# H.R. 1534 (119th): Innovative Mitigation Partnerships for Asphalt and Concrete Technologies Act or the IMPACT Act

Innovative Mitigation Partnerships for Asphalt and Concrete Technologies Act or the IMPACT Act This bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish a temporary program that supports advanced production of low-emissions cement, concrete, and asphalt. Specifically, the program must support research, development, and commercial application of production processes for low-emissions cement, concrete, and asphalt that are more cost-effective, durable, or resource-efficient (i.e., advanced production). The program must particularly focus on carbon capture technologies, energy-efficient processes, research involving novel materials, and other specified technologies and innovative processes. DOE must select entities to implement relevant demonstration projects; eligible entities include government, nonprofit, educational, and private sector entities. DOE may terminate these projects if it determines that sufficient amounts of low-emissions cement, concrete, and asphalt that are produced through advanced production are commercially available at reasonable prices. The program terminates seven years after the bill is enacted.

## How this bill is scored

Tier: no Tier 1 record. A bill with no record cannot newly become Tier 1.
Lane: appropriations. Category: corruption_stewardship. Lane tag: general equity.
Lane: department_of_energy. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Lane: emissions_reduction. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Lane: energy_policy. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Lane: industrial_research. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Lane: unclear. 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 74: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass. Vote type: final_passage.
Polarity rationale: Reviewed enrichment (llm_import) polarity: The bill funds ordinary energy and industrial research with a defined sunset and commercial-availability exit, which is a prudential good. It also involves federal spending and emissions-related policy, where reasonable people disagree about cost, priorities, and effectiveness. Neither a direct restraint of evil nor a direct advancement of moral harm appears in the summary.
Theological note: The bill touches stewardship of creation and the prudent use of resources and industrial capacity, which are legitimate concerns for Christian civic judgment. Its main effect is a time-limited research and demonstration program, so the issue is mainly prudential, not a direct moral question.

## Recorded votes

Roll 74: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass. Yea 350 · Nay 73 · Other 8.

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