Washington DC Office 307 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 Phone: 202-224-6441 Fax: 202-224-1724 Wyoming Office P.O. Box 22201 Casper, WY 82602 307-261-6413   Issue Statements Sponsored Bills Committee Assignments Protecting America’s Competitive Edge Through Energy Act of 2006 Date Introduced: 01/26/06 Bill Number: S.2197 Description: Increases investment in energy research and in educating future American Scientists. The bill targets research grants for early scientists and engineers, creates a funding mechanism to modernize U.S. research laboratories, establishes a new research agency within the Department of Energy tasked with developing transformational energy technologies that bridge the gap between scientific discovery and new energy innovations, and requires federal research agencies to direct additional funding to cutting edge research. « Back to Sponsored Bills Home | Privacy Policy | Text Only | Contact This Home Page is maintained by the office of Senator Craig Thomas. Please send comments to webmaster@thomas.senate.gov