116-hr-2986116th Congress

BEST Act

Sponsored By: Representative Foster, Bill [D-IL-11]

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Summary

Better Energy Storage Technology Act or the BEST Act This bill addresses grid-scale energy storage systems. The bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish within its Office of Electricity a research, development, and demonstration program for grid-scale energy storage systems. DOE must enter into agreements to carry out not more than five demonstration projects and develop a 10-year strategic plan and cost targets for grid-scale energy storage systems.

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Bill Overview

No Economic Impacts Identified for this Bill

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Foster, Bill [D-IL-11]

IL • D

Cosponsors

Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6]
IL • D
Sponsored 5/23/2019
Rep. Herrera Beutler, Jaime [R-WA-3]
WA • R
Sponsored 5/23/2019
Rep. Gonzalez, Anthony [R-OH-16]
OH • R
Sponsored 5/23/2019
Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]
PA • R
Sponsored 6/5/2019
Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT]
VT • D
Sponsored 6/12/2019
Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2]
NE • R
Sponsored 6/12/2019
Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7]
AZ • D
Sponsored 6/21/2019
Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2]
TX • R
Sponsored 6/21/2019
Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4]
MA • D
Sponsored 7/17/2019
Rep. Gallagher, Mike [R-WI-8]
WI • R
Sponsored 7/17/2019
Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14]
TX • R
Sponsored 10/16/2019
Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/21/2019
Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7]
VA • D
Sponsored 10/21/2019
Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24]
NY • R
Sponsored 10/22/2019
Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2]
NH • D
Sponsored 10/22/2019
Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3]
WI • D
Sponsored 10/23/2019
Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5]
IL • D
Sponsored 10/28/2019
Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/28/2019
Rep. Cox, TJ [D-CA-21]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/28/2019
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 10/28/2019
Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6]
MI • D
Sponsored 10/28/2019
Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4]
CT • D
Sponsored 10/28/2019
Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1]
NM • D
Sponsored 10/30/2019
Rep. Luria, Elaine G. [D-VA-2]
VA • D
Sponsored 10/30/2019
JOHN LEWIS
GA • D
Sponsored 10/31/2019
Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]
OR • D
Sponsored 10/31/2019
Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2]
WA • D
Sponsored 11/5/2019
Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4]
NJ • R
Sponsored 11/8/2019
Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21]
NY • R
Sponsored 11/8/2019
Rep. Brindisi, Anthony [D-NY-22]
NY • D
Sponsored 11/13/2019
Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
TN • D
Sponsored 11/13/2019
Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]
VA • D
Sponsored 11/13/2019
Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ]
NJ • D
Sponsored 11/14/2019
Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10]
IL • D
Sponsored 11/15/2019
Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3]
OH • D
Sponsored 11/20/2019
Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3]
IL • D
Sponsored 8/16/2019
Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15]
OH • R
Sponsored 9/6/2019
Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7]
TX • D
Sponsored 9/13/2019
Rep. McHenry, Patrick T. [R-NC-10]
NC • R
Sponsored 9/17/2019
Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1]
HI • D
Sponsored 9/26/2019
Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41]
CA • R
Sponsored 9/26/2019
Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13]
GA • D
Sponsored 12/3/2019
Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9]
CA • D
Sponsored 12/3/2019
Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3]
NY • D
Sponsored 12/3/2019
Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9]
MA • D
Sponsored 12/10/2019
Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5]
NY • D
Sponsored 12/12/2019
Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31]
CA • D
Sponsored 12/13/2019
Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30]
TX • D
Sponsored 12/17/2019
Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1]
ME • D
Sponsored 1/8/2020
Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4]
NC • D
Sponsored 1/10/2020
Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44]
CA • D
Sponsored 1/10/2020
Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4]
OK • R
Sponsored 1/28/2020
Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1]
NE • R
Sponsored 1/28/2020
Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9]
PA • R
Sponsored 1/30/2020
Rep. McAdams, Ben [D-UT-4]
UT • D
Sponsored 2/12/2020
Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11]
NJ • D
Sponsored 2/13/2020
Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22]
TX • R
Sponsored 2/13/2020
Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]
OR • D
Sponsored 2/18/2020
Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16]
TX • D
Sponsored 3/4/2020
Rep. Steil, Bryan [R-WI-1]
WI • R
Sponsored 3/5/2020
Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9]
FL • D
Sponsored 6/25/2020
Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28]
CA • D
Sponsored 6/25/2020
Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]
RI • D
Sponsored 6/25/2020
Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4]
NY • D
Sponsored 6/25/2020
Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17]
CA • D
Sponsored 6/25/2020
Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]
WI • D
Sponsored 6/25/2020
Rep. Crist, Charlie [D-FL-13]
FL • D
Sponsored 6/25/2020
Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14]
OH • R
Sponsored 6/25/2020
Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-33]
CA • D
Sponsored 6/29/2020
Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]
CA • D
Sponsored 6/29/2020
Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5]
TN • D
Sponsored 7/16/2020
Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20]
TX • D
Sponsored 7/16/2020
Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5]
WA • R
Sponsored 7/16/2020
Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3]
MN • D
Sponsored 7/16/2020
Del. San Nicolas, Michael F. Q. [D-GU-At Large]
GU • D
Sponsored 7/21/2020
Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]
OR • D
Sponsored 7/29/2020
Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/29/2020
Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/29/2020
Rep. Rose, Max [D-NY-11]
NY • D
Sponsored 7/29/2020
Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]
NJ • D
Sponsored 7/29/2020
Rep. Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2]
ME • D
Sponsored 7/29/2020
Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1]
NH • D
Sponsored 7/29/2020
Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2]
RI • D
Sponsored 7/29/2020
Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ]
AZ • D
Sponsored 7/29/2020
Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/29/2020
Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6]
PA • D
Sponsored 7/29/2020
Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-18]
PA • D
Sponsored 7/29/2020
Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/29/2020
Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10]
WA • D
Sponsored 7/30/2020
Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5]
CT • D
Sponsored 7/30/2020
Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2]
NV • R
Sponsored 7/30/2020
Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7]
WA • D
Sponsored 7/30/2020
Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/30/2020
Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM]
NM • D
Sponsored 7/30/2020
Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4]
NV • D
Sponsored 7/30/2020
Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/30/2020
Sen. Curtis, John R. [R-UT]
UT • R
Sponsored 7/31/2020
Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]
NV • D
Sponsored 7/31/2020
Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6]
MD • D
Sponsored 7/31/2020
Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50]
CA • D
Sponsored 7/31/2020
Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2]
MN • D
Sponsored 8/4/2020
Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11]
MI • D
Sponsored 8/4/2020

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