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Cost-Share Accountability Act of 2025

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Introduced:
Jan 13, 2025
Policy Area:
Energy

Bill Statistics

12
Actions
1
Cosponsors
1
Summaries
5
Subjects
3
Text Versions
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Latest Action

Mar 25, 2025
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Summaries (1)

Introduced in House - Jan 13, 2025 00
<p><strong>Cost-Share Accountability Act of 2025</strong></p><p>This bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to report on the use of its authority to reduce or eliminate the nonfederal&nbsp;cost-sharing requirements for federally-funded projects regarding research, development, demonstration, and commercial application activities under the Energy Policy Act of 2005. DOE must submit a report within 120 days of the enactment of this bill and at least quarterly thereafter.</p>

Actions (12)

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Type: IntroReferral | Source: Senate
Mar 25, 2025
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Type: Floor | Source: House floor actions | Code: H38310
Mar 24, 2025
6:57 PM
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)
Type: Floor | Source: House floor actions | Code: H37300
Mar 24, 2025
6:57 PM
Passed/agreed to in House: 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)
Type: Floor | Source: Library of Congress | Code: 8000
Mar 24, 2025
6:57 PM
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1213)
Type: Floor | Source: House floor actions | Code: H30000
Mar 24, 2025
6:31 PM
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
Type: Floor | Source: House floor actions | Code: H37220
Mar 24, 2025
2:21 PM
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 359.
Type: Floor | Source: House floor actions | Code: H8D000
Mar 24, 2025
2:12 PM
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1196-1197)
Type: Floor | Source: House floor actions | Code: H30000
Mar 24, 2025
2:12 PM
Mr. Babin moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Type: Floor | Source: House floor actions | Code: H30300
Mar 24, 2025
2:12 PM
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Type: IntroReferral | Source: House floor actions | Code: H11100
Jan 13, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral | Source: Library of Congress | Code: Intro-H
Jan 13, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral | Source: Library of Congress | Code: 1000
Jan 13, 2025

Subjects (5)

Congressional oversight Energy (Policy Area) Energy research Research administration and funding Research and development

Cosponsors (1)

(D-IL)
Jan 13, 2025

Text Versions (3)

Referred in Senate

Mar 25, 2025

Engrossed in House

Mar 24, 2025

Introduced in House

Jan 13, 2025

Full Bill Text

Length: 1,703 characters Version: Referred in Senate Version Date: Mar 25, 2025 Last Updated: Nov 15, 2025 6:21 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 359 Referred in Senate

(RFS) ]

<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 359

_______________________________________________________________________

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

March 25, 2025

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources

_______________________________________________________________________

AN ACT

To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to require reporting relating to
certain cost-share requirements, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1.

This Act may be cited as the ``Cost-Share Accountability Act of
2025''.
SEC. 2.
Section 988 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``

(g) Reporting.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the
enactment of this subsection and at least quarterly thereafter, the
Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Science, Space, and
Technology and Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and
the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and shall make publicly
available, a report on the use by the Department during the period
covered by the report of the authority to reduce or eliminate cost-
sharing requirements provided by subsection

(b)

(3) or
(c) (2) .''.

Passed the House of Representatives March 24, 2025.

Attest:

KEVIN F. MCCUMBER,

Clerk.