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Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 359

Introduced

Cost-Share Accountability Act of 2025

Sponsor
RJay Obernolte· California
Introduced
January 13, 2025
Policy area
Energy
Latest action
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.March 25, 2025
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 359 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 359

_______________________________________________________________________

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

March 25, 2025

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources

_______________________________________________________________________

AN ACT

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

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Cost-Share Accountability Act of 
2025''.

SEC. 2. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

Section 988 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16352) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(g) Reporting.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the 
enactment of this subsection and at least quarterly thereafter, the 
Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Science, Space, and 
Technology and Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and 
the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and shall make publicly 
available, a report on the use by the Department 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).''.

Passed the House of Representatives March 24, 2025.

Attest:

KEVIN F. MCCUMBER,

Clerk.

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