# 115-hr-5610: BEST Act of 2018

115-hr-5610, BEST Act of 2018, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Knight, Stephen [R-CA-25] (R-CA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-5610
- Congress: 115
- Title: BEST Act of 2018
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
- Introduced: 2018-04-25
- Sponsor: Rep. Knight, Stephen [R-CA-25] (R-CA)
- Cosponsors: 21
- Policy area: Energy
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Better Energy Storage Technology Act of 2018 or the BEST Act of 2018 This bill requires the Department of Energy to establish new goals for its energy storage program and enter into agreements to carry out at least three grid-scale energy storage demonstration projects. (The energy storage program supports the ability of the United States to remain globally competitive in energy storage systems for electric drive vehicles, stationary applications, and electricity transmission and distribution.)

## Cosponsors (21)

- Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] (D-IL), 2018-04-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2018-04-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2018-04-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Curbelo, Carlos [R-FL-26] (R-FL), 2018-04-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Costello, Ryan A. [R-PA-6] (R-PA), 2018-04-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2018-04-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41] (R-CA), 2018-04-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] (D-OH), 2018-04-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Walters, Mimi [R-CA-45] (R-CA), 2018-04-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-18] (D-PA), 2018-04-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2018-04-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Herrera Beutler, Jaime [R-WA-3] (R-WA), 2018-04-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2018-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gallagher, Mike [R-WI-8] (R-WI), 2018-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crist, Charlie [D-FL-13] (D-FL), 2018-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] (R-NJ), 2018-05-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hunter, Duncan D. [R-CA-50] (R-CA), 2018-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] (R-WA), 2018-06-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roskam, Peter J. [R-IL-6] (R-IL), 2018-06-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] (D-NV), 2018-09-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2018-09-13T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [115-hr-5610 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5610)

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