House Bill 3100
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Challenges & Prizes for Climate Act of 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jun 5, 2019
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
3100
Congress
116
Policy Area
Environmental Protection
Environmental Protection
Primary focus of measure is regulation of pollution including from hazardous substances and radioactive releases; climate change and greenhouse gases; environmental assessment and research; solid waste and recycling; ecology. Measures concerning energy exploration, efficiency, and conservation may fall under Energy policy area.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Challenges & Prizes for Climate Act of 2019
This bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish a Climate Solutions Challenges program. Under the program, DOE must carry out competitions that award cash and other incentives for climate and energy solutions, such as
- capturing carbon and converting the carbon into a beneficial use,
- achieving transformative increases in energy efficiency,
- achieving implementation or grid integration of advanced energy storage technology,
- providing approaches to mitigating or adapting to the effects of climate change, or
- providing data analytics on the climate and related phenomena.
June 5, 2019
06/05/2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
06/05/2019
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
06/05/2019
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 6:32:25 AM