Senate Bill 2714
116th Congress(2019-2020)
ARPA–E Reauthorization Act of 2019
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Oct 28, 2019
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
2714
Congress
116
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
ARPA-E Reauthorization Act of 2019
This bill revises and reauthorizes through FY2024 the Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E).
The bill revises the goals of ARPA-E to include the development of energy technologies that improve the resilience, reliability, and security of infrastructure to produce, deliver, and store energy.
The bill also requires ARPA-E to ensure that an award is not provided for a project unless the prospective award recipient demonstrates that (1) a sufficient attempt has been made to secure private financing, or (2) the project is not independently commercially viable.
01/07/2020
By Senator Murkowski from Committee on Energy and Natural Resources filed written report. Report No. 116-195.
12/17/2019
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 361.
12/17/2019
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with amendments. Without written report.
11/19/2019
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
11/06/2019
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 116-344.
10/28/2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
10/28/2019
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 4:32:34 AM