BEST Act
Latest action · Oct 22, 2019 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 255.
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.
- IntroducedMay 22, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Better Energy Storage Technology Act or the BEST Act
This bill addresses research, development, and demonstration programs relating to energy storage systems.
Among other requirements, the Department of Energy must
- establish a research, development, and deployment program for energy storage systems, including distributed and transportation energy storage technologies and applications;
- enter into agreements to carry out at least five demonstration projects and develop a 10-year strategic plan for energy storage systems;
- establish a competitive grant program to assist certain states and tribal governments, institutions of higher education, utilities, and private energy storage companies carry out demonstration projects for pilot energy storage systems;
- provide technical and planning assistance to help certain electric cooperatives, political subdivisions of states, nonprofit entities, and utilities procure energy storage systems; and
- award competitive prizes for advancing the recycling of critical energy storage materials such as lithium and cobalt.
Cosponsors 23
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 22, 2019 to Sep 23, 2020, with 6 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| I-ME | Angus S. King Jr. | Original | May 22, 2019 |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Original | May 22, 2019 |
| R-CO | Cory Gardner | Original | May 22, 2019 |
| R-AZ | Martha McSally | Original | May 22, 2019 |
| D-NM | Martin Heinrich | Original | May 22, 2019 |
| D-MN | Tina Smith | Original | May 22, 2019 |
| R-ID | Mike Crapo | Jul 24, 2019 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Sep 23, 2019 | |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Sep 25, 2019 | |
| D-NV | Catherine Cortez Masto | Sep 25, 2019 | |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | Sep 25, 2019 | |
| I-WV | Joe Manchin III | Sep 25, 2019 | |
| R-AK | Lisa Murkowski | Sep 25, 2019 | |
| D-NH | Margaret Wood Hassan | Sep 25, 2019 | |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Sep 25, 2019 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 22, 2019Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 116-135.
- Oct 22, 2019Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 255.
- Sep 25, 2019Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- Jul 9, 2019Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 116-327.
- May 22, 2019Introduced in Senate
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2048 | Joint Long-Term Storage Act of 2019 | Related bill | Jul 9, 2019 |
| HR 2986 | BEST Act | Identical bill | Aug 7, 2020 |
| HR 7516 | Clean Energy Innovation and Deployment Act of 2020 | Related bill | Jul 10, 2020 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 22, 2019Reported to Senate
- May 22, 2019Introduced in Senate
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