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COAL TeCC Act of 2019

10/28/2022, 1:45 AM

Congressional Summary of S 3047

Creating Opportunities And Leveraging Technologies for Coal Carbon Act of 2019 or the COAL TeCC Act of 2019

This bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish two programs concerning coal-derived carbon products.

First, DOE must establish a program of research, development, and demonstration for carbon engineering solutions to enable new uses for coal-derived carbon for a variety of purposes, such as commercial, military, or medical purposes.

Second, DOE must establish a pilot and demonstration program to accelerate the commercial deployment of coal-carbon products.

Current Status of Bill S 3047

Bill S 3047 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since December 12, 2019. Bill S 3047 was introduced during Congress 116 and was introduced to the Senate on December 12, 2019.  Bill S 3047's most recent activity was Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. as of December 12, 2019

Bipartisan Support of Bill S 3047

Total Number of Sponsors
1
Democrat Sponsors
0
Republican Sponsors
1
Unaffiliated Sponsors
0
Total Number of Cosponsors
3
Democrat Cosponsors
1
Republican Cosponsors
2
Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0

Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill S 3047

Primary Policy Focus

Energy

Potential Impact Areas

- Coal
- Congressional oversight
- Energy research
- Government studies and investigations
- Mining
- Product development and innovation
- Research and development
- Technology transfer and commercialization

Alternate Title(s) of Bill S 3047

COAL TeCC Act of 2019
COAL TeCC Act of 2019
Creating Opportunities And Leveraging Technologies for Coal Carbon Act of 2019
A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to require the Secretary of Energy to establish a carbon technologies program, and for other purposes.

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