Climate Change Technology Deployment in Developing Countries Act of 2005
Latest action · Apr 21, 2005 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedApr 21, 2005
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Climate Change Technology Deployment in Developing Countries Act of 2005 - Amends the Global Environmental Protection Assistance Act of 1989 to consider the Department of State as the lead agency for integrating into U.S. foreign policy the goal of reducing greenhouse gas intensity in developing countries.
Directs the Secretary of State to: (1) provide assistance to developing countries to reduce greenhouse gas intensity; (2) inventory greenhouse gas intensity reducing technologies and identify appropriate technologies for developing countries; (3) develop a technology strategic plan and carry out demonstration projects in at least ten countries; and (4) carry out fellowship and exchange programs for officials from developing countries to acquire U.S. expertise in greenhouse gas intensity reduction practices.
Directs the U.S. Trade Representative to seek to eliminate foreign trade barriers to the export of U.S. greenhouse gas intensity reducing technologies and practices.
Establishes an interagency working group to carry out a greenhouse gas intensity reducing technology export initiative.
Terminates programs under this Act as of December 31, 2010.
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 21, 2005 to Jun 14, 2005, with 6 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NC | Elizabeth Dole | Original | Apr 21, 2005 |
| R-TN | Lamar Alexander | Original | Apr 21, 2005 |
| R-ID | Larry E. Craig | Original | Apr 21, 2005 |
| R-AK | Lisa Murkowski | Original | Apr 21, 2005 |
| D-AR | Mark L. Pryor | Original | Apr 21, 2005 |
| D-WV | Robert C. Byrd | Original | Apr 21, 2005 |
| R-OH | George V. Voinovich | Jun 14, 2005 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 21, 2005Introduced in Senate
- Apr 21, 2005Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 386 | Climate Change Technology Deployment in Developing Countries Act of 2005 | Related bill | Feb 15, 2005 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Air pollution control
- Alternative energy sources
- Carbon cycle
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Climate change and greenhouse gases
- Coal
- Cogeneration of electric power and heat
- Commerce
- Congress
- Congress and foreign policy
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Democracy
- Developing countries
- Development credit institutions
- Economic assistance
- Economics and Public Finance
- Education
- Employee rights
- Energy
- Environmental Protection
- Environmental technology
- Equality before the law
- Exchange of persons programs
- Executive reorganization
- Foreign investments
- Foreign loans
- Foreign Trade and International Finance
- Foreign trade promotion
- Free enterprise
- Government Operations and Politics
- Higher education
- Human rights
- International Affairs
- International environmental cooperation
- Labor and Employment
- Law
- Performance measurement
- Pluralism (Social sciences)
- Public corruption
- Right of property
- Rule of law
- Scholarships
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Strategic planning
- Sustainable development
- Technology assessment
- Technology transfer
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 21, 2005Introduced in Senate
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