3.0.0 2986 2023-01-11T13:45:31Z 2023-01-11T13:45:31Z House HR 2019-05-23 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 173 (Thursday, October 31, 2019)][House][Pages H8720-H8721]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. WEXTON:H.R. 4971.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, clause 7By Miss. RICE of New York:H.R. 4972.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8ADDITIONAL SPONSORSUnder clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills andresolutions, as follows:H.R. 3: Ms. Judy Chu of California, Ms. Stevens, Mr.Perlmutter, and Ms. Davids of Kansas.H.R. 35: Mr. Neguse.H.R. 40: Ms. DeGette.H.R. 180: Mr. Thompson of Mississippi.H.R. 230: Mr. Lewis.H.R. 566: Mr. Suozzi.H.R. 838: Mr. Meeks and Mr. Rogers of Kentucky.H.R. 849: Mr. Langevin and Mr. Casten of Illinois.H.R. 935: Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania and Mr.Rogers ofKentucky.H.R. 1043: Mr. Cunningham and Mr. Johnson of Ohio.H.R. 1049: Mr. Lynch.H.R. 1092: Mr. Raskin.H.R. 1110: Mr. Wright.H.R. 1133: Ms. Ocasio-Cortez.H.R. 1155: Mr. Pence.H.R. 1171: Mr. Meeks.H.R. 1175: Mr. Richmond.H.R. 1188: Mr. Doggett.H.R. 1254: Ms. Wexton.H.R. 1257: Mr. Rutherford.H.R. 1289: Ms. Matsui.H.R. 1309: Mr. Richmond and Mr. Bishop of Georgia.H.R. 1367: Mr. Johnson of Georgia and Mr. Levin ofMichigan.H.R. 1383: Mr. Olson.H.R. 1418: Mr. Schrader.H.R. 1468: Mr. Grijalva.H.R. 1498: Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Perlmutter, Ms. Scanlon, Ms.Dean, and Mr. Grijalva.H.R. 1528: Mr. Trone.H.R. 1652: Mr. Schrader, Mrs. Axne, Mr. Correa, Mr.Krishnamoorthi, Mr. Evans, and Ms. Velazquez.H.R. 1673: Mr. Harris.H.R. 1680: Ms. Scanlon, Mr. Womack, Mr. Ferguson, and Mr.Byrne.H.R. 1705: Mrs. Lawrence.H.R. 1748: Mr. Sherman, Mr. Crow, Mr. Visclosky, Mr.Stauber, Mr. Cartwright, Mr. Vargas, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms.Torres Small of New Mexico, and Mr. Keating.H.R. 1754: Mr. Lynch, Mrs. Luria, Mr. Kind, Ms. Bass, andMr. Larson of Connecticut.H.R. 1765: Mr. McKinley.H.R. 1777: Ms. Meng.H.R. 1923: Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Serrano, Mr.Welch, Mr. Lowenthal, and Ms. Garcia of Texas.H.R. 2051: Mr. Suozzi.H.R. 2075: Ms. Mucarsel-Powell.H.R. 2086: Mrs. Luria.H.R. 2117: Mr. Joyce of Ohio.H.R. 2147: Mr. Kildee, Ms. Moore, Mrs. Luria, Mr.Gottheimer, and Mr. Calvert.H.R. 2210: Mr. Soto.H.R. 2222: Mr. Smith of Nebraska.H.R. 2235: Mr. Crawford, Mr. Payne, Ms. Norton, Mr. Lynch,and Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania.H.R. 2279: Miss Gonzalez-Colon of Puerto Rico, Mr.Grothman, Mr. Rush, Mr. Neguse, and Mr. Kennedy.H.R. 2283: Mr. Lewis.H.R. 2301: Mr. Bacon.H.R. 2411: Ms. Spanberger and Mr. Comer.H.R. 2433: Mr. Sires.H.R. 2498: Ms. Sewell of Alabama.H.R. 2501: Mr. Soto.H.R. 2521: Mr. Soto, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Bucshon,Ms. Norton, and Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois.H.R. 2584: Mr. Olson and Mr. Hice of Georgia.H.R. 2645: Ms. Jackson Lee.H.R. 2653: Mrs. Axne.H.R. 2656: Ms. Slotkin.H.R. 2668: Mr. Young and Ms. Finkenauer.H.R. 2693: Mr. Smith of Nebraska, Mr. Holding, Mr. Smith ofMissouri, and Mr. Arrington.H.R. 2746: Miss Gonzalez-Colon of Puerto Rico.H.R. 2747: Ms. Speier and Mr. Michael F. Doyle ofPennsylvania.H.R. 2788: Mr. Amodei.H.R. 2802: Ms. Finkenauer and Ms. Schakowsky.H.R. 2825: Mrs. Walorski.H.R. 2862: Mr. Balderson.H.R. 2867: Ms. Brownley of California.H.R. 2985: Mr. Nunes and Mr. Rouda.H.R. 2986: Mr. Lewis and Mr. Blumenauer.H.R. 2990: Mr. Hice of Georgia, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Norman, Ms.Stevens, and Mr. Davidson of Ohio.H.R. 3048: Mr. Smith of Missouri.H.R. 3062: Mr. Johnson of Ohio.H.R. 3080: Mr. Brindisi and Ms. Waters.H.R. 3127: Mr. Welch and Mr. Smith of Nebraska.H.R. 3138: Mr. Norcross.H.R. 3155: Mr. Gaetz, Mr. Marchant, Mr. Waltz, Mr.Hollingsworth, Mr. Perry, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr. Hurd ofTexas, Mrs. Roby, Mr. Stauber, Mr. McCaul, Mr. Katko, Ms.Stefanik, Mr. Reed, Mr. Pence, Mr[...]]]> hssy00 Science, Space, and Technology Committee House Standing hssy20 Energy Subcommittee Reported by 2019-12-19T16:15:56Z Markup by 2019-12-19T16:14:51Z Referred to 2019-05-23T13:52:09Z Reported by 2020-08-07T14:21:38Z Markup by 2020-02-12T16:18:36Z Referred to 2019-05-23T13:02:05Z H. Rept. 116-472 BEST Act 116 1602 S 2019-10-22 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 255. Identical bill CRS Clean Energy Innovation and Deployment Act of 2020 116 7516 HR 2020-07-10 Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. Related bill CRS 2020-08-07 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 379. