United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 3607 (116th)
Fossil Energy Research and Development Act of 2019
Introduced
2 July 2019
Last action
17 September 2020 · Reported
Status
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 410.
Sponsors
Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33], Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-1], Rep. Lamb, Conor [D-PA-17], Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7], Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30], Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1], Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1], Rep. Torres Small, Xochitl [D-NM-2], Rep. Malinowski, Tom [D-NJ-7], Rep. McAdams, Ben [D-UT-4]
Subjects
Environment, Energy
Source updated
7 April 2025
Summary
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.
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Timeline
2 July 2019
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Source: IntroReferral
2 July 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
2 July 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
3 July 2019
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
Source: Committee
10 July 2019
Vote
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 7 - 5 .
Source: Committee
10 July 2019
Committee
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Source: Committee
24 July 2019
Vote
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 13.
Source: Committee
24 July 2019
Committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Source: Committee
17 September 2020
Calendars
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 410.
Source: Calendars
17 September 2020
Reported
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H. Rept. 116-510.
Source: Committee
17 September 2020
Reported
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H. Rept. 116-510.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Reported in House · 17 September 2020 · Download file
- Introduced in House · 2 July 2019 · Download file
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Sponsors
- Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Lamb, Conor [D-PA-17] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Torres Small, Xochitl [D-NM-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Malinowski, Tom [D-NJ-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. McAdams, Ben [D-UT-4] · D · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/3607
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/3607
- us · 116-hr-3607 · source updated 7 April 2025