# 116-hr-5905: Joint Long-Term Storage Act of 2020

116-hr-5905, Joint Long-Term Storage Act of 2020, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH); status Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-5905
- Congress: 116
- Title: Joint Long-Term Storage Act of 2020
- Status: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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.
- Introduced: 2020-02-13
- Sponsor: Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Energy
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Joint Long-Term Storage Act of 2020 This bill addresses long-term renewable energy storage technologies and systems. Specifically, it requires the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) in the Department of Energy to establish an initiative composed of demonstration projects focused on the development of long-duration energy storage technologies. The goals of the initiative include demonstrating the potential benefits of long-duration energy storage to efficient use of the electricity grid and increasing the commercial viability of long-duration energy storage technologies. As part of the initiative, ARPA-E must establish a joint program with the Department of Defense's Environmental Security Technology Certification Program office to (1) demonstrate promising long-duration energy storage technologies at different scales; and (2) help new, innovative long-duration energy storage technologies become commercially viable. In addition, the bill authorizes through FY2024 the Duration Addition to electricitY Storage program to develop energy storage systems that provide power to the electric grid for durations of 10 to approximately 100 hours.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-1] (R-AZ), 2020-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11] (D-NJ), 2020-02-13T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [116-hr-5905 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5905)

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