Bill Details
HR.1453 - 119th Congress
Status
Latest action
2025-05-20 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Introduced Date
2025-02-21
Policy Area
Energy
Committees
View committees (2)
Sponsors
Cosponsors
View cosponsors (1)
6
0
0
AI Summary This summary was generated by AI from the bill text. AI can get information wrong.
This bill would make the Department of Energy give regular public updates on certain clean energy demonstration projects. It would require the Secretary of Energy to send reports to Congress and post them online, starting within six months after the law takes effect and then every six months after that. These reports are meant to give lawmakers and the public a clearer picture of how these projects are progressing, what agreements were made, whether key goals are being met, and whether there have been any major changes in the project’s plan or funding.
- The reports must cover each covered project or other demonstration project supported by the program.
- Each report must include copies of initial contracts or financial assistance agreements, along with related documents if needed.
- The reports must also list which major technical, material, or financial milestones have been met or missed.
- They must describe any major changes to the project’s scope, schedule, budget, funding profile, cost-sharing rules, or project partners.
Official Summaries
Clean Energy Demonstration Transparency Act of 2025
This bill directs the Department of Energy (DOE) to submit and publish online semiannual reports on the status of certain clean energy demonstration projects that are managed or supported by DOE's Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations.
Current Full Text
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1453 Referred in Senate (RFS)]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1453
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 20, 2025
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources
_______________________________________________________________________
AN ACT
To amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to require
reporting regarding clean energy demonstration projects, 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. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Clean Energy Demonstration
Transparency Act of 2025''.
SEC. 2. PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND OVERSIGHT REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
Subsection (h) of section 41201 of the Infrastructure Investment
and Jobs Act (42 U.S.C. 18861) is amended by adding at the end
following new paragraph:
``(3) Further reports.--
``(A) In general.--Not later than six months after
the date of the enactment of this paragraph and at
least semiannually thereafter, the Secretary shall
submit to the Committee on Science, Space, and
Technology and the Committee on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy
and Natural Resources and the Committee on
Appropriations of the Senate a report, and make
publicly available in digital online format, that
contains, for the period covered by each such report,
for each covered project or other demonstration project
administered or supported by the program, the
following:
``(i) A copy of any initial contracts or
financial assistance agreements executed
between the Department and an award recipient,
including any related documentation, as the
Secretary determines appropriate.
``(ii) A list of any material, technical,
or financial milestones that have or have not
been met.
``(iii) Any material modifications to the
scope, schedule, funding profile (including
cost-share requirements), project partners or
participating entities, or budget of the
project.
``(B) Streamlining.--To the extent practicable, the
Secretary may synchronize the reports required under
subparagraph (A) with other required reports, such as
those required under--
``(i) paragraph (1); and
``(ii) section 9005(e) of the Energy Act of
2020 (42 U.S.C. 7256c(e); enacted
as division Z of the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2021).''.
Passed the House of Representatives May 19, 2025.
Attest:
KEVIN F. MCCUMBER,
Clerk.