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United States-China Energy Cooperation Act

Introduced: May 7, 2009 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 18, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.
May 11, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.
May 7, 2009
Referred to House Science and Technology
May 7, 2009
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Science and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
May 7, 2009
Referred to House Energy and Commerce
May 7, 2009
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

United States-China Energy Cooperation Act - Authorizes the Department of Energy (DOE) to make grants to encourage cooperation between the United States and China in joint ventures involving: (1) joint energy and climate change policy education programs; and (2) joint research, development, or commercialization of carbon capture and sequestration technology, improved energy efficiency, or renewable energy sources.

Requires joint ventures to be composed of both: (1) Chinese and United States private business entities; (2) Chinese academic persons (who reside and work in China) and U.S. academic persons; or (3) Chinese and U.S. federal, state, or local government entities.

What's happening now May 18, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4