Department of Veterans Affairs Energy Sustainability Act of 2009
Latest action · Jan 8, 2009 Referred to House Science and Technology
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 8, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Department of Veterans Affairs Energy Sustainability Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to: (1) implement in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) an energy sustainability program to minimize energy consumption and encourage the use of alternative energy sources; (2) establish and maintain a database to track and report on VA energy and water expenditures; (3) complete an audit of VA energy usage during FY2010; (4) ensure VA compliance with an Executive Order and VA Directive concerning energy efficiency goals and objectives; (5) report to Congress on the use of funds for the installation of alternative fueling stations at 35 VA medical facility campuses; (6) submit to Congress a plan for increasing the use of energy-efficient and renewable energy technologies in VA facilities and operations; (7) provide for the installation of individual electric sub-metering equipment at VA facilities; (8) ensure that energy-efficient products meeting VA requirements are purchased whenever the VA purchases items that consume electricity; and (9) conduct a study on water and fuel consumption by the National Cemetery Administration and ways to reduce such consumption.
Establishes in the VA: (1) an Office of Energy Management; and (2) the Advisory Committee on Energy Management and Sustainability.
Authorizes an increase in the dollar limit of VA grants for: (1) adaptive housing to encourage the use of high-efficiency systems and products or other energy-use reduction items; and (2) adaptive vehicles to encourage the purchase of alternative fuel vehicles.
Directs the Secretary and the Secretary of Energy to enter into a memorandum of understanding to improve and facilitate the use of expertise of the national laboratories to evaluate energy- and water-efficient technologies for use by the VA.
Authorizes the Secretary to carry out a pilot program to sell economic incentives that reduce the emission of air pollutants attributable to a VA facility.
Directs the Secretary or any other VA official required by law to submit a report to Congress to submit a copy of the report in an electronic format.
Cosponsors 15
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 8, 2009 to Mar 2, 2009; 9 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-CO | Doug Lamborn | Original | Jan 8, 2009 |
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Original | Jan 8, 2009 |
| R-SC | Henry E. Brown, Jr. | Original | Jan 8, 2009 |
| R-FL | Jeff Miller | Original | Jan 8, 2009 |
| R-AR | John Boozman | Original | Jan 8, 2009 |
| D-ME | Michael H. Michaud | Original | Jan 8, 2009 |
| D-IL | Phil Hare | Original | Jan 8, 2009 |
| D-MN | Timothy J. Walz | Original | Jan 8, 2009 |
| R-FL | Vern Buchanan | Original | Jan 8, 2009 |
| R-CA | Brian P. Bilbray | Jan 13, 2009 | |
| D-SD | Stephanie Herseth Sandlin | Jan 13, 2009 | |
| D-NY | John J. Hall | Jan 14, 2009 | |
| D-IA | Leonard L. Boswell | Jan 21, 2009 | |
| R-TN | David P. Roe | Feb 10, 2009 | |
| R-TN | Zach Wamp | Mar 2, 2009 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Science, Space, and Technology Committee | Referred Jan 8, 2009 |
| Energy Subcommittee | Referred Jan 8, 2009 | |
| House | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Jan 8, 2009 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 8, 2009Introduced in House
- Jan 8, 2009Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E44)
- Jan 8, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.
- Jan 8, 2009Referred to House Veterans' Affairs
- Jan 8, 2009Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Science and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Jan 8, 2009Referred to House Science and Technology
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 E44 | Steve Buyer R-IN | Jan 8, 2009 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 111-46 | ENERGY EFFICIENCY AT THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS108 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Sep 30, 2009 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To improve energy and water efficiencies and conservation throughout the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Department of Veterans Affairs Energy Sustainability Act of 2009
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
- Advisory bodies
- Air quality
- Alternative and renewable resources
- Cemeteries and funerals
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Energy
- Energy efficiency and conservation
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Government buildings, facilities, and property
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Health facilities and institutions
- Housing for the elderly and disabled
- Motor vehicles
- Public contracts and procurement
- Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs
- Veterans' medical care
- Veterans' pensions and compensation
- Water use and supply
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 8, 2009Introduced 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; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
