# 117-hr-6680: Blue Energy Innovation Act of 2022

117-hr-6680, Blue Energy Innovation Act of 2022, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] (D-WA); status Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-6680
- Congress: 117
- Title: Blue Energy Innovation Act of 2022
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
- Introduced: 2022-02-09
- Sponsor: Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] (D-WA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Energy
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Blue Energy Innovation Act of 2022 This bill requires the Department of Energy to establish and implement the Integrated Blue Economy and Blue Energy Technologies Program to provide funding for research and development of blue energy technologies for specified purposes (e.g., developing new blue energy market opportunities). Blue energy technologies are technologies that (1) derive or generate energy from a renewable energy resource or capture, remove, and sequester greenhouse gases; and (2) are located in an aquatic environment.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] (R-WA), 2022-02-09T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-6680 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6680)

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- [117-hr-1193: Cardiovascular Advances in Research and Opportunities Legacy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1193)
- [117-hr-5142: To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal, in commemoration to the servi…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5142)
- [117-hr-5754: Patient Advocate Tracker Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5754)
- [117-hr-1842: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1842)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6680 (as of 2025-11-18).