Small Business Energy Innovation Act of 2008
Latest action · Oct 2, 2008 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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.
- IntroducedOct 2, 2008
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Small Business Energy Innovation Act of 2008 - Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to direct the Secretary of Energy, in consultation with the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA), to make grants and loan guarantees to small business concerns for the development of innovative energy-efficient technologies and products.
Amends the Small Business Act to establish in the SBA the position of Director of Energy Innovation to coordinate SBA energy innovation activities and technical assistance programs. Establishes an energy innovation grant program to provide grants, on a competitive basis, to private, nonprofit organizations, including institutions of higher education, that are capable to providing technical assistance relating to renewable and advanced energy efficiency systems, advanced transportation fuels, carbon capture and sequestration practices and technologies, and other energy efficiency technologies.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Oct 2, 2008.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Original | Oct 2, 2008 |
| R-AK | Ted Stevens | Original | Oct 2, 2008 |
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 Oct 2, 2008 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 2, 2008Introduced in Senate
- Oct 2, 2008Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10489)
- Oct 2, 2008Read 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 S10489 | Olympia J. Snowe R-ME | Oct 2, 2008 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to provide incentives to small business concerns for innovative energy-efficient technologies and products, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Small Business Energy Innovation Act of 2008
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
- Air pollution control
- Alternative energy sources
- Carbon cycle
- Commerce
- Economics and Public Finance
- Electric power production
- Electric power transmission
- Energy
- Energy efficiency
- Environmental Protection
- Environmental technology
- Executive reorganization
- Federally-guaranteed loans
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Fuel
- Government Operations and Politics
- Grants-in-aid
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Small business
- Small Business Administration
- Technological innovations
- Water pollution control
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 2, 2008Introduced in Senate
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