3.0.0 1602 2022-11-01T05:47:42Z 2022-11-01T05:47:42Z Senate S 2019-05-22 116 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing sseg01 Energy Subcommittee Hearings by 2019-07-09T14:00:10Z Reported by 2019-10-22T18:43:36Z Markup by 2019-09-25T14:00:04Z Referred to 2019-05-22T18:29:56Z S. Rept. 116-135 BEST Act 116 2986 HR 2020-08-07 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 379. Identical bill CRS Joint Long-Term Storage Act of 2019 116 2048 S 2019-07-09 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 116-327. Related 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 2019-10-22 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 255. Calendars 2019-10-22 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Committee 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. Committee 2019-10-22 Committee 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. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee 2019-09-25 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. Committee 2019-07-09 sseg01 Energy Subcommittee Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 116-327. Committee 2019-05-22 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3062-3063) IntroReferral 2019-05-22 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. N H001046 Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] Martin Heinrich D NM T. 2019-05-22 True S001203 Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] Tina Smith D MN 2019-05-22 True G000562 Sen. Gardner, Cory [R-CO] Cory Gardner R CO 2019-05-22 True C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. 2019-05-22 True M001197 Sen. McSally, Martha [R-AZ] Martha McSally R AZ 2019-05-22 True K000383 Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] Angus King I ME S. 2019-05-22 True C000880 Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] Mike Crapo R ID 2019-07-24 False S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2019-09-23 False H001042 Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] Mazie Hirono D HI K. 2019-09-25 False M001183 Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV] Joseph Manchin D WV 2019-09-25 False K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2019-09-25 False H001076 Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] Maggie Hassan D NH 2019-09-25 False W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2019-09-25 False R000122 Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] John Reed D RI F. 2019-09-25 False C001113 Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] Catherine Cortez Masto D NV 2019-09-25 False W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2019-09-25 False D000622 Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] Tammy Duckworth D IL 2019-09-25 False M001153 Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] Lisa Murkowski R AK 2019-09-25 False R000608 Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] Jacklyn Rosen D NV 2019-10-24 False S001198 Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] Dan Sullivan R AK 2019-12-04 False F000463 Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE] Deb Fischer R NE 2019-12-12 False B001310 Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN] Mike Braun R IN 2020-06-30 False B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ 2020-09-23 False 2019-10-22T17:15:00Z S. 1602, BEST Act https://www.cbo.gov/publication/55752 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on September 25, 2019 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 2019-05-22 Introduced in Senate 2019-09-24T16:06:56Z 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.

]]> 25 2019-10-22 Reported to Senate 2020-05-08T16:34:01Z 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.
]]> BEST Act Display Title BEST Act Short Title(s) as Introduced BEST Act Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced Better Energy Storage Technology Act Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate BEST Act S Senate Reported to Senate RS Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate Better Energy Storage Technology Act S Senate Reported to Senate RS Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the United States Energy Storage Competitiveness Act of 2007 to establish a research, development, and demonstration program for grid-scale energy storage systems, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Reported to Senate 2019-10-22T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s1602rs/xml/BILLS-116s1602rs.xml Introduced in Senate 2019-05-22T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s1602is/xml/BILLS-116s1602is.xml 2019-10-22 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 255. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.