WASHINGTON, D.C.— U.S. House Assistant Speaker Ben Ray Luján, D-N.M. and U.S. Representative Joe Wilson, R-S.C. secured a bipartisan amendment in the Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation Act to establish a nonprofit partner to the U.S. Department of Energy that would channel private-sector investments and accelerate the commercialization of innovative energy technologies.

The IMPACT for Energy Act was introduced by Luján and Wilson in the House and by U.S. Sens. Chris Coons, D-Del. and Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. in the Senate. The bipartisan, bicameral bill was included as an amendment in the Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation Act.

The legislation would establish a nonprofit foundation to support the DOE’s mission by driving private-sector investments in new technology, supporting public-private partnerships to accelerate commercialization, and bringing key stakeholders together to address our nation’s most pressing challenges, including the climate crisis.