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HR 4435 109th Congress House Energy Alternative energy sources Collection of accounts Commerce Commercialization Congress Congressional reporting requirements Department of Energy Economics and Public Finance Energy efficiency Energy research Energy security Executive reorganization Federal advisory bodies Federal aid to research Federal officials Foreign Trade and International Finance Government Operations and Politics Government trust funds Imports

To provide for the establishment of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy.

Introduced: December 6, 2005 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 17, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2577)
Dec 12, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
Dec 6, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Science.
Dec 6, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2443-2444)
Dec 6, 2005
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Establishes the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) within the Department of Energy to reduce the amount of energy the United States imports from foreign sources by 20% over the next 10 years.

Establishes the Energy Independence Acceleration Fund, administered by the ARPA-E Director for the award of competitive grants, cooperative agreements, or contracts to institutions of higher education, companies, or consortia, including federally funded research and development centers, to achieve specified goals through targeted acceleration of: (1) energy-related research; (2) development of resultant techniques, processes, and technologies, and related testing and evaluation; and (3) demonstration and commercial application of the most promising technologies and research applications.

Directs the Secretary to establish procedures and criteria for recoupment of the federal share of each project supported under this Act.

Requires the President's Committee on Science and Technology to evaluate for Congress and the public how well ARPA-E is achieving its goals and mission.

What's happening now December 17, 2005

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2577)

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 10