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HR 5292 117th Congress House

Energy Accountability Act

Official title: To amend title XVII of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to specify that the Secretary of Energy may not make a loan guarantee under such title for a project if th… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title XVII of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to specify that the Secretary of Energy may not make a loan guarantee under such title for a project if the applicable borrower has previously defaulted on an obligation guaranteed under such title, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 17, 2021 See on congress.gov
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Sep 20, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
Sep 17, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
Sep 17, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, 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.
Sep 17, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 20, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Energy Accountability Act

This bill prohibits the Department of Energy (DOE) from making a loan guarantee for any entity that previously defaulted on an obligation under title XVII of the Energy Policy Act of 2005. Under that title, DOE must make loan guarantees for innovative energy technologies, such as technologies to reduce or sequester greenhouse gases.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5292: Energy Accountability Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5292/
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"H.R. 5292: Energy Accountability Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5292/.
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H.R. 5292, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5292/.
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[H.R. 5292: Energy Accountability Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5292/)
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