Department of Energy Science and Innovation Act of 2018
USA115th CongressHR-5905| House
| Updated: 6/28/2018
Randy K. Sr. Weber
Republican Representative
Texas
Cosponsors (12)
Lamar Smith (Republican)Clay Higgins (Republican)Frank D. Lucas (Republican)Roger Marshall (Republican)Randy Hultgren (Republican)Neal P. Dunn (Republican)Ralph Lee Abraham (Republican)Stephen Knight (Republican)Debbie Lesko (Republican)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Ralph Norman (Republican)Brian Babin (Republican)
Science, Space, and Technology Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Department of Energy Science and Innovation Act of 2018 This bill authorizes various scientific research activities, programs, and initiatives in the Department of Energy (DOE). The bill states that the mission of DOE's Office of Science shall be the delivery of scientific discoveries, capabilities, and major scientific tools to transform the understanding of nature and to advance energy, economic, and national security. The bill provides statutory authority for the Office of Science's basic energy sciences program, construction and operation of user facilities, Advanced Scientific Computing Research program, and Science Laboratories Infrastructure Program. DOE shall provide for specified upgrades to or construction of basic energy sciences research infrastructure. DOE shall carry out a Solar Fuels Research Initiative and a Electricity Storage Research Initiative. The Office of Science shall: carry out specified research programs; ensure the access of U.S. researchers to the most advanced accelerator facilities and research capabilities in the world, including the Large Hadron Collider; and assess the potential of fusion energy projects supported by the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy.
Suggested Questions
Get AI-generated questions to help you understand this bill better
Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 609.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H. Rept. 115-787.
Mr. Weber (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5771-5779)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5905.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5771-5777)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5771-5777)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 496.
Science, Technology, Communications
Advanced technology and technological innovationsBiological and life sciencesChemistryComputers and information technologyCongressional oversightDepartment of EnergyEarth sciencesEnergy efficiency and conservationEnergy researchEnergy storage, supplies, demandEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchExecutive agency funding and structureGeography and mappingGovernment studies and investigationsMaterialsNuclear powerPublic contracts and procurementPublic-private cooperationRadiationResearch administration and fundingResearch and developmentScientific communicationTechnology assessment
Department of Energy Science and Innovation Act of 2018
USA115th CongressHR-5905| House
| Updated: 6/28/2018
Department of Energy Science and Innovation Act of 2018 This bill authorizes various scientific research activities, programs, and initiatives in the Department of Energy (DOE). The bill states that the mission of DOE's Office of Science shall be the delivery of scientific discoveries, capabilities, and major scientific tools to transform the understanding of nature and to advance energy, economic, and national security. The bill provides statutory authority for the Office of Science's basic energy sciences program, construction and operation of user facilities, Advanced Scientific Computing Research program, and Science Laboratories Infrastructure Program. DOE shall provide for specified upgrades to or construction of basic energy sciences research infrastructure. DOE shall carry out a Solar Fuels Research Initiative and a Electricity Storage Research Initiative. The Office of Science shall: carry out specified research programs; ensure the access of U.S. researchers to the most advanced accelerator facilities and research capabilities in the world, including the Large Hadron Collider; and assess the potential of fusion energy projects supported by the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy.
Suggested Questions
Get AI-generated questions to help you understand this bill better
Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 609.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H. Rept. 115-787.
Mr. Weber (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5771-5779)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5905.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5771-5777)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5771-5777)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 496.
Randy K. Sr. Weber
Republican Representative
Texas
Cosponsors (12)
Lamar Smith (Republican)Clay Higgins (Republican)Frank D. Lucas (Republican)Roger Marshall (Republican)Randy Hultgren (Republican)Neal P. Dunn (Republican)Ralph Lee Abraham (Republican)Stephen Knight (Republican)Debbie Lesko (Republican)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Ralph Norman (Republican)Brian Babin (Republican)
Science, Space, and Technology Committee
Science, Technology, Communications
Related Bills
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Advanced technology and technological innovationsBiological and life sciencesChemistryComputers and information technologyCongressional oversightDepartment of EnergyEarth sciencesEnergy efficiency and conservationEnergy researchEnergy storage, supplies, demandEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchExecutive agency funding and structureGeography and mappingGovernment studies and investigationsMaterialsNuclear powerPublic contracts and procurementPublic-private cooperationRadiationResearch administration and fundingResearch and developmentScientific communicationTechnology assessment