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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Sep 12, 2017
Energy Technology Maturation Act of 2017
This bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish a funding program to facilitate the commercialization of energy and related technologies that exhibit promising commercial potential and are developed at DOE facilities.
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Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1] · D–NM
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces.
Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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