Battery Storage Innovation Act

Bill: 115-hr-7312
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-41]
Introduced: 2018-12-13
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations

Energy storage, supplies, demand

Government lending and loan guarantees
Latest action: action_date: 2018-12-13
text: 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.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-12-13
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Battery Storage Innovation Act</b></p> <p>This bill amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to expand the categories of projects that are eligible for innovative technology loan guarantees to include a category of projects for battery storage technologies for residential, industrial, or transportation applications.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7312 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 13, 2018 Mr. Takano (for himself and Mr. Collins of New York ) introduced the following bill; which was 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 A BILL To make innovative technology loan guarantee support available for battery storage technologies.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Battery Storage Innovation Act . 2. Battery storage technologies Section 1703(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 ( 42 U.S.C. 16513(b) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (11) Battery storage technologies for residential, industrial, or transportation applications. .