Skip to main content
S 1346 114th Congress Senate Energy Electric power generation and transmission Energy prices Lighting and heating Lighting, heating, cooling Technology assessment Technology transfer and commercialization

E-Prize Competition Pilot Program Act of 2015

Introduced: May 14, 2015 Introduced by: Murkowski, Lisa Republican · Alaska See on congress.gov
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
This bill died when the 114th Congress ended
It never became law before the 114th Congress (2015–2016) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 9, 2015
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-344.
May 14, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
May 14, 2015
Introduced in Senate
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

E-Prize Competition Pilot Program Act of 2015

This bill directs the Department of Energy to establish for a limited time: (1) a prize competition for the development and demonstration of technology that reduces by at least 25% the cost of electricity or space heat in high-cost regions; and (2) a Competition Board to award a maximum of 4 prizes of not more than $1 million each.

Funds for the awards shall be available from the Energy Technology Commercialization Fund.

The Competition Board must use prescribed criteria to evaluate competing technologies.

What's happening now June 9, 2015

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-344.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2733 Identical bill Nevada Native Nations Land Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1346: E-Prize Competition Pilot Program Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1346/
MLA
"S. 1346: E-Prize Competition Pilot Program Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1346/.
Bluebook (legal)
S. 1346, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1346/.
Markdown link
[S. 1346: E-Prize Competition Pilot Program Act of 2015](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1346/)
Report a problem