HR 1069 United States House · 118th Congress

Clean Energy Demonstration Transparency Act of 2023

HR 1069, the Clean Energy Demonstration Transparency Act of 2023, requires the Department of Energy to provide detailed reports to specific congressional committees every six months about federally funded clean energy demonstration projects. The reports must include copies of initial contracts, a list of completed or missed milestones, and any major changes to project scope, schedule, or funding. This applies to projects administered under the Infrastructure Investments and Jobs Act and directly affects the Department of Energy and the project recipients receiving federal funding. The bill aims to increase transparency for congressional oversight without changing funding levels or project requirements.
Sub-Topics: Pipeline Infrastructure Renewable Energy Tags: Government Transparency
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2024
House Passage
Apr 2024
Senate Passage
President
Introduced Feb 17, 2023 Last action Apr 30, 2024
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Introduced in House Engrossed in House · 2 edits · Apr 29, 2024
MINOR
The engrossed version of HR 1069 adds a requirement that the Secretary make semiannual clean energy demonstration project reports publicly available in digital online format, not just submit them to congressional committees. It also corrects the name of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (removing an extra 's' from 'Investments'). The public availability requirement significantly increases transparency by giving the general public direct access to contract details, milestone status, and project modifications.
REQUIREMENT

The Secretary must now make the semiannual reports publicly available in digital online format, in addition to submitting them to congressional committees. This gives the public direct access to initial contracts, financial assistance agreements, milestone status, and material project modifications.

TECHNICAL

Corrected the name of the referenced law from 'Infrastructure Investments and Jobs Act' to 'Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act' (removed extra 's').

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
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Actions timeline

Total actions
13
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Amendments
3
Apr 30, 2024
Committee
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
upper
Apr 29, 2024
Introduced
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2651)
lower
Apr 29, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2651)
lower
Apr 29, 2024
Introduced
Mr. Lucas moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
lower
Sep 21, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H. Rept. 118-212.
lower
Jul 27, 2023
Introduced
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 35 - 0.
lower
Jul 27, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
lower
Feb 17, 2023
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
lower
Feb 17, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 5 co-sponsors

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