US Congress Senate Bill 1602 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 15-8-1)
Status: Introduced on May 22 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2019-10-22 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 255.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Addresses research, development, and demonstration programs relating to energy storage systems. Among other requirements, the Department of Energy must establish a research, development, and deployment program for energy storage systems, including distributed and transportation energy storage technologies and applications; enter into agreements to carry out at least five demonstration projects and develop a 10-year strategic plan for energy storage systems; establish a competitive grant program to assist certain states and tribal governments, institutions of higher education, utilities, and private energy storage companies carry out demonstration projects for pilot energy storage systems; provide technical and planning assistance to help certain electric cooperatives, political subdivisions of states, nonprofit entities, and utilities procure energy storage systems; and award competitive prizes for advancing the recycling of critical energy storage materials such as lithium and cobalt.

BEST Act Better Energy Storage Technology Act

Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME]	Sen. Martin Heinrich [D-NM]	Sen. Tina Smith [D-MN]	Sen. Cory Gardner [R-CO]
Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE]	Sen. Martha McSally [R-AZ]	Sen. Angus King [I-ME]	Sen. Mike Crapo [R-ID]
Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D-MI]	Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI]	Sen. Joe Manchin [D-WV]	Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]
Sen. Margaret Hassan [D-NH]	Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI]	Sen. Jack Reed [D-RI]	Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto [D-NV]
Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR]	Sen. Tammy Duckworth [D-IL]	Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R-AK]	Sen. Jacky Rosen [D-NV]
Sen. Dan Sullivan [R-AK]	Sen. Deb Fischer [R-NE]	Sen. Mike Braun [R-IN]	Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-10-22	Senate	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 255.
2019-10-22	Senate	Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 116-135.
2019-09-25	Senate	Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
2019-07-09	Senate	Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy. Hearings held.
2019-05-22	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3062-3063)

HB2986 (Same As) 2020-08-07 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 379.
SB2048 (Related) 2019-07-09 - Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy. Hearings held.
HB7516 (Related) 2020-07-10 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1602/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s1602/BILLS-116s1602is.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s1602/BILLS-116s1602rs.pdf