United States · Bill · S
S. 1283 (114th)
A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to repeal certain programs, to establish a coal technology program, and for other purposes.
Introduced
11 May 2015
Last action
19 May 2015 · Committee
Status
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-118.
Sponsors
Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV], Sen. Heitkamp, Heidi [D-ND]
Subjects
Energy, Transport
Source updated
24 March 2026
Summary
This bill amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to repeal: (1) the coal and related technologies program; (2) the carbon capture research, development and demonstration program; and (3) the Clean Coal Power Initiative. In lieu of those programs the Department of Energy (DOE) shall establish a coal technology program encompassing: (1) research and development, (2) large-scale pilot projects, and (3) demonstration projects. DOE must develop performance standards that include: ensuring reliable, low cost power from new and existing coal plants; addressing carbon dioxide emissions through high efficiency platforms and carbon capture from new and existing coal plants; support flexible baseload operations for new and existing applications of coal generation; and validate geologic storage of large volumes of anthropogenic sources of carbon dioxide and the infrastructure needed to support a carbon dioxide use and storage industry.
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Timeline
11 May 2015
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Source: IntroReferral
11 May 2015
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
19 May 2015
Committee
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-118.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 11 May 2015 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Heitkamp, Heidi [D-ND] · D · Sponsor
- · sseg00 · Standing
Related records
- related to ← Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2016
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/1283
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/s/1283
- us · 114-s-1283 · source updated 24 March 2026