ARPA–E Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2019
Latest action · Jul 23, 2019 Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Progress
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- IntroducedJul 23, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
ARPA-E Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2019
This bill revises and reauthorizes requirements governing the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) in the Department of Energy (DOE).
This bill requires ARPA-E to overcome the long-term and high-risk technological barriers in the development of transformative science and technology solutions to address energy, environmental, economic, and national security challenges. (Currently, ARPA-E must overcome barriers in the development of energy technologies.)
The bill expands the goals of ARPA-E to include the development of energy technologies that
- provide transformative solutions to improve management of radioactive waste,
- improve the efficiency and reduce the environmental impact of energy production, and
- address other challenges within the mission of DOE.
The bill expands the responsibility of ARPA-E to accelerate novel early-stage research to include nonenergy research.
ARPA-E must ensure that it does not fund an advanced technology project unless the prospective grantee has demonstrated sufficient attempts to secure private financing or that such project is not independently commercially viable.
Cosponsors 9
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 23, 2019 to Sep 16, 2019, with 6 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-OH | Anthony Gonzalez | Original | Jul 23, 2019 |
| R-NE | Don Bacon | Original | Jul 23, 2019 |
| R-IN | James R. Baird | Original | Jul 23, 2019 |
| R-PR | Jenniffer González-Colón | Original | Jul 23, 2019 |
| R-GA | Rob Woodall | Original | Jul 23, 2019 |
| R-KS | Roger Marshall | Original | Jul 23, 2019 |
| R-FL | Brian J. Mast | Aug 30, 2019 | |
| R-WV | David B. McKinley | Sep 9, 2019 | |
| R-NY | Elise M. Stefanik | Sep 16, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 23, 2019Introduced in House
- Jul 23, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 4091 | ARPA–E Reauthorization Act of 2019 | Related bill | Jun 18, 2020 |
| HR 5685 | Securing American Leadership in Science and Technology Act of 2020 | Related bill | Mar 10, 2020 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
- Advanced technology and technological innovations
- Air quality
- Climate change and greenhouse gases
- Congressional oversight
- Energy efficiency and conservation
- Energy research
- Energy storage, supplies, demand
- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
- Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
- Performance measurement
- Radioactive wastes and releases
- Science, Technology, Communications
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- Jul 23, 2019Introduced in House
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