To provide that no Federal or State requirement to increase energy efficient lighting in public buildings shall require a hospital, school, day care center, mental health facility, or nursing home to install or utilize such energy efficient lighting if the lighting contains mercury.
Latest action · Feb 7, 2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 6, 2008
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Amends the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to prohibit any federal or state requirement to increase energy efficient lighting in public buildings from requiring a hospital, school, day care center, mental health facility, or nursing home to install or utilize energy efficient lighting that contains mercury.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 13, 2008 to Mar 14, 2008.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | John Abney Culberson | Feb 13, 2008 | |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Feb 13, 2008 | |
| R-VA | Thelma D. Drake | Feb 13, 2008 | |
| R-NC | Virginia Foxx | Feb 27, 2008 | |
| R-WI | F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. | Mar 5, 2008 | |
| R-TX | Joe Barton | Mar 14, 2008 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Feb 6, 2008 |
| Energy Subcommittee | Referred Feb 6, 2008 | |
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Feb 6, 2008 |
| Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee | Referred Feb 7, 2008 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 7, 2008Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
- Feb 6, 2008Introduced in House
- Feb 6, 2008Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Feb 6, 2008Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide that no Federal or State requirement to increase energy efficient lighting in public buildings shall require a hospital, school, day care center, mental health facility, or nursing home to install or utilize such energy efficient lighting if the lighting contains mercury.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 6, 2008Introduced in House
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