S. 1337: Capitalizing on American Storage Potential Act
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S. 1337: Capitalizing on American Storage Potential Act
115th Congress · introduced 2017-06-12 · Energy · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 422.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2017-06-12 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 422. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Capitalizing on American Storage Potential Act
Plain summary
Capitalizing on American Storage Potential Act This bill amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to expand the Department of Energy's existing loan guarantee program to any strategic energy infrastructure project that is a regional project which supports a more effective energy market performance and that has the potential to significantly contribute to the economic resilience of the region in which the project is located.
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Official text
Capitalizing on American Storage Potential Act
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV] · 2 cosponsors
Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 1337, Capitalizing on American Storage Potential Act (2018-06-13)
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Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115s1337.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/s>
Record fed-us-cong115-s1337 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115