HR 5640 · 114th Congress · Energy

Electricity Storage Innovation Act

Introduced 2016-07-06· Sponsored by Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.(2016-07-12)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Electricity Storage Innovation Act This bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish the Electricity Storage Basic Research Initiative. The initiative is designed to expand knowledge related to the control, storage, and conversion of electrical energy into chemical energy, and chemical energy into electrical energy. DOE must support specific programs within its Office of Science and Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy as part of the initiative. In addition, DOE must organize activities under the initiative utilizing research teams consisting of experts from the national laboratories, universities, and the private sector.…

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H.R. 5640, Electricity Storage Innovation Act

Aug 9, 2016

As passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on July 11, 2016

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Cosponsors (8)

1 Democrat7 Republicans