Independence Prize Act of 2007
Latest action · Jul 13, 2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.
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 26, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Independence Prize Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Energy to establish: (1) a program for awarding prizes to U.S. entities for research, development, and commercialization of advanced or transformational technologies for the production, consumption, and distribution of nonpetroleum-based alternative energy and energy efficiency; and (2) an advisory committee.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Science, Space, and Technology Committee | Referred Jun 26, 2007 |
| Energy Subcommittee | Referred Jul 13, 2007 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 13, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.
- Jun 26, 2007Introduced in House
- Jun 26, 2007Referred to the House Committee on Science and Technology.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To authorize the Secretary of Energy to establish a program for making prizes for advanced or transformational technologies for the production, consumption, and distribution of nonpetroleum-based alternative energy and energy efficiency.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Independence Prize Act of 2007
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
- Alternative energy sources
- Awards, medals, prizes
- Commemorations
- Commercialization
- Energy
- Energy consumption
- Energy development
- Energy efficiency
- Energy research
- Energy transportation
- Federal advisory bodies
- Government Operations and Politics
- Research and development
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Technological innovations
- Transportation and Public Works
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 26, 2007Introduced in House
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