Energy Infrastructure Act

Bill: 117-s-2377
Sponsor: Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV]
Introduced: 2021-07-19 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Air quality
Alternative and renewable resources
Aquatic ecology
Arizona
Asia
Building construction
Buy American requirements
Census and government statistics
China
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
Computer security and identity theft
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Dams and canals
Department of Energy
Earth sciences
Ecology
Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Educational facilities and institutions
Educational technology and distance education
Electric power generation and transmission
Elementary and secondary education
Employment and training programs
Endangered and threatened species
Energy assistance for the poor and aged
Energy efficiency and conservation
Energy prices
Energy research
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental education
Environmental health
Environmental technology
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal-Indian relations
Fires
First responders and emergency personnel
Fishes
Floods and storm protection
Forests, forestry, trees
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Government lending and loan guarantees
Government studies and investigations
Government trust funds
Health facilities and institutions
Higher education
Human rights
Hunting and fishing
Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles
Indian lands and resources rights
Industrial facilities
Industrial policy and productivity
Intergovernmental relations
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Labor market
Labor standards
Lakes and rivers
Land use and conservation
Licensing and registrations
Lighting, heating, cooling
Manufacturing
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Materials
Metals
Mining
Minority health
Montana
Motor fuels
Motor vehicles
National and community service
Natural disasters
Nuclear power
Oil and gas
Outdoor recreation
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Performance measurement
Pipelines
Property tax
Public contracts and procurement
Public participation and lobbying
Public utilities and utility rates
Research and development
Residential rehabilitation and home repair
Rural conditions and development
Small business
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Solid waste and recycling
State and local finance
State and local government operations
State and local taxation
Strategic materials and reserves
Tax-exempt organizations
Technology transfer and commercialization
Unemployment
User charges and fees
Wages and earnings
Washington State
Water Resources Development
Water quality
Water storage
Water use and supply
Watersheds
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-19
text: 

Energy Infrastructure Act

 
This bill addresses energy infrastructure, clean energy supply chains, carbon capture and storage, ecosystem restoration, and western water infrastructure.
 
Specifically, the bill establishes new programs or expands existing programs to support energy infrastructure, including (1) the electric grid (e.g., infrastructure to prevent power outages, enhance grid cybersecurity, and integrate renewable energy); (2) nuclear energy (e.g., infrastructure for micro or small modular reactors); (3) hydropower; (4) solar and other clean energy; (5) clean hydrogen; and (6) energy efficiency in buildings.
 
The bill also establishes programs to support supply chains for clean energy technologies, such as supply chains for rare earth minerals, critical minerals, and batteries for electric vehicles.
 
In addition, the bill provides for the capture, utilization, storage, and transportation of carbon dioxide.
 
It also provides for the restoration of ecosystems, including efforts to reduce methane from orphaned well sites on federal land, clean up waste from abandoned coal mines, and reduce the risk of wildfires. 
 
Finally, the bill provides for western water infrastructure, including water storage projects, water recycling and reuse projects, desalination projects, and drought contingency plans.

action_date: 2021-07-19
text: 

Energy Infrastructure Act

 
This bill addresses energy infrastructure, clean energy supply chains, carbon capture and storage, ecosystem restoration, and western water infrastructure.
 
Specifically, the bill establishes new programs or expands existing programs to support energy infrastructure, including (1) the electric grid (e.g., infrastructure to prevent power outages, enhance grid cybersecurity, and integrate renewable energy); (2) nuclear energy (e.g., infrastructure for micro or small modular reactors); (3) hydropower; (4) solar and other clean energy; (5) clean hydrogen; and (6) energy efficiency in buildings.
 
The bill also establishes programs to support supply chains for clean energy technologies, such as supply chains for rare earth minerals, critical minerals, and batteries for electric vehicles.
 
In addition, the bill provides for the capture, utilization, storage, and transportation of carbon dioxide.
 
It also provides for the restoration of ecosystems, including efforts to reduce methane from orphaned well sites on federal land, clean up waste from abandoned coal mines, and reduce the risk of wildfires. 
 
Finally, the bill provides for western water infrastructure, including water storage projects, water recycling and reuse projects, desalination projects, and drought contingency plans.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-07-19
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 104.
action_date: 2021-07-19
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Manchin. Without written report.
action_date: 2021-07-19
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Manchin. Without written report.
action_date: 2021-07-19
text: Introduced in Senate