Energy Efficiency Promotion Act of 2007
Latest action · Apr 23, 2007 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 110-85.
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 16, 2007
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Energy Efficiency Promotion Act of 2007 - Amends the National Energy Conservation Policy Act with respect to advanced lighting technologies.
Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act with respect to the expediting of new energy efficiency standards.
Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 with respect to high efficiency vehicles, advanced batteries, and energy storage.
United States Energy Storage Competitiveness Act of 2007 - Instructs the Secretary of Energy to: (1) implement a research, development, and demonstration program to support the ability of the United States to remain globally competitive in energy storage systems for motor transportation and electricity transmission and distribution; and (2) establish an Energy Storage Advisory Council.
Instructs the Secretary to develop a strategic plan to achieve specified national goals to reduce gasoline usage.
Amends the National Energy Conservation Policy Act, the Energy Conservation and Production Act, and the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act with respect to: (1) federal fleet conservation requirements; (2) requirements for federal purchase of renewable energy-generated electricity; (3) energy savings performance contracts; (4) energy management requirements for federal buildings; (5) combined heat and power and district energy installations at federal sites; (6) federal building energy efficiency performance standards; and (7) application of the International Energy Conservation Code to public and assisted housing.
Amends the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 with respect to utility energy efficiency programs.
Instructs the Secretary to: (1) provide technical assistance regarding implementation of the energy efficiency and demand response programs to state energy offices, public utility regulatory commissions, and nonregulated utilities; and (2) award grants to institutions of higher education to implement projects to improve energy efficiency on institution grounds.
Declares that Congress encourages each local educational agency receiving certain federal funds to develop a policy to reduce the incidence of school bus idling.
Cosponsors 12
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 16, 2007 to Apr 24, 2007, with 6 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-ND | Byron L. Dorgan | Original | Apr 16, 2007 |
| D-HI | Daniel K. Akaka | Original | Apr 16, 2007 |
| R-ID | Larry E. Craig | Original | Apr 16, 2007 |
| R-AK | Lisa Murkowski | Original | Apr 16, 2007 |
| R-NM | Pete V. Domenici | Original | Apr 16, 2007 |
| R-IN | Richard G. Lugar | Original | Apr 16, 2007 |
| D-MA | John F. Kerry | Apr 19, 2007 | |
| D-CO | Ken Salazar | Apr 19, 2007 | |
| R-ME | Olympia J. Snowe | Apr 19, 2007 | |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Apr 24, 2007 | |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Apr 24, 2007 | |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Apr 24, 2007 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 23, 2007Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 110-85.
- Apr 16, 2007Introduced in Senate
- Apr 16, 2007Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4495-4505)
- Apr 16, 2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4494-4495)
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1321 | Energy Savings Act of 2007 | Related bill | May 7, 2007 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
- Alternative energy sources
- Cogeneration of electric power and heat
- Colleges
- Economics and Public Finance
- Education
- Educational facilities
- Electric batteries
- Electric vehicles
- Elementary and secondary education
- Energy
- Energy conservation
- Energy efficiency
- Energy research
- Energy storage
- Federal advisory bodies
- Federal aid to education
- Federal aid to housing
- Federal installations
- Federal office buildings
- Foreign Trade and International Finance
- Fuel consumption
- Gasoline
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government procurement
- Government vehicles
- Higher education
- Housing and Community Development
- International competitiveness
- Lighting
- Motor vehicles
- Performance measurement
- Public housing
- Public utilities
- Research and development
- School buses
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Standards
- Strategic planning
- Technological innovations
- Transportation and Public Works
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 16, 2007Introduced in Senate
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