House Bill 5610
115th Congress(2017-2018)
BEST Act of 2018
Introduced
Introduced in House on Apr 25, 2018
Origin Chamber
House
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
5610
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 House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Better Energy Storage Technology Act of 2018 or the BEST Act of 2018
This bill requires the Department of Energy to establish new goals for its energy storage program and enter into agreements to carry out at least three grid-scale energy storage demonstration projects. (The energy storage program supports the ability of the United States to remain globally competitive in energy storage systems for electric drive vehicles, stationary applications, and electricity transmission and distribution.)
April 25, 2018
05/22/2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
04/25/2018
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
04/25/2018
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:39:47 PM