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US HR4091

US HR4091
ARPA–E Reauthorization Act of 2019


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Introduced
07/30/2019
In Committee
10/17/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

116th Congress

Bill Summary

To amend the America COMPETES Act to reauthorize the ARPA-E program, and for other purposes. This bill revises and reauthorizes through FY2024 the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) of the Department of Energy (DOE). The bill expands the goals of ARPA-E to include the development of energy technologies that (1) provide transformative solutions to improve the management, clean-up, and disposal of radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel; and (2) improve the resilience, reliability, and security of infrastructure to produce, deliver, and store energy. ARPA-E must ensure that it does not provide grants for projects unless the prospective grantees demonstrate sufficient attempts to secure private financing or indicate that the projects are not independently commercially viable. The bill also authorizes DOE to enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences to evaluate how well ARPA-E is achieving its goals and missions.

AI Summary

This bill revises and reauthorizes through fiscal year 2024 the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) program within the Department of Energy. The bill expands ARPA-E's goals to include developing energy technologies that improve the management, cleanup, and disposal of radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel, as well as improve the resilience, reliability, and security of energy infrastructure. The bill also requires ARPA-E to ensure prospective grantees have attempted to secure private financing or indicate their projects are not commercially viable before providing funding. Additionally, the bill authorizes the Department of Energy to enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences to evaluate how well ARPA-E is achieving its goals and missions.

Committee Categories

Agriculture and Natural Resources, Business and Industry

Sponsors (73)

Eddie Johnson (D)* Colin Allred (D),  Cindy Axne (D),  Don Bacon (R),  Jim Baird (R),  Troy Balderson (R),  Don Beyer (D),  Suzanne Bonamici (D),  Susan Brooks (R),  Julia Brownley (D),  Ed Case (D),  Sean Casten (D),  Kathy Castor (D),  Steve Cohen (D),  Gerry Connolly (D),  Dan Crenshaw (R),  Jason Crow (D),  Mark DeSaulnier (D),  Theodore Deutch (D),  Michael Doyle (D),  Anna Eshoo (D),  Brian Fitzpatrick (R),  Chuck Fleischmann (R),  Lizzie Fletcher (D),  Jeff Fortenberry (R),  Bill Foster (D),  Mike Gallagher (R),  Anthony Gonzalez (R),  Jenniffer González (R),  Garret Graves (R),  Jaime Herrera Beutler (R),  Katie Hill (D),  Jim Himes (D),  Kendra Horn (D),  Chrissy Houlahan (D),  Jared Huffman (D),  Will Hurd (R),  Sheila Jackson-Lee (D),  John Katko (R),  Bill Keating (D),  Conor Lamb (D),  Daniel Lipinski (D),  Frank Lucas (R),  Ben Ray Luján (D),  Elaine Luria (D),  Stephen Lynch (D),  Roger Marshall (R),  Brian Mast (R),  Jerry McNerney (D),  Seth Moulton (D),  Joe Neguse (D),  Chris Pappas (D),  Ed Perlmutter (D),  Scott Peters (D),  Katie Porter (D),  Denver Riggleman (R),  Francis Rooney (R),  Harley Rouda (D),  Adam Schiff (D),  Brad Schneider (D),  Bobby Scott (D),  Mikie Sherrill (D),  Elissa Slotkin (D),  Abigail Spanberger (D),  Elise Stefanik (R),  Haley Stevens (D),  Eric Swalwell (D),  Paul Tonko (D),  Michael Waltz (R),  Bonnie Watson Coleman (D),  Peter Welch (D),  Susan Wild (D),  Rob Woodall (R), 

Last Action

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 346. (on 06/18/2020)

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