H.R. 359: Cost-Share Accountability Act of 2025
Sponsor
Jay Obernolte
Republican · CA-23
What H.R. 359 does
H.R. 359 is about how the Department of Energy uses its authority to lower or waive the share of project costs that nonfederal partners must pay on federally funded research, development, demonstration and commercial application projects. The bill would require the department to report on its use of that authority within 120 days of enactment and at least quarterly after that.
How the House voted
Passed · March 24, 2025On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass: H R 359 Cost-Share Accountability Act · Roll no. 72 · Official record
HR359 Legislative Journey
Committee Action
Mar 25, 2025
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
House: Vote: 405-0
Mar 24, 2025
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 405 - 0 (Roll no. 72). (text: CR H1196)
House: Committee Action
Jan 13, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
About the Sponsor
Jay Obernolte
Republican, California's 23rd congressional district · 5 years in Congress
Committees: Science, Space, and Technology, the Budget, Energy and Commerce
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Cosponsors (1)
This bill has 1 cosponsor: 1 Democrat. Cosponsors represent 1 state: Illinois.
Committee Sponsors
Energy and Natural Resources Committee
0 of 20 committee members cosponsored
No committee members have cosponsored this bill
Science, Space, and Technology Committee
1 of 40 committee members cosponsored
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What laws does H.R. 359 change?
1 changes
Sections Amended
Section 988 of Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16352)
adding at the end the following new subsection: ``(g) Reporting
H.R. 359 Quick Facts
- Committee
- Energy and Natural Resources
- Chamber
- House
- Policy
- Energy
- Introduced
- Jan 13, 2025
Passed the House, received in Senate
Mar 25, 2025
H.R. 359 Bill Text
“To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to require reporting relating to certain cost-share requirements, and for other purposes.”
Source: U.S. Government Publishing Office
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