ARPA-E Act of 2018
Bill journey · stage 2 of 5
Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (May 22, 2018)
ARPA-E Act of 2018
This bill amends the America COMPETES Act to require the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) in the Department of Energy (DOE) to overcome the long-term and high-risk technological barriers in the development of transformative science and technology solutions to address energy, environmental, economic, and national security challenges. (Currently, ARPA-E must overcome barriers in the development of energy technologies.)
The bill expands the goals of ARPA-E to include the development of energy technologies that:
- provide transformative solutions to improve management of radioactive waste,
- improve the efficiency and reduce the environmental impact of energy production, and
- address other challenges within the mission of DOE.
The bill expands the responsibility of ARPA-E to accelerate novel early-stage research to include nonenergy research.
ARPA-E must:
- include a strategic vision roadmap in each annual report on energy technology projects or advanced technology projects, and
- ensure that it does not fund an advanced technology project unless the prospective grantee has demonstrated that it has sufficiently attempted to secure private financing or that such project is not independently commercially viable.
Specified categories of proprietary information collected by ARPA-E from award recipients shall be considered privileged and confidential and not subject to disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act.
What just happenedJun 28, 2018
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Who’s behind it
- Referred in SenateJun 28, 2018
- Engrossed in HouseJun 27, 2018
- Introduced in HouseMay 22, 2018
- Jun 28, 2018IntroReferral
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Energy and Natural Resources Committee - Jun 27, 2018FloorH38310
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jun 27, 2018FloorH37300
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5779)
- Jun 27, 2018Floor8000
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5779)
- Jun 27, 2018FloorH8D000
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5906.
- Jun 27, 2018FloorH30000
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5779-5781)
- Jun 27, 2018FloorH30300
Mr. Lucas moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- May 23, 2018Committee
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Science, Space, and Technology Committee - May 23, 2018Committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Science, Space, and Technology Committee - May 22, 2018IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Science, Space, and Technology Committee - May 22, 2018IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- May 22, 2018IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House