Expanding Access to Sustainable Energy Act of 2019
This bill requires the Department of Energy to award grants to assist rural electric cooperatives with identifying, evaluating, designing, and demonstrating energy storage and microgrid projects that utilize energy from renewable energy sources. (A microgrid is a group of interconnected loads and distributed energy resources that acts as a single controllable entity and that can connect and disconnect from the grid to operate in grid-connected or island mode.)
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-10-19 | IntroReferral | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate |
| 2020-09-24 | Floor | The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of H.R. 4447. | House floor actions |
| 2020-09-24 | Floor | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2020-09-24 | Vote | On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 220 - 185 (Roll no. 206). | House floor actions |
| 2020-09-24 | Vote | On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 193 - 214 (Roll no. 205). | House floor actions |
| 2020-09-24 | Floor | The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2020-09-24 | Floor | Floor summary: DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Lucas motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment to prohibit the use of funds for entities that fail to certify that they will not transfer intellectual properties, technologies or data to other entities deemed to be of risk by the Secretary of Energy or the United States Trade Representative. | House floor actions |
| 2020-09-24 | Floor | Mr. Lucas moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. (text: CR H4947) | House floor actions |
| 2020-09-24 | Floor | The previous question was ordered without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2020-09-24 | Floor | UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was on amendments, which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed. | House floor actions |
| 2020-09-24 | Floor | POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Levin (CA) amendment en bloc No. 4, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Levin (CA) demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced. | House floor actions |
| 2020-09-24 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1129, the House proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Levin(CA)amendment en bloc No. 4. | House floor actions |
| 2020-09-24 | Floor | POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Haaland amendment No. 32, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Ms. Haaland demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced. | House floor actions |
| 2020-09-24 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1129, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Haaland amendment No. 32. | House floor actions |
| 2020-09-24 | Floor | Motion to reconsider laid on the table. Agreed to without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2020-09-24 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1129, the House proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Pallone amendment en bloc. No. 3. | House floor actions |
| 2020-09-24 | Floor | Motion to reconsider laid on the table. Agreed to without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2020-09-24 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1129, the House proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Degette amendment en bloc No. 2 | House floor actions |
| 2020-09-24 | Floor | POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Stevens amendment en bloc No. 1, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Ms. Stevens demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced. | House floor actions |
| 2020-09-24 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1129, the House proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Stevens amendment en bloc No. 1. | House floor actions |
| 2020-09-24 | Floor | Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4898-4949) | House floor actions |
| 2020-09-24 | Floor | UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was on H.R. 4447, which was debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed. | House floor actions |
| 2020-09-23 | Floor | POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - Pursuant to clause 1(c) of Rule XIX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on H.R. 4447 would be postponed. | House floor actions |
| 2020-09-23 | Floor | DEBATE - The House proceeded with 90 minutes of debate on H.R. 4447. | House floor actions |
| 2020-09-23 | Floor | Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4447, H.R. 6270 and H.R. 8319. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 4447 under a structured rulee with 90 minutes of general debate. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 6270, under closed rule and H.R. 8319 under a closed rule. | House floor actions |
| 2020-09-23 | Floor | Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1129. (consideration: CR H4774-4877; text: CR H4774-4865) | House floor actions |
| 2020-09-21 | Floor | Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1129 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4447, H.R. 6270 and H.R. 8319. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 4447 under a structured rulee with 90 minutes of general debate. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 6270, under closed rule and H.R. 8319 under a closed rule. | House floor actions |
| 2020-09-15 | Calendars | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 404. | House floor actions |
| 2020-09-15 | Discharge | Committee on Science, Space, and Technology discharged. | House floor actions |
| 2020-09-15 | Committee | Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 116-504, Part I. | House floor actions |
| 2020-09-09 | Committee | Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. | House committee actions |
| 2020-09-09 | Committee | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. | House committee actions |
| 2019-09-23 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy. | House committee actions |
| 2019-09-20 | IntroReferral | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House floor actions |
| 2019-09-20 | IntroReferral | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House floor actions |
| 2019-09-20 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |