HR 4553
113th Congress
House
Energy
Coal
Department of Energy
Energy research
Executive agency funding and structure
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Oil and gas
Research administration and funding
Research and development
Fossil Energy Encouragement and Accountability Act of 2014
Introduced: May 1, 2014
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 15, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
May 1, 2014
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
May 1, 2014
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Fossil Energy Encouragement and Accountability Act of 2014 - Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary of Energy (DOE) for FY2015 for coal, natural gas, and oil research and development.
Prohibits the use of such funds, however, to: (1) transform any element of the National Energy Technology Laboratory into a government-owned, contractor-operated laboratory, or to consider or plan for any such transformation; (2) consolidate or close any element of the Laboratory; or (3) transfer the Laboratory's human resources functions from any laboratory.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
Committees of jurisdiction
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