Solar Energy Research and Development Act of 2019
Latest action · Jan 9, 2020 By Senator Murkowski from Committee on Energy and Natural Resources filed written report. Report No. 116-202.
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.
- IntroducedOct 22, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot 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 establish a grant program to research, develop, evaluate, and commercialize solar energy technologies and systems.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 6, 2019 to Dec 19, 2020.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AZ | Martha McSally | Nov 6, 2019 | |
| D-AZ | Mark Kelly | Dec 19, 2020 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred Oct 22, 2019Markup Nov 19, 2019Reported Dec 17, 2019 |
| Energy Subcommittee | Hearings Nov 6, 2019 |
Actions 7
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 9, 2020By Senator Murkowski from Committee on Energy and Natural Resources filed written report. Report No. 116-202.
- Dec 17, 2019Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
- Dec 17, 2019Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 358.
- Nov 19, 2019Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- Nov 6, 2019Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 116-344.
- Oct 22, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Oct 22, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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
- Dec 3, 2019S. 2668, Solar Energy Research and Development Act of 2019As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on November 19, 2019
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 116-344 | PENDING LEGISLATION78 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Nov 6, 2019 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3597 | Solar Energy Research and Development Act of 2019 | Related bill | Sep 11, 2020 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to establish a program 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 Senate
- Solar Energy Research and Development Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
- Advanced technology and technological innovations
- Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
- Alternative and renewable resources
- Chemistry
- Congressional oversight
- Economic development
- Electric power generation and transmission
- Energy
- Energy efficiency and conservation
- Energy prices
- Energy research
- Energy storage, supplies, demand
- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
- Manufacturing
- Materials
- Research administration and funding
- Research and development
- Solid waste and recycling
- Technology transfer and commercialization
- Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 17, 2019Reported to Senate
- Oct 22, 2019Introduced in Senate
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.
