International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) Act of 2008
Latest action · Mar 4, 2008 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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.
- IntroducedMar 4, 2008
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) Act of 2008 - Requires the President: (1) acting through the Secretary of State and in coordination with the Secretary of Energy, to seek to establish an International Renewable Energy Agency; and (2) to direct the United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations to use the voice and vote of the United States to seek to establish such an agency.
Provides that such agency should: (1) support governments in establishing policies and programs that promote renewable energy and energy efficiency measures; (2) assist in conducting country studies of the potential of renewable energy; (3) provide a global status report for renewable energy; (4) provide long-term projections and scenarios to identify market potential, barriers to deployment, and failures in markets and policies, as well as plan for future demand for renewable energy; (5) organize training programs, information campaigns, and courses relating to renewable energy for civil servants, scientists, businesses, and nongovernment organizations; (6) assist in developing and supplying curricula relating to renewable energy for schools and universities; (7) cooperate with financing institutions to develop and support innovative financing mechanisms to promote renewable energy and energy efficiency measures; (8) facilitate the transfer of knowledge and best practices gained from successful renewable energy programs; (9) develop common, nondiscriminatory international norms and quality standards including certification relating to renewable energy; and (10) draft and disseminate statistics, technology information, reports on project implementation, and progress of legislation and policy programs relating to renewable energy.
Cosponsors 16
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 4, 2008 to Mar 13, 2008; 13 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MA | Bill Delahunt | Original | Mar 4, 2008 |
| D-NH | Carol Shea-Porter | Original | Mar 4, 2008 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | Mar 4, 2008 |
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Original | Mar 4, 2008 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | Mar 4, 2008 |
| D-NY | John J. Hall | Original | Mar 4, 2008 |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Original | Mar 4, 2008 |
| R-NE | Lee Terry | Original | Mar 4, 2008 |
| D-IA | Leonard L. Boswell | Original | Mar 4, 2008 |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Original | Mar 4, 2008 |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Original | Mar 4, 2008 |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Original | Mar 4, 2008 |
| D-NH | Paul W. Hodes | Original | Mar 4, 2008 |
| D-NC | Brad Miller | Mar 13, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | Mar 13, 2008 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Mar 13, 2008 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Mar 4, 2008 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 4, 2008Introduced in House
- Mar 4, 2008Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E296)
- Mar 4, 2008Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E296 | Edward J. Markey D-MA | Mar 4, 2008 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To direct the President to seek to establish an international renewable energy agency to expand the availability and generating capacity of renewable energy to markets around the world in order to increase economic opportunity, drive technological innovation, enhance regional and global security, raise living standards, and reduce global warming pollution.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) Act of 2008
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Air pollution control
- Alternative energy sources
- Biomass energy
- Carbon dioxide
- Climate change and greenhouse gases
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Curricula
- Education
- Elementary and secondary education
- Employee training
- Energy
- Energy demand
- Energy efficiency
- Energy research
- Environmental Protection
- Environmental technology
- Fluorocarbons
- Foreign Trade and International Finance
- Geothermal resources
- Higher education
- Hydroelectric power
- International Affairs
- International agencies
- International cooperation
- Labor and Employment
- Methane
- Nitrogen oxides
- Ocean energy resources
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Solar energy
- Standards
- Technology transfer
- United Nations
- Wind power
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 4, 2008Introduced in House
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