US Congress Senate Bill 2688 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on October 23 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2019-12-17 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 359.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Addresses technology programs within the Department of Energy (DOE). Specifically, the bill provides statutory authority for the creation of DOE's Office of Technology Transitions. The office aims to (1) expand the commercialization of DOE's research investments; and (2) focus on commercializing technologies that support DOE's missions, such as reducing greenhouse gas emissions. In addition, the bill requires DOE to review and report on all of its applied energy research and development programs that focus on researching and developing technologies that reduce such emissions. Under the review, DOE must identify each program with a mission to research and develop technologies that reduce emissions, determine the type of services provided by each program, and determine whether there are written program goals for each program. DOE must make recommendations on such emission-reduction programs, including recommendations on how to (1) restructure or consolidate overlapping programs, and (2) increase collaboration among federal agencies and stakeholders on emission-reduction technologies.

Technology Transitions Act of 2019

Sen. Bill Cassidy [R-LA]	Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI]	Sen. Joe Manchin [D-WV]	Sen. Thom Tillis [R-NC]
Sen. Jacky Rosen [D-NV]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-12-17	Senate	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 359.
2019-12-17	Senate	Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with amendments. Without written report.
2019-11-19	Senate	Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
2019-11-06	Senate	Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy. Hearings held.
2019-10-23	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/2688/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s2688/BILLS-116s2688is.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s2688/BILLS-116s2688rs.pdf