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Cost-Share Accountability Act of 2022

Floor Speech

Date: July 26, 2022
Location: Washington, DC

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Mr. BEYER. Madam Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 6933) to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to require reporting relating to certain cost-share requirements.

The Clerk read the title of the bill.

The text of the bill is as follows: H.R. 6933

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 2022''. 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:

``(g) Reporting.--Not later than 120 days after the enactment of the Cost-Share Accountability Act of 2022, 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 subsections (b)(3) or (c)(2).''.

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Mr. BEYER. 6933, the bill now under consideration.

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Mr. BEYER. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.

Madam Speaker, I rise today to support H.R. 6933, the Cost-Share Accountability Act of 2022. Many of the clean-energy technologies deployed throughout the Nation today have benefited from financial support from the Department of Energy. The Cost-Share Accountability Act of 2022 would strengthen reporting requirements related to certain cost-share requirements at the Department of Energy. Better reporting on financial assistance will help us ensure that taxpayer dollars are being spent wisely.

Madam Speaker, I thank Investigations and Oversight Subcommittee Ranking Member Obernolte and Chairman Foster for their work on this important legislation, and I urge adoption of H.R. 6933.

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Mr. BEYER. Madam Speaker, I also urge my colleagues to support H.R. 6933, and I yield back the balance of my time.

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