Hydrogen Future Act of 2001
Latest action · Jul 17, 2001 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJun 14, 2001
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Instructs the Secretary of Energy to: (1) report annually to Congress on programs and activities authorized under the Act; (2) give particular attention to developing an understanding and resolution of critical technical issues preventing the introduction of hydrogen into foreign markets, particularly where an energy infrastructure is not well developed; (3) require a cost-share commitment from non-Federal sources of at least 25 percent (currently 50 percent) of the cost of a hydrogen research project (with Secretarial discretion to reduce or eliminate such cost-share commitment, including the cost-share commitment for critical technology demonstrations).
Directs the Secretary to conduct a hydrogen technology transfer program designed to accelerate wider application in foreign countries to increase the global market for hydrogen technologies and to foster global economic development without harmful environmental effects.
Modifies guidelines for the Hydrogen Technical Advisory Panel to require: (1) between nine and 15 members; and (2) staggered three-year terms.
Amends the Hydrogen Future Act of 1996, with respect to the integration of fuel cells with hydrogen production systems, to: (1) revise the general requirement for proposed projects to specify that they shall prove the feasibility of integrating fuel cells into Federal, State, and local government facilities for stationary and transportation applications; and (2) direct the Secretary to establish an interagency task force to develop an implementation plan that focuses upon development and demonstration of integrated systems and components for specified hydrogen-based production and uses.
Cosponsors 10
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jun 14, 2001.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-HI | Daniel K. Akaka | Original | Jun 14, 2001 |
| D-HI | Daniel K. Inouye | Original | Jun 14, 2001 |
| D-IN | Evan Bayh | Original | Jun 14, 2001 |
| R-AK | Frank H. Murkowski | Original | Jun 14, 2001 |
| D-NV | Harry Reid | Original | Jun 14, 2001 |
| R-VT | James M. Jeffords | Original | Jun 14, 2001 |
| D-NM | Jeff Bingaman | Original | Jun 14, 2001 |
| R-AZ | Jon Kyl | Original | Jun 14, 2001 |
| I-CT | Joseph I. Lieberman | Original | Jun 14, 2001 |
| R-NM | Pete V. Domenici | Original | Jun 14, 2001 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred Jun 14, 2001Hearings Jul 17, 2001 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 17, 2001Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.
- Jun 14, 2001Introduced in Senate
- Jun 14, 2001Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6330-6332)
- Jun 14, 2001Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S6330–S6333 | Daniel K. Akaka D-HI, Tom Harkin D-IA | Jun 14, 2001 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 107-144 | NATIONAL ENERGY ISSUES260 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Jul 13, 2001–Jul 18, 2001 |
| S. Hrg. 107-670 | CLIMATE CHANGE TECHNOLOGY AND POLICY OPTIONS203 pages | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Jul 10, 2001 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to reauthorize and amend the Spark M. Matsunaga Hydrogen Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1990, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Hydrogen Future Act of 2001
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
- Authorization
- Cogeneration of electric power and heat
- Communication in science
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Economic development
- Economics and Public Finance
- Energy
- Energy research
- Environmental Protection
- Executive reorganization
- Federal advisory bodies
- Federal aid to research
- Federal-local relations
- Federal-state relations
- Foreign Trade and International Finance
- Foreign trade promotion
- Fuel cells
- Gas storage
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government publicity
- Government vehicles
- Hydrogen as fuel
- International Affairs
- International cooperation
- Laboratories
- Motor buses
- Motor vehicle pollution control
- Photovoltaic power systems
- Planning
- Research and development
- Research and development facilities
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Technological innovations
- Technology transfer
- Transportation and Public Works
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 14, 2001Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
