# H.R. 359 (119th): Cost-Share Accountability Act of 2025

Cost-Share Accountability Act of 2025 This bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to report on the use of its authority to reduce or eliminate the nonfederal cost-sharing requirements for federally-funded projects regarding research, development, demonstration, and commercial application activities under the Energy Policy Act of 2005. DOE must submit a report within 120 days of the enactment of this bill and at least quarterly thereafter.

## How this bill is scored

Tier: no Tier 1 record. A bill with no record cannot newly become Tier 1.
Lane: accountability. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Lane: agency_reporting. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Lane: energy_policy. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Lane: government_accountability. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Tier 1 sign-off: no record. A bill with no record cannot newly become Tier 1.
Stored polarity: mixed. Only tags the rules mark scoreable on a mixed bill are scored. A yea can draw a penalty or a credit according to the tag. A nay on a tag scored as good can draw a penalty.
Roll 72: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass. Vote type: final_passage.
Polarity rationale: Reviewed enrichment (llm_import) polarity: The bill is a prudential governance measure. Its reporting requirement promotes transparency over a discretionary federal spending authority, which is a modest good. It does not directly restrain or advance a named moral evil, and whether cost-share waivers are wise is an ordinary policy dispute, so 'mixed' fits better than 'unclear' because the basic dispute is clear from the summary.
Theological note: Relevant mainly to stewardship and truthful accountability in the use of public funds. Scripture calls officials to faithful, honest administration, and reporting requirements can serve that end. The measure does not itself address a named moral harm, and its effects depend on prudential judgments about energy policy and cost sharing.

## Recorded votes

Roll 72: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass. Yea 405 · Nay 0 · Other 26.

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