S. 2714: ARPA–E Reauthorization Act of 2019

116th Congress · introduced 2019-10-28 · Energy · Latest: By Senator Murkowski from Committee on Energy and Natural Resources filed written report. Report No. 116-195.

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Where it came from: introduced 2019-10-28 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

ARPA–E Reauthorization Act of 2019

Plain summary

ARPA-E Reauthorization Act of 2019 This bill revises and reauthorizes through FY2024 the Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E). Among other things, the bill revises the goals of ARPA-E to include the development of energy technologies that improve the resilience, reliability, and security of infrastructure to produce, deliver, and store energy; directs ARPA-E, in awarding grants, to consider the success or failure of any project carried out by an entity using prior grant funds; and requires ARPA-E to ensure that an award is not provided for a project unless the prospective award recipient demonstrates that (1) a sufficient attempt has been made to secure private financing, or (2) the project is not independently commercially viable.

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Official text

ARPA–E Reauthorization Act of 2019

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] · 3 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 2714, ARPA-E Reauthorization Act of 2019 (2019-12-03)

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Martin Heinrich (D-NM)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] reported raising $2.5 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116s2714.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/s>

Record fed-us-cong116-s2714 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116