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DOE must submit a report within 120 days of the enactment of this bill and at least quarterly thereafter."}],"words":66},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Requires the Department of Energy to report on its use of authority to reduce or eliminate cost-sharing requirements under Section 988 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/359/text/eh#H30A9C360814440E386DF1AAF5BBFE106"}]},"core_areas":["Department of Energy reporting on cost-sharing requirement reductions or eliminations under the Energy Policy Act of 2005"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Amends Section 988 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 by adding a new subsection (g) titled \"Reporting.\"","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/359/text/eh#H30A9C360814440E386DF1AAF5BBFE106"}},{"text":"Requires the Secretary to submit a report not later than 120 days after the date of enactment and at least quarterly thereafter.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/359/text/eh#H30A9C360814440E386DF1AAF5BBFE106"}},{"text":"Requires each report to cover the Department's use, during the period covered by the report, of the authority to reduce or eliminate cost-sharing requirements provided by subsection (b)(3) or (c)(2).","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/359/text/eh#H30A9C360814440E386DF1AAF5BBFE106"}},{"text":"Requires the Secretary to submit each report to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, the House Committee on Appropriations, the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, and the Senate Committee on Appropriations.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/359/text/eh#H30A9C360814440E386DF1AAF5BBFE106"}},{"text":"Requires the Secretary to make each report publicly available.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/359/text/eh#H30A9C360814440E386DF1AAF5BBFE106"}}],"unexpected":[],"version":{"type":"Engrossed in House","date":"2025-03-24","rule":"passed","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/359/text/eh"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-09-29","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/359","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/359/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/119-hr-359.png","v":"039379aa7c03","alt":"Votes on Record. H.R. 359, 119th Congress: Cost-Share Accountability Act of 2025. House: 405 Yea, 0 Nay. Senate: not yet considered. Outcome: Passed House, 24 Mar 2025."}}