United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 5610 (115th)
BEST Act of 2018
Introduced
25 April 2018
Last action
22 May 2018 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
Sponsors
Rep. Knight, Stephen [R-CA-25], Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11], Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39], Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT], Carlos Curbelo, Rep. Costello, Ryan A. [R-PA-6], Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10], Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41], Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9], Rep. Walters, Mimi [R-CA-45], Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-14], Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9], Rep. Herrera Beutler, Jaime [R-WA-3], Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18], Rep. Gallagher, Mike [R-WI-8], Rep. Crist, Charlie [D-FL-13], Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4], Rep. Hunter, Duncan D. [R-CA-50], Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4], Rep. Roskam, Peter J. [R-IL-6], Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV], Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2]
Subjects
Energy
Source updated
11 August 2025
Summary
Better Energy Storage Technology Act of 2018 or the BEST Act of 2018 This bill requires the Department of Energy to establish new goals for its energy storage program and enter into agreements to carry out at least three grid-scale energy storage demonstration projects. (The energy storage program supports the ability of the United States to remain globally competitive in energy storage systems for electric drive vehicles, stationary applications, and electricity transmission and distribution.)
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Timeline
25 April 2018
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Source: IntroReferral
25 April 2018
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
25 April 2018
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
22 May 2018
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 25 April 2018 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Knight, Stephen [R-CA-25] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] · D · Sponsor
- Carlos Curbelo · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Costello, Ryan A. [R-PA-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Walters, Mimi [R-CA-45] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-14] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Herrera Beutler, Jaime [R-WA-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Gallagher, Mike [R-WI-8] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Crist, Charlie [D-FL-13] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hunter, Duncan D. [R-CA-50] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Roskam, Peter J. [R-IL-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] · R · Cosponsor
- · hssy00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → Energy Storage Goals and Demonstration Projects Act
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5610
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/5610
- us · 115-hr-5610 · source updated 11 August 2025