Electric Power Generation And Transmission
US Congress 116th Congress
Nuclear Energy Research and Development Act [HB-6097]
[Energy ]
[Science ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Manufacturing ]
To provide for a program of nuclear energy research, development, demonstration, and commercialization, and for other purposes.
Spread the world
Gettr US Congress 116th Congress
Water Power Research and Development Act [HB-6084]
[Energy ]
[Water ]
[Science ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Environmental ]
To provide for a program of hydropower, pumped storage, and marine energy research, development, demonstration, and commercial application, and for other purposes.
Spread the world
US Congress 116th Congress
Environmental Justice For All Act [HB-5986]
[Environmental ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Health ]
[Community Development ]
[Recreation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Water ]
[Air Quality ]
Establishes several environmental justice requirements, advisory bodies, and programs to address the disproportionate adverse human health or environmental effects of federal laws or programs on communities of color, low-income communities, or tribal and indigenous communities. Specifically, the bill prohibits disparate impacts on the basis of race, color, or national origin as discrimination. Aggrieved persons may seek legal remedy when faced with such discrimination. In addition, the bill directs agencies to follow certain requirements concerning
(continued...)
Spread the world
US Congress 116th Congress
Community Solar Consumer Choice Act of 2020 [HB-5968]
[Energy ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Grants ]
Supports the expansion of community solar energy and doubles the allowable time period for a long-term contract between the General Services Administration (GSA) and a public utility. Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish a program for expanding community solar energy options, including options for low-income and moderate-income individuals. In addition, DOE must expand existing grant, loan, and financing programs to include community solar projects as specified by the bill. Further, the bill revises requirements
(continued...)
Spread the world
US Congress 116th Congress
RESILIENT Networks Act Reinforcing and Evaluating Service Integrity, Local Infrastructure, and Emergency Notification for Today’s Networks Act [HB-5926]
[Telecommunications ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Safety ]
To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide for expedient restoration of advanced communications service networks during times of emergency, and for other purposes.
Spread the world
US Congress 116th Congress
Joint Long-Term Storage Act of 2020 [HB-5905]
[Energy ]
[Defense ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Science ]
To require the Secretary of Energy to establish a demonstration initiative focused on the development of long-duration energy storage technologies, including a joint program to be established in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, and for other purposes.
Spread the world
US Congress 116th Congress
PUBLIC Lands Act Protecting Unique and Beautiful Landscapes by Investing in California Lands Act [S.3288]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Environmental ]
[Recreation ]
[Energy ]
[Climate Change ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Water ]
Sets forth provisions concerning the restoration, economic development, and conservation of, and recreational access to, certain public lands in California. The bill establishes the South Fork Trinity-Mad River Restoration Area, the California Public Lands Remediation Partnership, the Trinity Lake and Del Norte County visitor centers, the Horse Mountain Special Management Area, the Elk Camp Ridge Recreation Trail, the Sanhedrin Conservation Management Area, and the Condor National Scenic Trail. The bill designates specified federal lands as components
(continued...)
Spread the world
US Congress 116th Congress
New Energy Frontiers Through Carbon Innovation Act of 2020 [HB-5864]
[Energy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Climate Change ]
[Science ]
To establish and support the research, development, and demonstration of advanced carbon capture and utilization technologies at the Department of Energy, and for other purposes.
Spread the world
US Congress 116th Congress
CCUS Innovation Act Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage Innovation Act [HB-5865]
[Energy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Climate Change ]
[Science ]
To advance technologies for carbon capture, utilization, and storage, and for other purposes.
Spread the world
US Congress 116th Congress
Fracking Ban Act [HB-5857]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Health ]
[Climate Change ]
[Mining ]
Phases out hydraulic fracturing for oil and natural gas. Hydraulic fracturing or fracking is a process to extract underground resources such as oil or gas from a geologic formation by injecting water, a propping agent (e.g., sand), and chemical additives into a well under enough pressure to fracture the geological formation. The bill prohibits federal agencies from issuing permits for the expansion of fracking or fracked oil and natural gas infrastructure, including infrastructure intended to extract, transport, or burn natural gas or oil. In addition,
(continued...)
