Battery Storage Innovation Act

Bill: 116-hr-1742
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-41]
Introduced: 2019-03-13
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations

Energy storage, supplies, demand

Government lending and loan guarantees
Latest action: action_date: 2019-03-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-03-13
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Battery Storage Innovation Act</b></p> <p>This bill makes certain battery storage technologies eligible for loan guarantees provided by the Department of Energy for innovative technology.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1742 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 13, 2019 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. .