Solar Energy Research and Development Act of 2019
Latest action · Sep 11, 2020 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 400.
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 28, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Solar Energy Research and Development Act of 2019
This bill requires the Department of Energy to carry out a program to award grants or enter into contracts and cooperative agreements to research, develop, and evaluate solar energy technologies and systems. The program replaces several existing programs concerning solar research and development.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 28, 2019 to Mar 10, 2020; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NE | Jeff Fortenberry | Original | Jun 28, 2019 |
| D-FL | Charlie Crist | Jul 23, 2019 | |
| D-TX | Veronica Escobar | Mar 4, 2020 | |
| D-IA | Cynthia Axne | Mar 10, 2020 |
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 28, 2019Markup Jul 24, 2019Reported Sep 11, 2020 |
| Energy Subcommittee | Referred Jul 3, 2019Markup Jul 10, 2019Reported Jul 10, 2019 |
Actions 9
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 11, 2020Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H. Rept. 116-499.
- Sep 11, 2020Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 400.
- Jul 24, 2019Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jul 24, 2019Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 21 - 13.
- Jul 10, 2019Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Aug 29, 2019H.R. 3597, Solar Energy Research and Development Act of 2019As ordered reported by the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology on July 24, 2019
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 110, June 28, 2019, page H5265.
Printed hearings 1
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. 116-19 | CREATING A CLIMATE RESILIENT AMERICA: STRENGTHENING THE U.S. FINANCIAL SYSTEM AND EXPANDING ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY77 pages | Select Committee on the Climate Crisis | Oct 1, 2020 |
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R46372 | Summary and Analysis of S. 2657, the American Energy Innovation Act Archived | Report | May 27, 2020 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2668 | Solar Energy Research and Development Act of 2019 | Related bill | Jan 9, 2020 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To guide and authorize basic research programs in the United States for research, development, and demonstration of solar energy technologies, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Solar Energy Research and Development Act of 2019
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- Solar Energy Research and Development Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 11, 2020Reported in House
- Jun 28, 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.
