure ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Economic Development ]
This concurrent resolution expresses the sense of Congress regarding requirements and priorities for any infrastructure plan passed by Congress.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Aviation. on 04/26/2019
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Sunshine Forever Act [HB-2356]
[Energy ]
[Taxes ]
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain credits related to solar energy.
Sponsored by: Rep. Darren Soto
Introduced In House on 04/25/2019
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FLEET Act Federal Leadership in Energy Efficient Transportation Act [HB-2337]
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[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Environmental ]
[Air Quality ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Public Health ]
Establishes various authorities and requirements for upgrading the U.S. Postal Service vehicle fleet, including requirements to reduce petroleum consumption, fuel efficiency and emissions standards, and authorities to enter into energy savings performance contracts and utility energy service contracts.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy. on 04/19/2019
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Energy Diplomacy Act of 2019 [HB-2046]
[Energy ]
[International ]
[National Security ]
[Trade ]
Authorizes the Department of State to establish an Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Resources position. The bill also directs the State Department to ensure there are sufficient personnel dedicated to handling energy-related issues, such as (1) formulating policies to advance U.S. energy security interests, (2) providing analysis of the national security implications of global energy and environmental developments, and (3) coordinating energy-related activities with other federal agencies. The Coordinator for International Energy Affairs
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Sponsored by: Rep. Vicente Gonzalez
Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 05/22/2019
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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the second generation biofuel producer credit. [HB-2059]
[Energy ]
[Taxes ]
[Finance ]
Permanently extends the second generation biofuel producer tax credit. (Under current law, the tax credit expired at the end of 2017.)
Sponsored by: Rep. Cindy Axne
Introduced In House on 04/03/2019
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Clean Energy Production Parity Act of 2019 [HB-2040]
[Energy ]
[Taxes ]
Modifies the tax credit for investments in energy property to make qualified fuel cell property (certain fuel cell power plants) that uses an electromechanical process or includes a linear generator assembly eligible for the credit.
Sponsored by: Rep. Thomas Suozzi
Introduced In House on 04/02/2019
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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the alternative fuel refueling property credit. [HB-2025]
[Energy ]
[Taxes ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Permanently extends the tax credit for alternative fuel vehicle refueling property. (Under current law, the tax credit expired at the end of 2017.)
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Casten
Introduced In House on 04/02/2019
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Energy Storage Tax Incentive and Deployment Act of 2019 [S.1142]
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[Taxes ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
Allows tax credits for (1) energy storage technologies, and (2) battery storage technology. The bill expands the tax credit for investments in energy property to include equipment that (1) receives, stores, and delivers energy using batteries, compressed air, pumped hydropower, hydrogen storage (including hydrolysis), thermal energy storage, regenerative fuel cells, flywheels, capacitors, superconducting magnets, or other technologies identified by the Internal Revenue Service; and (2) has a capacity of at least five kilowatt hours. The bill also
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 04/11/2019
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Expanding Access to Sustainable Energy Act of 2019 [S.1183]
[Energy ]
[Grants ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Climate Change ]
Requires the Department of Energy to award grants to assist rural electric cooperatives with identifying, evaluating, and designing energy storage and microgrid projects that rely on renewable energy. (A microgrid is a group of interconnected loads and distributed energy resources that acts as a single controllable entity and that can connect and disconnect from the grid to operate in grid-connected or island mode.)
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources Subcommittee On Energy. Hearings Held. on 07/09/2019
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Driving America Forward Act [HB-2256]
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[Energy ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Expands the tax credit for new plug-in electric drive motor vehicles and extends the tax credit for new fuel cell motor vehicles. (Under current law, taxpayers who purchase a qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicle are eligible for a tax credit of up to $7,500, which begins to phase out once a manufacturer sells 200,000 qualified vehicles.) The bill allows an additional 400,000 vehicles per manufacturer to be eligible for a credit of up to $7,000 before the credit begins to phase out. The bill also extends the tax credit for fuel cell motor
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 04/10/2019
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Green Bus Act of 2019 [HB-2164]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Air Quality ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Climate Change ]
Requires all buses purchased or leased with Federal Transit Administration funds to be zero-emission beginning on October 1, 2029. The Department of Transportation (DOT) must issue an annual best practices report on zero-emission bus programs to help states and transit agencies implement zero-emission bus fleets. The bill reauthorizes through FY2029 specific programs related to low or no emission vehicles and components. DOT must give preference in awarding grants under the low or no emission program to transit agencies who have completed a full
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Highways And Transit. on 04/10/2019
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Driving America Forward Act [S.1094]
[Taxes ]
[Energy ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Expands the tax credit for new plug-in electric drive motor vehicles and extends the tax credit for new fuel cell motor vehicles. (Under current law, taxpayers who purchase a qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicle are eligible for a tax credit of up to $7,500, which begins to phase out once a manufacturer sells 200,000 qualified vehicles.) The bill allows an additional 400,000 vehicles per manufacturer to be eligible for a credit of up to $7,000 before the credit begins to phase out. The bill also extends the tax credit for fuel cell motor
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Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 04/09/2019
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Electric CARS Act of 2019 Electric Credit Access Ready at Sale Act of 2019 [HB-2042]
[Energy ]
[Taxes ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
Modifies and extends several tax credits related to electric cars. The bill extends the tax credit for new qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles through 2029. In addition, the bill modifies the credit to remove the limitation on the number of vehicles per manufacturer that are eligible for the credit, allow a taxpayer to assign the credit to a financing entity, and allow an unused credit to be carried forward for five years. The bill also extends through 2029 the tax credits for (1) alternative fuel vehicle refueling property, and (2)
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 04/02/2019