H.R. 9446 · 117th Congress · House

Department of Energy Clean Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 2022

Active· Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Introduced
Dec 6, 22
Passed House
Pending
Passed Senate
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

Department of Energy Clean Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 2022

This bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to conduct a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application of clean hydrogen and fuel cell technologies to enable production, distribution, and use of clean hydrogen and to advance the development of related hydrogen infrastructure. Under the bill, DOE must also enter into an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to examine research pathways for hydrogen production processes with net-zero direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions.