To provide for the establishment at the Department of Energy of an Electricity Storage Basic Research Initiative.
Electricity Storage Innovation Act
(Sec. 2) 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.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H. Rept. 114-681.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H. Rept. 114-681.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 529.
Mr. Smith (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4647-4649)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5640.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H4647-4648)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4647-4648)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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