European Energy Security and Diversification Act of 2019
Latest action · Mar 26, 2019 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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.
- IntroducedMar 7, 2019
- Passed HouseMar 25, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
European Energy Security and Diversification Act of 2019
This bill directs the Department of State to prioritize assistance to develop energy infrastructure in Europe and Eurasia, in particular for projects involving the European Commission and countries in the region. Assistance shall include political and diplomatic support and funding assistance.
Projects eligible for such assistance include infrastructure for natural gas, electricity transmission, and renewable energy. The State Department shall give preference to projects that (1) improve the capacity to transfer gas and electricity within and between regional countries, (2) have been identified by the European Commission as integral for regional energy security, (3) are expected to enhance energy market integration and transparency, (4) can attract other sources of funding, and (5) can potentially use U.S. goods and services.
The President shall report to Congress annually about U.S. assistance provided under this bill.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
Cosponsors 9
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 7, 2019 to Mar 25, 2019; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Original | Mar 7, 2019 |
| D-TX | Vicente Gonzalez | Original | Mar 7, 2019 |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | Original | Mar 7, 2019 |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Mar 14, 2019 | |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Mar 14, 2019 | |
| R-TX | Ron Wright | Mar 14, 2019 | |
| R-IN | Greg Pence | Mar 18, 2019 | |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Mar 25, 2019 | |
| R-NC | Richard Hudson | Mar 25, 2019 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Mar 7, 2019Markup Mar 14, 2019 |
| Senate | Foreign Relations Committee | Referred Mar 26, 2019 |
Actions 14
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 26, 2019Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
- Mar 25, 2019Mr. Sires moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Mar 25, 2019Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2771-2773)
- Mar 25, 2019DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1616.
- Mar 25, 2019At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H2771–H2773Text printed H2771Recorded votes H2780enact | Albio Sires D-NJ, Francis Rooney R-FL, William R. Keating D-MA | Mar 25, 2019 |
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.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Mar 21, 2019H.R. 1616, European Energy Security and Diversification Act of 2019As ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on March 14, 2019
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 41, March 7, 2019, page H2586.
Printed hearings 5
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 116-52 | MARKUP OF H.R. 3352, H.RES. 220, H.RES. 221, H.RES. 222, H.RES. 358, H.R. 2037, H.R. 3206, and H.R. 3460320 pages | Foreign Affairs Committee | Jun 26, 2019 |
| Serial No. 116-41 | UNDERMINING DEMOCRACY: KREMLIN TOOLS OF MALIGN POLITICAL INFLUENCE182 pages | Foreign Affairs Committee | May 21, 2019 |
| Serial No. 116-9 | PIPELINE SAFETY: REVIEWING THE STATUS OF MANDATES AND EXAMINING ADDITIONAL SAFETY NEEDS137 pages | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Apr 2, 2019 |
| Serial No. 116-20 | THE HISTORIC AMERICAN ALLIANCE WITH EUROPE71 pages | Foreign Affairs Committee | Mar 26, 2019 |
| Serial No. 116-15 | MARKUP OF: H.R. 920, VENEZUELA ARMS RESTRICTION ACT; H.R. 854, HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO THE VENEZUELAN PEOPLE ACT OF 2019; H.R. 1477, RUSSIAN-VENEZUELAN THREAT MITIGATION ACT; AND H.R. 1616, EUROPEAN ENERGY SECURITY AND DIVERSIFICATION ACT OF 201982 pages | Foreign Affairs Committee | Mar 14, 2019 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 704 | European Energy Security and Diversification Act of 2019 | Identical bill | Dec 17, 2019 |
| HR 1453 | European Energy Security and Diversification Act of 2019 | Related bill | Feb 28, 2019 |
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To prioritize the efforts of and enhance coordination among United States agencies to encourage countries in Central and Eastern Europe to diversify their energy sources and supply routes, increase Europe's energy security, and help the United States reach its global energy security goals, and for other purposes.
- Official Titles as Amended by House
- To prioritize the efforts of and enhance coordination among United States agencies to encourage countries in Europe and Eurasia to diversify their energy sources and supply routes, increase energy security in the region, and help the United States reach its global energy security goals, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- European Energy Security and Diversification Act of 2019
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- European Energy Security and Diversification Act of 2019
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- European Energy Security and Diversification Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Alternative and renewable resources
- Asia
- Business investment and capital
- Collective security
- Competition and antitrust
- Congressional oversight
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Economic performance and conditions
- Electric power generation and transmission
- Energy storage, supplies, demand
- Environmental regulatory procedures
- Europe
- Foreign aid and international relief
- International Affairs
- International organizations and cooperation
- Multilateral development programs
- Oil and gas
- Public-private cooperation
- Russia
- Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 26, 2019Referred in Senate
- Mar 25, 2019Engrossed in House
- Mar 7, 2019Introduced in House
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.
