Fossil Energy Research and Development Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-3607
Sponsor: Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33]
Introduced: 2019-07-02 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Air quality
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Coal
Congressional oversight
Department of Energy
Electric power generation and transmission
Energy efficiency and conservation
Energy research
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental health
Environmental technology
Geography and mapping
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government studies and investigations
Metals
Oil and gas
Product development and innovation
Research and development
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-02
text: 

Fossil Energy Research and Development Act of 2019

 
This bill expands Department of Energy (DOE) research, development, and demonstration programs for fossil energy. Specifically, the bill authorizes DOE programs regarding 
 
 
carbon capture technologies for power plants, including technologies for coal and natural gas; 
 
carbon storage, including to develop and maintain mapping tools and resources that assess the capacity of geologic storage formations in the United States; 
 
carbon utilization, including to assess and monitor potential changes in life cycle carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions; 
 
advanced energy systems to reduce emissions from and improve the efficiency of fossil fuel power generation; 
 
developing and assessing methods to separate and recover rare earth elements from coal and byproduct streams; 
 
identifying the environmental, health, and safety impacts of methane hydrate development; 
 
carbon dioxide removal from the atmosphere; 
 
methane leak detection and mitigation; and
 
identifying and evaluating novel uses for light hydrocarbons produced during oil and shale gas production.
 

action_date: 2020-09-17
text: 

Fossil Energy Research and Development Act of 2019

 
This bill expands Department of Energy (DOE) research, development, and demonstration programs for fossil energy. 
 
Among other things, the bill authorizes DOE programs regarding 
 
 
carbon capture technologies for power plants, including technologies for coal and natural gas; 
 
carbon storage, including to develop and maintain mapping tools and resources that assess the capacity of geologic storage formations in the United States; 
 
carbon utilization, including to assess and monitor potential changes in life cycle carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions; 
 
advanced energy systems to reduce emissions from and improve the efficiency of fossil fuel power generation; 
 
developing and assessing methods to separate and recover rare earth elements from coal and byproduct streams; 
 
identifying the environmental, health, and safety impacts of methane hydrate development; 
 
carbon dioxide removal from the atmosphere; 
 
methane leak detection and mitigation; and
 
identifying and evaluating novel uses for light hydrocarbons produced during oil and shale gas production.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-17
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 410.
action_date: 2020-09-17
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H. Rept. 116-510.
action_date: 2020-09-17
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H. Rept. 116-510.
action_date: 2019-07-24
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 13.
action_date: 2019-07-24
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2019-07-10
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 7 - 5 .
action_date: 2019-07-10
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2019-07-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
action_date: 2019-07-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
action_date: 2019-07-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-02
text: Introduced in House