PoliticalRepoPoliticalRepo

United States · Bill · HR

H.R. 2288 (96th)

National Energy Trust Fund Act

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

21 February 1979

Last action

21 February 1979 · Introduced

Status

Referred to House Committee on Science and Technology.

Sponsors

Rep. Pursell, Carl D. [R-MI-2], Rep. Stokes, Louis [D-OH-21], RICHARD NOLAN, Rep. Weiss, Ted [D-NY-17], Rep. Bedell, Berkley W. [D-IA-6], Rep. Sawyer, Harold S. [R-MI-5], Rep. Broomfield, William S. [R-MI-19], Rep. Bonior, David E. [D-MI-12], Rep. Davis, Robert W. [R-MI-11], Rep. Hollenbeck, Harold C. [R-NJ-9], Rep. Jeffords, James M. [R-VT-At Large]

Subjects

Energy

Source updated

2 September 2025

Energy

Summary

National Energy Trust Fund Act - Establishes a National Energy Trust Fund. Directs the Secretary of Energy to provide assistance to individuals and organizations in conducting research, development, and technical demonstrations designed to develop alternative energy sources. Directs the Secretary to prescribe regulations necessary or appropriate for carrying out the purposes of this Act, including specific guidelines and criteria to encourage assistance to small business applicants and to provide assurances that assistance will be provided for as many different technologies and approaches to the development of alternative energy sources as possible. Requires a report by the Secretary to Congress on the implementation of this Act.

This text is taken from the official record. PoliticalRepo does not editorialize.

Timeline

  1. 21 February 1979

    Introduced

    Referred to House Committee on Science and Technology.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 21 February 1979

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 21 February 1979

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

Votes

No vote records are attached yet.

Versions

No version snapshots stored. Document URLs remain at the source.

Documents

1 official file

Sponsors

Related records

No cross-record relationships stored yet.

Sources

PoliticalRepo is an index and interpretation layer, not the authoritative legal source.