HR 1742 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

Battery Storage Innovation Act

Latest action · Mar 14, 2019 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, 2019
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Battery Storage Innovation Act

This bill makes certain battery storage technologies eligible for loan guarantees provided by the Department of Energy for innovative technology.

Cosponsors 4

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 13, 2019 to Jun 20, 2019; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-NYChris CollinsOriginalMar 13, 2019
D-VAAbigail Davis SpanbergerMar 26, 2019
R-AZDavid SchweikertMar 26, 2019
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaJun 20, 2019

Committees 2

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred Mar 13, 2019
Energy Subcommittee
Referred Mar 14, 2019
HouseScience, Space, and Technology Committee
Referred Mar 13, 2019
Energy Subcommittee
Referred Mar 13, 2019

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 14, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
  2. Mar 13, 2019Introduced in House
  3. Mar 13, 2019Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, 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.
  4. Mar 13, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.

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.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 45, March 13, 2019, page H2718.

Related bills 2

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 2277Battery Storage Innovation Act of 2019Related billJul 25, 2019
HR 7312Battery Storage Innovation ActReintroduction ofDec 13, 2018

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced
To make innovative technology loan guarantee support available for battery storage technologies.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Battery Storage Innovation Act

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Mar 13, 2019Introduced in House

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