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HR 5640 114th Congress House Energy Alternative and renewable resources Chemistry Electric power generation and transmission Energy efficiency and conservation Energy research Energy storage, supplies, demand Materials Research administration and funding Research and development

Electricity Storage Innovation Act

Introduced: July 6, 2016 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 11 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 12, 2016
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Jul 11, 2016
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jul 11, 2016
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4647-4648)
Jul 11, 2016
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H4647-4648)
Jul 11, 2016
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5640.
Jul 11, 2016
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4647-4649)
Jul 11, 2016
Mr. Smith (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Jul 11, 2016
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 529.
Jul 11, 2016
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H. Rept. 114-681.
Jul 6, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Jul 6, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Electricity Storage Innovation Act

(Sec. 2) This bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish the Electricity Storage Basic Research Initiative. The initiative is designed to expand knowledge related to the control, storage, and conversion of electrical energy into chemical energy, and chemical energy into electrical energy.

DOE must support specific programs within its Office of Science and Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy as part of the initiative.

In addition, DOE must organize activities under the initiative utilizing research teams consisting of experts from the national laboratories, universities, and the private sector.

What's happening now July 12, 2016

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 3
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Babin, Brian
Texas · Jul 6, 2016
Knight, Stephen
· Jul 6, 2016
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Moolenaar, John R.
Michigan · Jul 6, 2016
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Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Jul 6, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5640: Electricity Storage Innovation Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5640/
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"H.R. 5640: Electricity Storage Innovation Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5640/.
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H.R. 5640, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5640/.
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