ARPA–E Reauthorization Act of 2019

A bill to amend the America COMPETES Act to reauthorize the ARPA-E program, and for other purposes.

Subjects

Energy

ARPA-E Reauthorization Act of 2019

This bill revises and reauthorizes through FY2024 the Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E).

Among other things, the bill

revises the goals of ARPA-E to include the development of energy technologies that improve the resilience, reliability, and security of infrastructure to produce, deliver, and store energy;
directs ARPA-E, in awarding grants, to consider the success or failure of any project carried out by an entity using prior grant funds; and
requires ARPA-E to ensure that an award is not provided for a project unless the prospective award recipient demonstrates that (1) a sufficient attempt has been made to secure private financing, or (2) the project is not independently commercially viable.

H.R. 4091ARPA–E Reauthorization Act of 2019
2020-06-18Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 346.
Related
H.R. 5685Securing American Leadership in Science and Technology Act of 2020
2020-03-10Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
Related

2019-10-28
Introduced in Senate
2019-10-28
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
2019-11-06
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 116-344.
2019-11-19
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
2019-12-17
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with amendments. Without written report.
2019-12-17
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with amendments. Without written report.
2019-12-17
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 361.
2020-01-07
By Senator Murkowski from Committee on Energy and Natural Resources filed written report. Report No. 116-195.
2020-01-07
By Senator Murkowski from Committee on Energy and Natural Resources filed written report. Report No. 116-195.

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