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HR 364 110th Congress House Energy Alternative energy sources Collection of accounts Commerce Commercialization 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 Intellectual property

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

Introduced: January 10, 2007 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 6, 2008
Hearing Held by Subcommitte on Energy and Environment Prior to Introduction and Referral (April 26, 2007).
May 23, 2007
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
May 23, 2007
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 10, 2007
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
May 10, 2007
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 9, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.
Mar 13, 2007
Committee Hearings Held.
Jan 10, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Science and Technology.
Jan 10, 2007
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 May 6, 2008

Hearing Held by Subcommitte on Energy and Environment Prior to Introduction and Referral (April 26, 2007).

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4