The IMPACT Act: Researching Cleaner Construction Materials
February 24, 2025
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Where This Stands
Currently in_committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
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View official text →The Frame
This bill establishes a new federal research program to modernize the production of essential construction materials, potentially impacting domestic supply chains, industrial job growth, and environmental standards for the cement and asphalt industries.
Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.
Construction material manufacturers
These companies may participate in research programs or be subject to new production standards and technologies developed under the act.
Department of Energy
The agency is mandated to establish the research program, coordinate across multiple internal offices, and produce a recurring strategic plan.
Academic and research institutions
These entities are eligible to receive funding and participate in the research, development, and demonstration activities authorized by the bill.
Current stage: in_committee.
Floor Vote.
Summary
Key Facts
- The bill creates the 'Advanced Cement, Concrete, and Asphalt Production Research Program' within the Department of Energy.
- The Secretary of Energy must establish the program within 180 days of enactment.
- The program aims to improve cost-effectiveness, durability, and resource efficiency in construction material production.
- The Secretary must develop a 5-year strategic plan within 180 days of the program's establishment.
- The strategic plan must be updated every two years and submitted to relevant House and Senate committees.
- Eligible research entities include universities, state/federal agencies, nonprofits, and private companies.
- Research focus areas include carbon capture technologies like oxycombustion and chemical looping.
- The program is required to coordinate with existing industrial and manufacturing technology programs at the Department of Energy.
- The bill defines 'low-emissions' materials as those that reduce greenhouse gas or copollutant emissions compared to current commercially available products.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Why It Matters
This bill establishes a new federal research program to modernize the production of essential construction materials, potentially impacting domestic supply chains, industrial job growth, and environmental standards for the cement and asphalt industries.
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TAI GINSBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC
on behalf of NORTHEAST ILLINOIS REGIONAL COMMUTER RAILROAD CORPORATION
INTERNATIONAL MOTORS, LLC (FORMERLY NAVISTAR, INC.)
on behalf of INTERNATIONAL MOTORS, LLC (FORMERLY NAVISTAR, INC)
ILLINOIS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BOARDS
ILLINOIS AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION
ADVANCED POLICY CONSULTING, LLC
on behalf of AMERICAN CEMENT ASSOCIATION (FORMERLY KNOWN AS PORTLAND CEMENT ASSOCIATION)
CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL, INC
on behalf of CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL INC
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on behalf of RURAL COUNTY REPRESENTATIVES OF CALIFORNIA
Voting Record
Total
423
Yes
350
No
73
Present
0
Not Voting
0
Abstain
0
How they voted (423)
August Pfluger
R · yes
Eric Burlison
R · no
William Keating
D · yes
Don Bacon
R · yes
Julie Johnson
D · yes
Valerie Foushee
D · yes
Bill Huizenga
R · yes
Sharice Davids
D · yes
Eugene Vindman
D · yes
David Joyce
R · yes
Seth Magaziner
D · yes
Norma Torres
D · yes
Kevin Kiley
R · yes
Laura Gillen
D · yes
Angie Craig
D · yes
Andrew Clyde
R · no
Austin Scott
R · yes
Johnny Olszewski
D · yes
Jason Crow
D · yes
Adriano Espaillat
D · yes
Julie Fedorchak
R · no
Morgan Luttrell
R · no
Marcy Kaptur
D · yes
Robin Kelly
D · yes
+ 399 more
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Discoveries
Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.
Integration of Industrial Policy
The bill explicitly links climate-focused research (low-emissions materials) with traditional industrial policy goals like supply chain stability and domestic job creation.
Connected Entities
Sources
www.congress.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance65How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy20Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz15Current news / social attention level
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