Energy Technology Transfer Act
Latest action · Jun 11, 2008 Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5530)
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.
- IntroducedJan 4, 2007
- Passed HouseMar 12, 2007
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on March 8, 2007. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Energy Technology Transfer Act - Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to direct the Secretary of Energy to award grants for a five-year period to nonprofit institutions, state and local governments, cooperative extension services, or institutions of higher education to establish a geographically dispersed network of Advanced Energy Technology Transfer Centers, located in areas the Secretary determines have the greatest need of their services.
Requires the Secretary to: (1) give priority to applicants already operating or partnered with an outreach program capable of transferring such knowledge and information about advanced energy efficiency methods and technologies; (2) give preference to those that would significantly expand on or fill a gap in existing programs in a geographical region; and (3) consider the special needs and opportunities for increased energy efficiency for manufactured and site-built housing, including construction, renovation, and retrofit.
Sets forth Center activities and operations. Prescribes selection criteria.
Prohibits the use of grant funds for facilities construction.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 136 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Passed395–1 | Mar 12, 2007 |
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Feb 12, 2007.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NC | Brad Miller | Feb 12, 2007 |
Actions 20
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 11, 2008Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5530)
- Sep 17, 2007Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman without amendment. With written report No. 110-162.
- Sep 17, 2007Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 360.
- Jul 25, 2007Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- May 22, 2007Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on Energy. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 110-112.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2739 | Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008 | Related bill | May 8, 2008 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
- Agricultural extension work
- Agriculture and Food
- Air conditioning
- Cogeneration of electric power and heat
- Commerce
- Economics and Public Finance
- Education
- Energy
- Energy conservation
- Energy efficiency
- Energy research
- Federal aid to education
- Federal aid to research
- Heating
- Higher education
- Industrial engineering
- Industrialized building
- Nonprofit organizations
- Research and development
- Research centers
- Research grants
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Social Welfare
- Solar energy
- Technology transfer
- Wind power
Text 5
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 17, 2007Reported to Senate
- Mar 13, 2007Referred in Senate
- Mar 12, 2007Engrossed in House
- Mar 8, 2007Reported in House
- Jan 4, 2007Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov.