21st Century Energy Technology Deployment Act
Latest action · Jul 15, 2008 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.
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.
- IntroducedJul 8, 2008
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
21st Century Energy Technology Deployment Act - Directs the Secretary of Energy, after consultation with the Energy Technology Advisory Council of the 21st Century Energy Deployment Corporation (both established by this Act), to develop and publish near-, medium-, and long-term goals for the deployment of clean energy technologies through the Corporation to establish or promote specified energy generation, transmission, and use and energy technology manufacturing capacities.
Requires the Advisory Council to publish 5- and 10-year performance targets and to establish initial targets until those are published.
Allows the Corporation to purchase, and make commitments to purchase, debt instruments associated with the deployment of clean energy technologies. Describes lending authorities of the Corporation. Allows the Corporation to issue securities for purchase by the Secretary of the Treasury.
Requires annual reports to Congress on the technologies supported and on Corporation performance. Requires the Secretary to oversee Corporation operations and finances.
Allows the Corporation to prepare a strategic plan to issue common stock to enable expansion of its operations and requires the plan to include consideration of Board restructuring alternatives.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jul 14, 2008.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-ND | Byron L. Dorgan | Jul 14, 2008 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 15, 2008Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.
- Jul 8, 2008Introduced in Senate
- Jul 8, 2008Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6444-6447)
- Jul 8, 2008Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6443-6444)
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 7018 | 21st Century Energy Technology Deployment Act | Identical bill | Sep 23, 2008 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
- Alternative energy sources
- Carbon cycle
- Climate change and greenhouse gases
- Commerce
- Commercialization
- Electric power production
- Electric power transmission
- Energy
- Energy conservation
- Energy consumption
- Energy efficiency
- Environmental Protection
- Environmental technology
- Federal advisory bodies
- Fuel consumption
- Geothermal resources
- Government corporations
- Government Operations and Politics
- Manufacturing industries
- Motor vehicles
- Raw materials
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Solar energy
- Technological innovations
- Transportation and Public Works
- Waste reduction
- Wind power
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 8, 2008Introduced in Senate
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