# 119-hr-359: Cost-Share Accountability Act of 2025

119-hr-359, Cost-Share Accountability Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Obernolte, Jay [R-CA-23] (R-CA); status passed_house (as of 2026-09-10).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-359
- Congress: 119
- Title: Cost-Share Accountability Act of 2025
- Status: passed_house
- Introduced: 2025-01-13
- Sponsor: Rep. Obernolte, Jay [R-CA-23] (R-CA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Energy
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-10

## Summary

**Public reporting of DOE cost-share waivers for energy research.** This bill would require the Department of Energy to submit a public report within 120 days and then at least quarterly describing its use of authority under Section 988 to reduce or eliminate nonfederal cost-sharing for research, development, demonstration, and commercial application activities. Reports must be delivered to the House Science and House Appropriations committees and to the Senate Energy and Senate Appropriations committees and must be made publicly available. - Nonfederal project partners: Gain clearer public records on when DOE applies waivers, helping them assess potential match requirements for future proposals. - Congressional oversight: Four specified committees receive recurring reports, giving lawmakers steady visibility into when and how cost-share requirements are modified. - Department of Energy: Must track and report its use of cost-share reduction authority on a regular basis, adding an ongoing reporting responsibility. - Public transparency: Published reports let researchers, companies, and watchdogs see changes to the federal terms for energy projects.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] (D-IL), 2025-01-13T00:00:00.000Z

## Votes

| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-24T00:00:00.000Z | house | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Passed | 405 | 0 |

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- 119-hr-2582: Expanding Partnerships for Innovation and Competitiveness Act
- 119-hr-8516: American Leadership in AI Act
- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
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- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-359 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/359)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-359 (as of 2026-09-10).