S. 1685: Launching Energy Advancement and Development through Innovations for Natural Gas Act of 2019

116th Congress · introduced 2019-05-23 · Energy · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 221.

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Where it came from: introduced 2019-05-23 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Launching Energy Advancement and Development through Innovations for Natural Gas Act of 2019

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Launching Energy Advancement and Development through Innovations for Natural Gas Act of 2019 This bill directs the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish a program for the capture of carbon dioxide produced during the generation of natural gas-generated power. Specifically, DOE must identify opportunities to accelerate the development of commercially viable carbon capture technologies to reduce carbon dioxide emissions; enter into cooperative agreements with certain entities to license, permit, construct, and operate at least three facilities to capture carbon dioxide from natural gas generating power facilities; and identify any barriers to the commercial development of carbon capture technologies.

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Launching Energy Advancement and Development through Innovations for Natural Gas Act of 2019

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] · 4 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 1685, Launching Energy Advancement and Development through Innovations for Natural Gas Act of 2019 (2020-02-04)

Cosponsors on this site

Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Christopher A. Coons (D-DE)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] reported raising $8.6 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116s1685.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/s>

Record fed-us-cong116-s1685 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116