United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 5905 (115th)
Department of Energy Science and Innovation Act of 2018
Introduced
22 May 2018
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Status
Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 496.
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Summary
Department of Energy Science and Innovation Act of 2018 This bill authorizes various scientific research activities, programs, and initiatives in the Department of Energy (DOE). The bill states that the mission of DOE's Office of Science shall be the delivery of scientific discoveries, capabilities, and major scientific tools to transform the understanding of nature and to advance energy, economic, and national security. The bill provides statutory authority for the Office of Science's basic energy sciences program, construction and operation of user facilities, Advanced Scientific Computing Research program, and Science Laboratories Infrastructure Program. DOE shall provide for specified upgrades to or construction of basic energy sciences research infrastructure. DOE shall carry out a Solar Fuels Research Initiative and a Electricity Storage Research Initiative. The Office of Science shall: carry out specified research programs; ensure the access of U.S. researchers to the most advanced accelerator facilities and research capabilities in the world, including the Large Hadron Collider; and assess the potential of fusion energy projects supported by the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy.
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Placed on Calendar Senate (text)
Placed on Calendar Senate (text)
Placed on Calendar Senate · EN · 28 June 2018
Placed on Calendar Senate (PDF)
Placed on Calendar Senate · EN · 28 June 2018
Engrossed in House (text)
Engrossed in House · EN · 27 June 2018
Engrossed in House (PDF)
Engrossed in House · EN · 27 June 2018
Reported in House (text)
Reported in House · EN · 27 June 2018
Reported in House (PDF)
Reported in House · EN · 27 June 2018
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 22 May 2018
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 22 May 2018
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 22 May 2018
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5905
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/5905