Wind Energy Research and Development Act of 2019
Latest action · Sep 8, 2020 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 398.
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.
- IntroducedJul 2, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Wind Energy Research and Development Act of 2019
This bill requires the Department of Energy to
- carry out a competitive grant program to research, develop, and evaluate wind energy technologies and systems;
- conduct a wind energy technology validation and market transformation program;
- reduce regulatory and market barriers to the widespread adoption of wind power, including grid transmission and integration challenges; and
- support the development of wildlife impact mitigation technologies to reduce the potential impacts of wind energy facilities on wildlife.
Cosponsors 15
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 2, 2019 to Mar 3, 2020; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NE | Don Bacon | Original | Jul 2, 2019 |
| R-NE | Jeff Fortenberry | Original | Jul 2, 2019 |
| D-MA | Joseph P. Kennedy III | Original | Jul 2, 2019 |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Jul 16, 2019 | |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Jul 16, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. | Jul 16, 2019 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Jul 18, 2019 | |
| D-NM | Debra A. Haaland | Jul 23, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Mike Levin | Jul 23, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Jul 23, 2019 | |
| D-IA | Cynthia Axne | Jul 25, 2019 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Sep 27, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Mikie Sherrill | Nov 15, 2019 | |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | Jan 13, 2020 | |
| D-UT | Ben McAdams | Mar 3, 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 Jul 2, 2019Markup Jul 24, 2019Reported Sep 8, 2020 |
| Energy Subcommittee | Referred Jul 3, 2019Markup Jul 10, 2019Reported Jul 10, 2019 |
Actions 9
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 8, 2020Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H. Rept. 116-497.
- Sep 8, 2020Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 398.
- 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
- Sep 9, 2019H.R. 3609, Wind Energy Research and Development Act of 2019As ordered reported by the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology, Space, and Technology on July 24, 2019
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 111, July 2, 2019, page H5269.
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 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2660 | Wind Energy Research and Development Act of 2019 | Related bill | Dec 18, 2019 |
| HR 4447 | Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation Act | Related bill | Oct 19, 2020 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide for a program of wind energy research, development, and demonstration, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Wind Energy Research and Development Act of 2019
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- Wind Energy Research and Development Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
- Alternative and renewable resources
- Atmospheric science and weather
- Birds
- Electric power generation and transmission
- Energy
- Energy efficiency and conservation
- Energy research
- Energy storage, supplies, demand
- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
- Government information and archives
- Manufacturing
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Materials
- Research administration and funding
- Research and development
- Solid waste and recycling
- Technology assessment
- Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 8, 2020Reported in House
- Jul 2, 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.
