Congress 116 - S 1685 - Launching Energy Advancement and Development through Innovations for Natural Gas Act of 2019

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Air quality Climate change and greenhouse gases Congressional oversight Electric power generation and transmission Energy Energy research Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Environmental technology Oil and gas Research administration and funding Research and development Technology transfer and commercialization

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Launching Energy Advancement and Development through Innovations for Natural Gas Act of 2019

This bill directs the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish a program for the capture of carbon dioxide produced during the generation of natural gas-generated power.

Specifically, DOE must

identify opportunities to accelerate the development of commercially viable carbon capture technologies to reduce carbon dioxide emissions;
enter into cooperative agreements with certain entities to license, permit, construct, and operate at least three facilities to capture carbon dioxide from natural gas generating power facilities; and
identify any barriers to the commercial development of carbon capture technologies.

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Sep 25, 2019

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 221.
Sep 25, 2019

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 116-118.
Jul 16, 2019

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Jul 9, 2019

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 116-327.
May 23, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
May 23, 2019

Introduced in Senate

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