United States-China Energy Cooperation Act
Latest action · May 18, 2009 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.
- IntroducedMay 7, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
United States-China Energy Cooperation Act - Authorizes the Department of Energy (DOE) to make grants to encourage cooperation between the United States and China in joint ventures involving: (1) joint energy and climate change policy education programs; and (2) joint research, development, or commercialization of carbon capture and sequestration technology, improved energy efficiency, or renewable energy sources.
Requires joint ventures to be composed of both: (1) Chinese and United States private business entities; (2) Chinese academic persons (who reside and work in China) and U.S. academic persons; or (3) Chinese and U.S. federal, state, or local government entities.
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 7, 2009 to Jun 2, 2009; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-IL | Mark Kirk | Original | May 7, 2009 |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | Original | May 7, 2009 |
| D-CA | Susan A. Davis | Original | May 7, 2009 |
| R-LA | Charles W. Boustany, Jr. | May 13, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | May 18, 2009 | |
| R-MN | Erik Paulsen | May 19, 2009 | |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Jun 2, 2009 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred May 7, 2009 |
| Energy Subcommittee | Referred May 11, 2009 | |
| House | Science, Space, and Technology Committee | Referred May 7, 2009 |
| Energy Subcommittee | Referred May 18, 2009 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 18, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.
- May 11, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.
- May 7, 2009Introduced in House
- May 7, 2009Referred to House Energy and Commerce
- May 7, 2009Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Science and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- May 7, 2009Referred to House Science and Technology
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.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To authorize the Secretary of Energy to make grants to encourage cooperation between the United States and China on joint research, development, or commercialization of carbon capture and sequestration technology, improved energy efficiency, or renewable energy sources.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- United States-China Energy Cooperation Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
- Air quality
- Alternative and renewable resources
- Asia
- China
- Climate change and greenhouse gases
- Energy
- Energy efficiency and conservation
- Energy research
- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
- International organizations and cooperation
- Research and development
- Technology transfer and commercialization
- U.S. and foreign investments
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 7, 2009Introduced in House
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