S. 2445 (115th) — Grid Modernization Act (Cantwell)
Energy and Natural Resources
Co-Sponsors: 2–2 Democrats
Reduce Emissions from the Electricity Sector
According to the Energy Information Administration (EIA), CO2 emissions in the U.S. rose by almost 3 percent in 2018[1]. While coal consumption in the U.S. is steadily declining, natural gas and petroleum will remain dominant sources of energy used in the U.S and abroad.[2] Decarbonizing the power sector will require a combination of investments in low-carbon, renewable, and zero-carbon emitting technologies, as well as reforms to the energy market to accommodate a successful transition to a clean energy economy.
H.R. 360 (116th) — Cyber Sense Act of 2019 (Latta)
Energy and Commerce
Co-Sponsors: 3–2 Democrats, 1 Republican
H.R. 359 (116th) — Enhancing Grid Security through Public-Private Partnerships Act (McNerney)
Energy and Commerce
Co-Sponsors: 1–1 Republican
H.R. 825 (115th) — Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act (Gosar)
Natural Resources; Agriculture
Co-Sponsors: 24–9 Democrats, 15 Republicans
This bill would create a competitive leasing system for wind and solar energy on public land (like oil and natural gas programs). It will direct royalties from renewable energy projects into wildlife conservation funding and back into the states and counties.
H.R. 7311 (115th) — S.T.O.R.A.G.E Act (Takano)
Energy and Commerce; Science, Space, and Technology
Co-Sponsors: 1–1 Republican
This bill amends the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to add energy storage systems to the list of strategies states should consider when developing energy plans and using utility ratemaking authority.
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H.R. 2011 (115th) — Carbon Capture Improvement Act of 2017 (Veasey)
Ways and Means
Co-Sponsors: 7–3 Democrats, 4 Republicans
H.R. 2741 (116th) – Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrow’s America Act (LIFT) (Pallone)
Energy and Commerce; Natural Resources; Science, Space, and Technology; Ways and Means; Transportation and Infrastructure; Education and Labor
Co-Sponsors: 32 Democrats
H.R. 1166 (116th) — USE IT Act (Peters)
Energy and Commerce; Science, Space, and Technology; Natural Resources; Transportation and Infrastructure
Co-Sponsors: 12–8 Democrats, 4 Republicans