HR 3775 · 110th Congress 2007–2009, ended

Industrial Energy Efficiency Research and Development Act of 2007

Introduced Oct 9, 2007 Originated House Sponsor Nick Lampson D-TX

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Sep 17, 2008 Hearing Held by Subcommittee on Energy and Environment Prior to Introduction and Referral (September 25, 2007)..

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.

  1. IntroducedOct 9, 2007
  2. Passed HouseOct 22, 2007
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Industrial Energy Efficiency Research and Development Act of 2007 - (Sec. 3) Directs the Secretary of Energy to establish a program to conduct: (1) energy research, development, demonstration, and commercial application activities with respect to new industrial and commercial processes, technologies, and methods to achieve improvements in energy efficiency and enhance the economic competitiveness of the U.S. industrial sector; and (2) environmental research and development with respect to new industrial and commercial processes, technologies, and methods to achieve environmental performance improvements such as waste reduction, emissions reductions, and more efficient water use.

Authorizes such activities to include: (1) activities to support the development and use of technologies and processes that improve the quality and quantity of feedstocks recovered or recycled from process and waste streams; (2) research to meet manufacturing feedstock requirements with alternative resources; (3) research to develop and demonstrate technologies and processes that utilize alternative energy sources to supply heat, power, and new feedstocks for energy-intensive industries; (4) research to achieve energy efficiency in steam, power, control system, and process heat technologies and in other manufacturing processes; and (5) a program to fund research, development, and demonstration relating to inventors' and small companies' technology proposals, based on energy savings potential, commercial viability, and technical merit. Requires all awards given under such program to made on a competitive, merit-reviewed basis.

Requires the Secretary to report to Congress on such activities.

(Sec. 4) Directs the Secretary to provide funding to university-based industrial research and assessment centers to: (1) identify opportunities for optimizing energy efficiency and environmental performance; (2) promote application of emerging concepts and technologies in small and medium-sized manufacturers; (3) promote the research and development for use of alternative energy sources for energy intensive industries; (4) coordinate with state research offices and provide a clearinghouse for industrial process and energy efficiency technical assistance resources; and (5) coordinate with state-accredited technical training centers and community colleges, while ensuring appropriate services to all regions of the United States.

Authorizes appropriations.

Cosponsors

Members who signed on, in the order they did.

No cosponsors are on file for this measure.

Committees 2

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseScience, Space, and Technology Committee
Referred Oct 9, 2007Markup Oct 16, 2007Reported Oct 22, 2007Hearings Sep 17, 2008
Energy Subcommittee
Referred Oct 9, 2007Markup Oct 10, 2007Reported Oct 10, 2007
SenateEnergy and Natural Resources Committee
Referred Oct 23, 2007

Actions 16

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Sep 17, 2008Hearing Held by Subcommittee on Energy and Environment Prior to Introduction and Referral (September 25, 2007)..
  2. Oct 23, 2007Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
  3. Oct 22, 2007Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Science and Technology. H. Rept. 110-401.
  4. Oct 22, 2007Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 255.
  5. Oct 22, 2007Mr. Lampson moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  6. Oct 22, 2007Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H11820-11822)
  7. Oct 22, 2007DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3775.
  8. Oct 22, 2007Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H11821)
  9. Oct 22, 2007Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  10. Oct 16, 2007Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  11. Oct 16, 2007Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
  12. Oct 10, 2007Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  13. Oct 10, 2007Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
  14. Oct 9, 2007Introduced in House
  15. Oct 9, 2007Referred to the House Committee on Science and Technology.
  16. Oct 9, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.

In the Congressional Record 1

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseDebate and remarks H11820–H11822Text printed H11821David G. Reichert R-WA, Nick Lampson D-TXOct 22, 2007

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Committee report

Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2

  1. Oct 19, 2007H.R. 3775, Industrial Energy Efficiency Research and Development Act of 2007<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Science and Technology on October 16, 2007</p>
  2. Oct 19, 2007H.R. 3775, Industrial Energy Efficiency Research and Development Act of 2007Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Science and Technology on October 16, 2007

Titles 3

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To support research and development of new industrial processes and technologies that optimize energy efficiency and environmental performance, utilize diverse sources of energy, and increase economic competitiveness.
Short Titles as Introduced
Industrial Energy Efficiency Research and Development Act of 2007
Short Titles as Passed House
Industrial Energy Efficiency Research and Development Act of 2007

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.

Text 4

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Oct 23, 2007Referred in Senate
  2. Oct 22, 2007Reported in House
  3. Oct 22, 2007Engrossed in House
  4. Oct 9, 2007Introduced in House

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