H.R. 4553: Fossil Energy Encouragement and Accountability Act of 2014
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H.R. 4553: Fossil Energy Encouragement and Accountability Act of 2014
113th Congress · introduced 2014-05-01 · Energy · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2014-05-01 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Fossil Energy Encouragement and Accountability Act of 2014
Plain summary
Fossil Energy Encouragement and Accountability Act of 2014 - Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary of Energy (DOE) for FY2015 for coal, natural gas, and oil research and development. Prohibits the use of such funds, however, to: (1) transform any element of the National Energy Technology Laboratory into a government-owned, contractor-operated laboratory, or to consider or plan for any such transformation; (2) consolidate or close any element of the Laboratory; or (3) transfer the Laboratory's human resources functions from any laboratory.
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Official text
Fossil Energy Encouragement and Accountability Act of 2014
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] · 8 cosponsors
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Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Andy Barr (R-KY), Kevin Cramer (R-ND)
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- Appropriation
- Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113hr4553.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/hr>
Record fed-us-cong113-hr4553 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113