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions U00379 2020-08-07 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H. Rept. 116-472. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hssy00 Science, Space, and Technology Committee 2020-08-07 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H. Rept. 116-472. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hssy00 Science, Space, and Technology Committee 2020-02-12 hssy00 Science, Space, and Technology Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. Committee 2020-02-12 hssy00 Science, Space, and Technology Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2019-12-19 hssy20 Energy Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote . Committee 2019-12-19 hssy20 Energy Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2019-05-23 hssy20 Energy Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy. Committee 2019-05-23 Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hssy00 Science, Space, and Technology Committee 2019-05-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-05-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress F000454 Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] Bill Foster D IL 11 N C001117 Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] Sean Casten D IL 6 2019-05-23 True H001056 Rep. Herrera Beutler, Jaime [R-WA-3] Jaime Herrera Beutler R WA 3 2019-05-23 True G000588 Rep. Gonzalez, Anthony [R-OH-16] Anthony Gonzalez R OH 16 2019-05-23 True F000466 Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] Brian Fitzpatrick R PA K. 1 2019-06-05 False W000800 Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large] Peter Welch D VT 0 2019-06-12 False B001298 Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] Don Bacon R NE 2 2019-06-12 False G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 3 2019-06-21 False C001120 Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2] Dan Crenshaw R TX 2 2019-06-21 False K000379 Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4] Joseph Kennedy D MA P. 4 2019-07-17 False G000579 Rep. Gallagher, Mike [R-WI-8] Mike Gallagher R WI 8 2019-07-17 False L000563 Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3] Daniel Lipinski D IL William 3 2019-08-16 False S001187 Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15] Steve Stivers R OH 15 2019-09-06 False F000468 Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7] Lizzie Fletcher D TX 7 2019-09-13 False M001156 Rep. McHenry, Patrick T. 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Kim, Andy [D-NJ-3] Andy Kim D NJ 3 2019-11-14 False S001190 Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10] Bradley Schneider D IL Scott 10 2019-11-15 False B001281 Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] Joyce Beatty D OH 3 2019-11-20 False S001157 Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13] David Scott D GA 13 2019-12-03 False H001090 Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-10] Josh Harder D CA 10 2019-12-03 False S001201 Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] Thomas Suozzi D NY R. 3 2019-12-03 False K000375 Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] William Keating D MA R. 9 2019-12-10 False M001137 Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] GREGORY MEEKS D NY W. 5 2019-12-12 False N000179 Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32] GRACE NAPOLITANO D CA F. 32 2019-12-13 False J000126 Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] EDDIE JOHNSON D TX BERNICE 30 2019-12-17 False P000597 Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] Chellie Pingree D ME 1 2020-01-08 False P000523 Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] DAVID PRICE D NC E. 4 2020-01-10 False B001300 Rep. 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Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] Suzanne Bonamici D OR 1 2020-07-29 False T000460 Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5] MIKE THOMPSON D CA 5 2020-07-29 False S001156 Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] Linda Sánchez D CA T. 38 2020-07-29 False R000613 Rep. Rose, Max [D-NY-11] Max Rose D NY 11 2020-07-29 False W000822 Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] Bonnie Watson Coleman D NJ 12 2020-07-29 False G000592 Rep. Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2] Jared Golden D ME F. 2 2020-07-29 False P000614 Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] Chris Pappas D NH 1 2020-07-29 False L000559 Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] JAMES LANGEVIN D RI R. 2 2020-07-29 False G000574 Rep. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ-7] Ruben Gallego D AZ 7 2020-07-29 False E000215 Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18] ANNA ESHOO D CA G. 18 2020-07-29 False H001085 Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6] Chrissy Houlahan D PA 6 2020-07-29 False D000482 Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-18] MIKE DOYLE D PA 18 2020-07-29 False B001287 Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-7] Ami Bera D CA 7 2020-07-29 False H001064 Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10] Denny Heck D WA 10 2020-07-30 False H001081 Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] Jahana Hayes D CT 5 2020-07-30 False A000369 Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2] Mark Amodei R NV E. 2 2020-07-30 False J000298 Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] Pramila Jayapal D WA 7 2020-07-30 False R000486 Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD D CA 40 2020-07-30 False L000570 Rep. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM-3] Ben Lujan D NM R. 3 2020-07-30 False H001066 Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] Steven Horsford D NV 4 2020-07-30 False S000344 Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-30] BRAD SHERMAN D CA 30 2020-07-30 False C001114 Rep. Curtis, John R. [R-UT-3] John Curtis R UT R. 3 2020-07-31 False T000468 Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] Dina Titus D NV 1 2020-07-31 False T000483 Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] David Trone D MD J. 6 2020-07-31 False P000608 Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-52] Scott Peters D CA H. 52 2020-07-31 False C001119 Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] Angie Craig D MN 2 2020-08-04 False S001215 Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11] Haley Stevens D MI M. 11 2020-08-04 False 2020-06-22T20:00:00Z H.R. 2986, BEST Act https://www.cbo.gov/publication/56427 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology on February 12, 2020 Energy Congressional oversight Electric power generation and transmission Energy efficiency and conservation Energy research Energy storage, supplies, demand Public-private cooperation Research administration and funding Research and development Technology transfer and commercialization Energy 00 2019-05-23 Introduced in House 2019-10-04T13:00:16Z Better Energy Storage Technology Act or the BEST Act

This bill addresses grid-scale energy storage systems.

The bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish within its Office of Electricity a research, development, and demonstration program for grid-scale energy storage systems.

DOE must enter into agreements to carry out not more than five demonstration projects and develop a 10-year strategic plan and cost targets for grid-scale energy storage systems.

]]> 07 2020-08-07 Reported to House 2020-11-25T19:57:36Z Better Energy Storage Technology Act or the BEST Act

This bill addresses grid-scale energy storage systems.

Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to

  • establish a research and development program for energy storage systems, components, and materials across multiple program offices of DOE, including analyzing the need for various types of energy storage to improve electric grid resilience and reliability;
  • develop a five-year strategic plan that identifies research, development, demonstration, and commercial application goals for the program;
  • support the standardized testing and validation of energy storage systems under the program through collaboration with one or more National Laboratories;
  • provide technical assistance for commercial application of energy storage technologies to eligible entities;
  • create a competitive grant program for the demonstration of energy storage systems that use either a single system or aggregations of multiple systems; and
  • establish a research, development, and demonstration program of recycling of energy storage systems containing critical minerals.

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