National Energy Research and Development Act
Latest action. Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
National Energy Research and Development Act - Expresses the findings of Congress and declares it to be the policy of the Congress to establish and vigorously conduct a National program of research and energy development. Directs the Administrator of the Energy Research and Development Administration to: (1) formulate a 10-year national energy research and development program; (2) conduct a study on the personnel necessary to carry out energy research and development; and (3) submit such program and study to appropriate congressional committees. Describes the scope of research and development to be conducted by Administrator in carrying out his responsibilities under the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, including the desirability of advancing technologies in recycling, magnetohydrodynamics, inertial energy storage, systems approaches to energy use, and solar energy sytems. States that, in the conduct of activities under the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, the forms of Federal assistance and participation may include: (1) joint Federal-industry corporations; (2) Federal purchases or guaranteed price of the products of demonstration plants; and (3) Federal loans under contractural arrangements for demonstration projects. Details the guidelines to be met by the joint Federal-industry model corporations. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal years 1975 and 1976 for carrying out the purposes of this Act, setting limitations on the extent of appropriations in connection with any demonstration project in excess of $10,000,000 and any Federal arrangement for guaranteed price of products or loans in excess of $5,000,000.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Introduced in House" stage on May 20, 1974. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Where is it in the process, and what happens next?
4 steps remain before this bill could become law.
The record's latest action, on May 20, 1974: Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
- Clearing the committees it was referred to, and being scheduled for a floor vote
- Passage by the House
- Passage by the Senate
- The President's signature. If the President vetoes it, two-thirds of both chambers must vote to override.
How likely is it to become law?
Civibrief does not forecast outcomes and this page has no opinion about this one. What the record supports is a base rate, which is a fact about the whole pile, not a prediction about this measure.
In the 93rd Congress (1973-74), 651 of the 23,396 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 2.8 percent. That count covers every measure at every stage, including the many that never left committee.
This one is not there yet: 4 steps are still outstanding, listed above.
Has anyone actually voted on it?
No. No roll call in this Congress cites this measure. That is the ordinary outcome: most measures never reach a recorded floor vote, and a committee ends most of them simply by not acting.
A vote is not the only thing that happens to a measure. Hearings, markups, and referrals are all recorded actions, and none of them is a vote of the full chamber.
Who is behind it?
CRAIG HOSMER (R-CA) introduced it on May 20, 1974, and 2 members have since signed on as cosponsors.
They are 2 Republicans.
Cosponsoring is a formal signature on the text. It is not a commitment to vote for the measure, it does not bind anyone's party, and a long list of cosponsors is a measure of attention rather than of prospects.
How long has it been in play?
It was introduced on May 20, 1974, 19106 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 19106 days ago, on May 20, 1974.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 93rd Congress has not finished by January 3, 1975 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.
Every answer above is assembled from this measure's own record on Congress.gov and from published counts of what Congress has passed before. Civibrief does not predict outcomes and takes no position on any measure.
Vote history
- HouseIn committee, no floor vote yet
- SenateAwaits House passage
- PresidentAwaits both chambers