Skip to content
PoliticalRepoPoliticalRepo

United States · Bill · S

S. 3185 (96th)

Advanced Battery Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1980

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

30 September 1980

Last action

30 September 1980 · Introduced

Status

Referred to Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Sponsors

Sen. Matsunaga, Spark M. [D-HI]

Subjects

Energy

Source updated

24 March 2026

Energy

Official sourceView documentsShare

Summary

Advanced Battery Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1980 - Directs the Secretary of Energy to: (1) assure the expansion of the current battery research program; (2) assure the expansion of the current battery exploratory investigations program; (3) accelerate battery development and engineering activities; (4) conduct field tests and demonstrations of each advanced battery; (5) ensure the coordination of the activities of this Act with those of the Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Research, Development and Demonstration Act; (6) establish technology applications programs to foster manufacturing process development, cost reduction programs, and pilot line operations; (7) develop a technology applications program for each advanced battery which is proven to be suitable for use in conjunction with dispersed applications of renewable energy sources, such as wind energy and photovoltaic systems; and (8) prepare a comprehensive program management plan for the conduct of the research, development, and demonstration activities under this Act. Establishes a technical panel on advanced batteries of the Energy Research Advisory Board to advise the Secretary on the conduct of the advanced battery energy storage program. Directs the Secretary to report annually to Congress concerning activities pursuant to this Act.

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

Timeline

  1. 30 September 1980

    Introduced

    Referred to Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 30 September 1980

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

Votes

No vote records are attached yet.

Versions

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

Documents

1 official file

Leesvertaling

Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.

Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.

Sponsors

Related records

No cross-record relationships stored yet.

Sources

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