US Congress House Bill 5905 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Republican 12-1)
Status: Engrossed on June 28 2018 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2018-06-28 - Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 496.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Department of Energy Science and Innovation Act of 2018 This bill authorizes various scientific research activities, programs, and initiatives in the Department of Energy (DOE). The bill states that the mission of DOE's Office of Science shall be the delivery of scientific discoveries, capabilities, and major scientific tools to transform the understanding of nature and to advance energy, economic, and national security. The bill provides statutory authority for the Office of Science's basic energy sciences program, construction and operation of user facilities, Advanced Scientific Computing Research program, and Science Laboratories Infrastructure Program. DOE shall provide for specified upgrades to or construction of basic energy sciences research infrastructure. DOE shall carry out a Solar Fuels Research Initiative and a Electricity Storage Research Initiative. The Office of Science shall: carry out specified research programs; ensure the access of U.S. researchers to the most advanced accelerator facilities and research capabilities in the world, including the Large Hadron Collider; and assess the potential of fusion energy projects supported by the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy.

Department of Energy Science and Innovation Act of 2018

Rep. Randy Weber [R-TX]	Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]	Rep. Lamar Smith [R-TX]	Rep. Frank Lucas [R-OK]
Rep. Stephen Knight [R-CA]	Rep. Randy Hultgren [R-IL]	Rep. Neal Dunn [R-FL]	Rep. Ralph Norman [R-SC]
Rep. Brian Babin [R-TX]	Sen. Roger Marshall [R-KS]	Rep. Clay Higgins [R-LA]	Rep. Debbie Lesko [R-AZ]
Rep. Ralph Abraham [R-LA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-06-28	Senate	Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 496.
2018-06-27	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2018-06-27	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5771-5777)
2018-06-27	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5905.
2018-06-27	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5771-5779)
2018-06-27	House	Mr. Weber (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2018-06-27	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 609.
2018-06-27	House	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H. Rept. 115-787.
2018-05-23	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
2018-05-23	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2018-05-22	House	Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
2018-05-22	House	Introduced in House

HB589 (Related) 2018-09-28 - Became Public Law No: 115-246.
SB2503 (Related) 2018-07-24 - Held at the desk.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5905/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr5905/BILLS-115hr5905ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr5905/BILLS-115hr5905rh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr5905/BILLS-115hr5905eh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr5905/BILLS-115hr5905pcs.pdf