HR 1282 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

Fueling the U.S.A. Through Unlimited Reliable Energy (FUTURE) Act of 2003

Introduced Mar 13, 2003 Originated House Sponsor Zoe Lofgren D-CA

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Latest action · Mar 17, 2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.

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.

  1. IntroducedMar 13, 2003
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Fueling the U.S.A. Through Unlimited Reliable Energy (FUTURE) Act of 2003 - Authorizes the Secretary of Energy to undertake full scientific and technological cooperation in the international burning plasma project (ITER).

Directs the Secretary to: (1) send an implementation plan to Congress for a domestic burning plasma experiment (FIRE) if at any time during the negotiations on the ITER project, the Secretary determines that construction and operation of the ITER project is unlikely or infeasible; and (2) transmit to Congress a plan for implementing a policy for developing the scientific, engineering, and commercial infrastructure necessary to ensure that the United States is competitive with other nations in providing fusion energy for its own needs and the needs of other nations, including by demonstrating electric power or hydrogen production for the U.S. energy grid utilizing fusion energy at the earliest date possible.

Cosponsors 34

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 13, 2003 to Mar 26, 2003; 28 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAdam B. SchiffOriginalMar 13, 2003
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalMar 13, 2003
D-MABarney FrankOriginalMar 13, 2003
D-NJBill Pascrell, Jr.OriginalMar 13, 2003
D-CABob FilnerOriginalMar 13, 2003
D-TXChet EdwardsOriginalMar 13, 2003
R-CADarrell IssaOriginalMar 13, 2003
D-MAEdward J. MarkeyOriginalMar 13, 2003
D-CAEllen O. TauscherOriginalMar 13, 2003
D-CAFortney Pete StarkOriginalMar 13, 2003
D-TXGene GreenOriginalMar 13, 2003
R-WAGeorge R. Nethercutt Jr.OriginalMar 13, 2003
D-CAHoward L. BermanOriginalMar 13, 2003
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalMar 13, 2003
D-MAJohn W. OlverOriginalMar 13, 2003
R-CAKen CalvertOriginalMar 13, 2003
D-CALois CappsOriginalMar 13, 2003
R-CAMary BonoOriginalMar 13, 2003
D-MAMichael E. CapuanoOriginalMar 13, 2003
D-CAMichael M. HondaOriginalMar 13, 2003
D-TXNick LampsonOriginalMar 13, 2003
R-TXRalph M. HallOriginalMar 13, 2003
R-CARandy (Duke) CunninghamOriginalMar 13, 2003
D-CARobert T. MatsuiOriginalMar 13, 2003
D-NJRush HoltOriginalMar 13, 2003
D-MAStephen F. LynchOriginalMar 13, 2003
D-CASusan A. DavisOriginalMar 13, 2003
R-MIVernon J. EhlersOriginalMar 13, 2003
D-NYAnthony D. WeinerMar 20, 2003
R-TXJoe BartonMar 20, 2003
D-HINeil AbercrombieMar 20, 2003
D-NJRobert E. AndrewsMar 20, 2003
D-NYSteve IsraelMar 20, 2003
D-NJDonald M. PayneMar 26, 2003

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseScience, Space, and Technology Committee
Referred Mar 13, 2003
Energy Subcommittee
Referred Mar 17, 2003

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 17, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
  2. Mar 13, 2003Introduced in House
  3. Mar 13, 2003Referred to the House Committee on Science.

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 1

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
Serial No. 108-68S. 625, H.R. 2831 AND H.R. 321048 pagesNatural Resources CommitteeOct 15, 2003

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To authorize the Secretary of Energy to cooperate in the international magnetic fusion burning plasma experiment, or alternatively to develop a plan for a domestic burning plasma experiment, for the purpose of accelerating the scientific understanding and development of fusion as a long term energy source.
Short Titles as Introduced
Fueling the U.S.A. Through Unlimited Reliable Energy (FUTURE) Act of 2003

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Mar 13, 2003Introduced in House

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