A bill to provide grants from moneys collected from violations of the corporate average fuel economy program to be used to expand infrastructure necessary to increase the availability of alternative fuels.
Latest action · Jan 18, 2007 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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 18, 2007
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Establishes the Energy Security Fund, to be funded by proceeds deposited in the general fund of the Treasury from fines, penalties, and other funds obtained through enforcement actions for violations of automobile fuel economy standards.
Directs the Secretary of Energy, acting through the Clean Cities Program of the Department of Energy, to establish a program of grants to expand the availability of alternative fuels to consumers. Makes amounts in the Fund available to the Secretary for such grants.
Declares eligible for assistance any entity that is eligible for assistance under the Clean Cities Program.
Bars from such assistance: (1) large, vertically-integrated oil companies; and (2) any entity that receives other federal funds for the construction or expansion of the same alternative refueling infrastructure.
Sets forth a maximum ceiling for grants and for stations.
Limits the use of such funds to construction or expansion of alternative fueling infrastructure.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 18, 2007 to May 23, 2007; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NE | Chuck Hagel | Original | Jan 18, 2007 |
| D-CO | Ken Salazar | Original | Jan 18, 2007 |
| D-ND | Kent Conrad | Feb 12, 2007 | |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Mar 21, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Hillary Rodham Clinton | May 23, 2007 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred Jan 18, 2007 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 18, 2007Introduced in Senate
- Jan 18, 2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S756-757)
- Jan 18, 2007Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
In the Congressional Record 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S1900 | John Thune R-SD | Feb 13, 2007 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S756, S757 | John Thune R-SD, Ken Salazar D-CO | Jan 18, 2007 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 110-215 | HEARING ON VA HEALTH CARE FUNDING ISSUES86 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Jul 25, 2007 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 570 | To provide grants from moneys collected from violations of the corporate average fuel economy program to be used to expand infrastructure necessary to increase the availability of alternative fuels. | Related bill | Feb 2, 2007 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to provide grants from moneys collected from violations of the corporate average fuel economy program to be used to expand infrastructure necessary to increase the availability of alternative fuels.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
- Alcohol as fuel
- Alternative energy sources
- Automobile industry
- Biomass energy
- Coal
- Commerce
- Economics and Public Finance
- Electric vehicles
- Energy
- Energy conservation
- Fines (Penalties)
- Fuel cells
- Fuel consumption
- Government trust funds
- Hydrogen
- Infrastructure
- Infrastructure (Economics)
- Law
- Liquefied petroleum gas
- Methanol
- Natural gas
- Natural gas vehicles
- Petroleum industry
- Service stations
- Solar energy
- Subsidies
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 18, 2007Introduced in Senate
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; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
