Requires the Secretary of Energy to report at least quarterly to Congress and the public on how the Department uses its authority to reduce or eliminate cost-share requirements.

Official title: Cost-Share Accountability Act of 2025

Next stop Senate: awaiting action

Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions

House

Introduced 13-JAN-2025

Referred 13-JAN-2025

Passed 24-MAR-2025

Senate

Received 25-MAR-2025

Key points

Requires the first report within 120 days of enactment and at least quarterly after that
Covers the Department's use of its authority to reduce or eliminate cost-share requirements under subsections (b)(3) and (c)(2) of Section 988 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005
Sends reports to the House Science, Space, and Technology and Appropriations committees and the Senate Energy and Natural Resources and Appropriations committees, and makes them publicly available

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Official CRS summary

Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Introduced in House" (13-JAN-2025); the text has changed since (Engrossed in House, 24-MAR-2025).

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Committee referrals (2)

Science, Space, and Technology Committee (House)
Energy and Natural Resources Committee (Senate)

Policy area

Energy

Sponsor Jay Obernolte (R-CA) Cosponsors · 1

■ 1 D

1 Democrat

Bill Foster

congress.gov page Referred in Senate (25-MAR-2025) Engrossed in House (24-MAR-2025) Introduced in House (13-JAN-2025) House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to, 405-0, 24-MAR-2025