H.R. 359 · 119th Congress

Cost-Share Accountability Act of 2025

Introduced on Jan 13, 2025 by Jay Obernolte (R-CA-23). One cosponsor. Latest action (Mar 25, 2025): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Jan 13, 2025
Cosponsors
1
1 from the other party
Policy area
Energy
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Progress

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  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to require reporting relating to certain cost-share requirements, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Congressional oversight
  • Energy research
  • Research administration and funding
  • Research and development

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, Jan 13, 2025). Public domain.

Cost-Share Accountability Act of 2025

This bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to report on the use of its authority to reduce or eliminate the nonfederal cost-sharing requirements for federally-funded projects regarding research, development, demonstration, and commercial application activities under the Energy Policy Act of 2005. DOE must submit a report within 120 days of the enactment of this bill and at least quarterly thereafter.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Jay ObernolteR-CA-23Sponsor

Democrats · 1

Roll calls

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  1. On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
    Mar 24, 2025· House· Passage· Passed 405–0

History

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  1. Jan 13, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Jan 13, 2025Introduced in House
  3. Jan 13, 2025 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
  4. Mar 24, 2025 · HouseMr. Babin moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  5. Mar 24, 2025 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1196-1197)
  6. Mar 24, 2025 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 359.
  7. Mar 24, 2025 · HouseAt the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
  8. Mar 24, 2025 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1213)
  9. Mar 24, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 405 - 0 (Roll no. 72). (text: CR H1196)House · Roll call 72
  10. Mar 24, 2025 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 405 - 0 (Roll no. 72). (text: CR H1196)House · Roll call 72
  11. Mar 24, 2025 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  12. Mar 25, 2025 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
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  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 5, 2026 · loaded Oct 5, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.