In committee
IMPACT Act
This bill directs the Department of Energy to fund research, factory demonstrations, and technical support to help U.S. companies produce cleaner cement, concrete, and asphalt. Businesses, universities, and research institutions will be able to access federal expertise and national laboratory facilities to develop building materials that produce fewer greenhouse gases without sacrificing strength or raising costs. The bill also provides assistance to help these lower-emission materials meet local building codes and permitting requirements, with the entire initiative set to expire after seven years.
People affected—not determinable from the text provided; the bill directs assistance and demonstration partnerships to eligible institutional entities (higher education, private industry, and research facilities) rather than a specified population of individuals.
Fiscal magnitude—not determinable from the text provided; the bill establishes research, demonstration, and technical assistance programs but does not specify authorization or appropriation dollar amounts.
Reach32provisional · pending reviewrigor: heuristic llm
What this bill touches.
Public R&D+30Greenhouse-gas policy+15
Who it helps · who it burdens.
Who it helps
- Cement, concrete, and asphalt developers and manufacturersEligible to receive federal support and funding for demonstration projects, technical assistance with environmental permitting, lifecycle assessments, and local standard updates, and financial assistance to establish a Manufacturing USA Institute (Sec. 2(a)(40523)(a)(4), (f)(1), (g)(1)–(2), (h)(1)(C)).
- Higher education and nonprofit research institutionsQualify as eligible entities to receive support for research, development, and demonstration projects, leverage Department of Energy research infrastructure, and apply for technical assistance (Sec. 2(a)(40523)(a)(4), (c)(3), (f)(1), (g)(1)).
Who it burdens
- Department of EnergyMust establish and administer a seven-year research, development, and demonstration program, create a five-year strategic plan with biennial updates to Congress, conduct competitive technical assistance rounds at least annually, and submit biennial reports on demonstration projects (Sec. 2(a)(40523)(b), (d), (f)(3), (g)).
- Program research participantsMust comply with federal research security requirements under Public Law 117–167 for all research and development activities carried out under the program (Sec. 2(a)(40523)(j)).