H.R. 1534 · Where this bill is now
In the Senate
Passed the House Mar 25, 2025. Received Mar 26, 2025; no Senate vote yet
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summarySupporting low-emissions cement and concrete production
The bill asks the Department of Energy to create a temporary program that helps develop and test new ways to make cement, concrete, and asphalt with fewer emissions. The program will fund research and real-world demonstration projects, focusing on techniques like capturing carbon during production, using less energy, and trying out new materials. The program will run for seven years, unless DOE decides that low-emissions versions of these building materials are already widely available at affordable prices.
How it affects you
This doesn't have a direct effect on most people in their daily lives. The bill supports innovation behind the scenes, helping researchers and companies figure out how to make construction materials in ways that produce less pollution. If these efforts succeed, it could eventually mean that the concrete and asphalt used in roads and buildings contain fewer emissions, though the bill itself doesn't guarantee that change will reach you.
Read the official summary (Introduced in House, Feb 24, 2025)
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.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionH. R. 1534
AN ACT
Innovative Mitigation Partnerships for Asphalt and Concrete Technologies Act
IMPACT Act
Sponsor: Rep. Max L. Miller (R-OH-7) · Introduced Feb 24, 2025 · Science, Technology, Communications · 3 versions of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Mar 26, 2025: “Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.”
How Congress voted
Official roll callsHouse · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · Mar 25, 2025
Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass Passed 350–73
| Party | Yes | No | Didn’t vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democrats | 208 | 0 | 5 |
| Republicans | 142 | 73 | 3 |
73 members voted against most of their party: 73 Republicans voted No.
Congress votes on whole bills and amendments, not on single sections.
Sections
The wording of this bill hasn’t changed across its 3 official versions.