Spread the world
US Congress 116th Congress
Agriculture Resilience Act [HB-5861]
[Agriculture ]
[Climate Change ]
[Energy ]
To address the impact of climate change on agriculture, and for other purposes.
Spread the world
US Congress 116th Congress
Clean Economy Act of 2020 [S.3269]
[Climate Change ]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
A bill to set and meet a national goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by not later than 2050, and for other purposes.
Spread the world
US Congress 116th Congress
Access to Consumer Energy Information Act E–Access Act [HB-5796]
[Energy ]
[Consumer Protection ]
To enhance consumer access to electric energy and natural gas information, to allow for the adoption of innovative products and services to help consumers manage their energy usage, and for other purposes.
Spread the world
US Congress 116th Congress
Grid Security Research and Development Act [HB-5760]
[Energy ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[National Security ]
[Science ]
[Public Safety ]
To provide for a comprehensive interdisciplinary research, development, and demonstration initiative to strengthen the capacity of the energy sector to prepare for and withstand cyber and physical attacks, and for other purposes.
Spread the world
US Congress 116th Congress
Clearing Lines along Electrical At-Risk Zones Act [HB-5744]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Public Safety ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Revises requirements related to vegetation managment practices and forest management activities. The bill redefines hazard trees as trees that come within 50 feet (rather than 10 feet, as under current law) of an electric power line. Hazard trees are subject to certain management activities under current law. A vegetation management, facility inspection, and operation and maintenance plan shall describe processes for consultation with private landowners with respect to hazard trees identified for removal. Such plans must be approved according to
(continued...)
Spread the world
US Congress 116th Congress
Energy PRICE Act Energy Prices Require Including Climate Externalities Act [HB-5742]
[Energy ]
[Climate Change ]
[Public Health ]
Requires the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to direct electric utilities to take greenhouse gas emissions into account when they set their rates for the wholesale sale of electricity. Specifically, if FERC determines that the rates do not incorporate the cost of such emissions to public health, safety, or welfare, then FERC must find that the rates are unjust, unreasonable, unduly discriminatory, or preferential.
Spread the world
US Congress 116th Congress
Fracking Ban Act [S.3247]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Health ]
[Climate Change ]
[Mining ]
Phases out hydraulic fracturing for oil and natural gas. Hydraulic fracturing or fracking is a process to extract underground resources such as oil or gas from a geologic formation by injecting water, a propping agent (e.g., sand), and chemical additives into a well under enough pressure to fracture the geological formation. The bill prohibits federal agencies from issuing permits for the expansion of fracking or fracked oil and natural gas infrastructure, including infrastructure intended to extract, transport, or burn natural gas or oil. In addition,
(continued...)
Spread the world
US Congress 116th Congress
Fracking Ban Act [S.3247]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Health ]
[Climate Change ]
[Mining ]
Phases out hydraulic fracturing for oil and natural gas. Hydraulic fracturing or fracking is a process to extract underground resources such as oil or gas from a geologic formation by injecting water, a propping agent (e.g., sand), and chemical additives into a well under enough pressure to fracture the geological formation. The bill prohibits federal agencies from issuing permits for the expansion of fracking or fracked oil and natural gas infrastructure, including infrastructure intended to extract, transport, or burn natural gas or oil. In addition,
(continued...)
Spread the world
US Congress 116th Congress
Targeting Environmental and Climate Recklessness Act of 2019 [HB-5625]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
[Energy ]
[International ]
[Trade ]
Authorizes the President to impose sanctions on a foreign individual or company that has engaged in egregious behaviors that undermine efforts to limit global warming. Specifically, the President may impose visa-blocking, property-blocking, or economic sanctions upon a determination that a foreign individual or company has (1) caused significant excess greenhouse gas emissions associated with electrical power generation; (2) caused significant or illegal deforestation or loss of natural carbon sinks; or (3) knowingly misrepresented the environmental
(continued...)
Spread the world
US Congress 116th Congress
Consumer Access to Grid Information Act of 2020 [HB-5649]
[Energy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Requires the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy of the Department of Energy to establish a grant program for the creation of a cellular phone application (app). The app must allow the public to monitor power grids, including by enabling the public to view the demand and capacity of the energy grid, the types of energy sources that are serving the grid, and regional energy prices.