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ARPA–E Reauthorization Act of 2019

Introduced: October 28, 2019 Introduced by: Van Hollen, Chris Democratic · Maryland See on congress.gov
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Became law
Jan 7, 2020
By Senator Murkowski from Committee on Energy and Natural Resources filed written report. Report No. 116-195.
Dec 17, 2019
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 361.
Dec 17, 2019
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with amendments. Without written report.
Nov 19, 2019
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
Nov 6, 2019
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 116-344.
Oct 28, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Oct 28, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

ARPA-E Reauthorization Act of 2019

This bill revises and reauthorizes through FY2024 the Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E).

Among other things, the bill

  • revises the goals of ARPA-E to include the development of energy technologies that improve the resilience, reliability, and security of infrastructure to produce, deliver, and store energy;
  • directs ARPA-E, in awarding grants, to consider the success or failure of any project carried out by an entity using prior grant funds; and
  • requires ARPA-E to ensure that an award is not provided for a project unless the prospective award recipient demonstrates that (1) a sufficient attempt has been made to secure private financing, or (2) the project is not independently commercially viable.
What's happening now January 7, 2020

By Senator Murkowski from Committee on Energy and Natural Resources filed written report. Report No. 116-195.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2714: ARPA–E Reauthorization Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2714/
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