The record

LegislationLegislation· Mar 2025
HR 359 Passed House — in Senate

Sponsored by Jay Obernolte (R)

Cost-Share Accountability Act of 2025

Requires the Energy Department to report quarterly on when it waives requirements for research projects.

Tradeoff

Adds a reporting requirement with no stated budgetary cost. The bill does not change DOE's authority to waive , only its transparency about doing so.

What's in it

See official bill text

The House passed this 405-0 on March 24, 2025 — now in the Senate.

  1. House

    Introduced

    (Jan 13, 2025)

  2. House

    Committee on Science, Space, and Technology(Jan 13, 2025)

  3. House

    On Motion to and Pass

    Passed(Roll #72 · Mar 24, 2025)

    405 yeanay 0

  4. Senate

    Received from the House

    on Energy and Natural Resources(Mar 25, 2025)

Passage votes so far· Mar 24, 2025· 119th Congress · 2025–2027