Senate Bill 2803
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Fossil Energy Utilization, Enhancement, and Leadership Act of 2018
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on May 8, 2018
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
2803
Congress
115
Policy Area
Energy
Energy
Primary focus of measure is all sources and supplies of energy, including alternative energy sources, oil and gas, coal, nuclear power; efficiency and conservation; costs, prices, and revenues; electric power transmission; public utility matters.
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Fossil Energy Utilization, Enhancement, and Leadership Act of 2018
This bill addresses carbon capture, utilization, and storage, including by requiring the Department of Energy to:
- establish a program to develop technologies that will significantly improve the efficiency, effectiveness, costs, and environmental performance of coal use;
- implement a research, development, and demonstration carbon utilization program;
- assess opportunities relating to commercializing carbon dioxide;
- convene an interagency task force to assess the potential for a national system of carbon dioxide pipelines; and
- carry out a program to develop advanced separation technologies for the extraction and recovery of rare earth elements and minerals from coal.
May 8, 2018
11/29/2018
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-534.
05/08/2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
05/08/2018
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
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