HR7685-118

Reported

To strengthen and enhance the competitiveness of American industry through the research and development of advanced technologies to improve the efficiency of cement, concrete, and asphalt production, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Mar 15, 2024

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To strengthen and enhance the competitiveness of American industry through the research and development of advanced technologies to improve the efficiency of cement, concrete, and asphalt production, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers. The main policy domain is Energy, Government Operations, Environment.

Who Benefits and How

energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H3BDA25A84F1A4465A0D6437BBB7DBB67: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Innovative Mitigation Partnerships for Asphalt and Concrete Technologies Act or the IMPACT Act.
  • Section H1EAD06F518C9476ABC17915563F52280: 2. Advanced cement, concrete, and asphalt production research program Part I of subtitle C of title V of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law...
  • Section H6E2F07C749F04F33B13F18E6F5C7E517: 40523. Advanced cement, concrete, and asphalt production research program In this section: The term advanced production means production of cement, concrete,...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To strengthen and enhance the competitiveness of American industry through the research and development of advanced technologies to improve the efficiency of cement, concrete, and asphalt production, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers.

Key Policy Areas

Energy, Government Operations, Environment

Primary Purpose

This bill, To strengthen and enhance the competitiveness of American industry through the research and development of advanced technologies to improve the efficiency of cement, concrete, and asphalt production, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers.

Policy Domains

Energy Government Operations Environment

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers
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energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers:
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers
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federal implementing agencies:
energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers:

Legislative Progress

Reported
Introduced Committee Passed
Sep 24, 2024

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy …

May 23, 2024

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the …

Mar 15, 2024

Mr. Miller of Ohio (for himself and Mrs. Foushee) introduced …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Energy Government Operations Environment
Actor Mappings
"administrator_of_epa"
→ Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
"secretary_of_commerce"
→ Secretary of Commerce
"secretary_of_transportation"
→ Secretary of Transportation

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

2 terms
"commercially available, with respect to cement, concrete, and asphalt," §H1EAD06F518C9476ABC17915563F52280

that the cement, concrete, or asphalt is— readily and widely available for purchase in the United States

"commercially available, with respect to cement, concrete, and asphalt," §H6E2F07C749F04F33B13F18E6F5C7E517

that the cement, concrete, or asphalt is— readily and widely available for purchase in the United States

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