US Congress House Bill 5640 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 8-1)
Status: Engrossed on July 12 2016 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-07-12 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Pending: Senate Energy And Natural Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Electricity Storage Innovation Act (Sec. 2) This bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish the Electricity Storage Basic Research Initiative. The initiative is designed to expand knowledge related to the control, storage, and conversion of electrical energy into chemical energy, and chemical energy into electrical energy. DOE must support specific programs within its Office of Science and Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy as part of the initiative. In addition, DOE must organize activities under the initiative utilizing research teams consisting of experts from the national laboratories, universities, and the private sector.

Electricity Storage Innovation Act

Rep. Lamar Smith [R-TX]	Rep. Daniel Lipinski [D-IL]	Rep. Randy Weber [R-TX]	Rep. Stephen Knight [R-CA]
Rep. Randy Neugebauer [R-TX]	Rep. Randy Hultgren [R-IL]	Rep. Bill Posey [R-FL]	Rep. John Moolenaar [R-MI]
Rep. Brian Babin [R-TX]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-07-12	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
2016-07-11	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2016-07-11	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4647-4648)
2016-07-11	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5640.
2016-07-11	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4647-4649)
2016-07-11	House	Mr. Smith (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2016-07-11	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 529.
2016-07-11	House	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H. Rept. 114-681.
2016-07-06	House	Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
2016-07-06	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5640/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr5640/BILLS-114hr5640ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr5640/BILLS-114hr5640rh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr5640/BILLS-114hr5640eh.pdf