H.R. 5905: Department of Energy Science and Innovation Act of 2018

115th Congress · introduced 2018-05-22 · Science, Technology, Communications · Latest: Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 496.

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Where it came from: introduced 2018-05-22 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Weber, Randy K., Sr. [R-TX-14] · what a sponsor is
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Where it stands now: Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 496. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Department of Energy Science and Innovation Act of 2018

Plain summary

Department of Energy Science and Innovation Act of 2018 This bill authorizes various scientific research activities, programs, and initiatives in the Department of Energy (DOE). The bill states that the mission of DOE's Office of Science shall be the delivery of scientific discoveries, capabilities, and major scientific tools to transform the understanding of nature and to advance energy, economic, and national security. The bill provides statutory authority for the Office of Science's basic energy sciences program, construction and operation of user facilities, Advanced Scientific Computing Research program, and Science Laboratories Infrastructure Program. DOE shall provide for specified upgrades to or construction of basic energy sciences research infrastructure. DOE shall carry out a Solar Fuels Research Initiative and a Electricity Storage Research Initiative. The Office of Science shall: carry out specified research programs; ensure the access of U.S. researchers to the most advanced accelerator facilities and research capabilities in the world, including the Large Hadron Collider; and assess the potential of fusion energy projects supported by the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy.

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Official text

Department of Energy Science and Innovation Act of 2018

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Weber, Randy K., Sr. [R-TX-14] · 12 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 5905, Department of Energy Science and Innovation Act of 2018 (2018-06-26)

Cosponsors on this site

Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Frank D. Lucas (R-OK), Neal P. Dunn (R-FL), Ralph Norman (R-SC), Brian Babin (R-TX), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Clay Higgins (R-LA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Weber, Randy K., Sr. [R-TX-14] reported raising $1.1 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hr5905.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hr>

Record fed-us-cong115-hr5905 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115