Water Heater Rating Improvement Act of 2009
Latest action · Mar 10, 2010 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 111-402.
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.
- IntroducedDec 18, 2009
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Water Heater Rating Improvement Act of 2009 - Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to require the Secretary of Energy to publish a rule that establishes a uniform efficiency descriptor and accompanying test methods for water heaters, storage water heaters, instantaneous water heaters, and unfired water storage tanks (covered heaters). Requires: (1) the efficiency descriptor and accompanying test method to apply to all water heating technologies in use and to future water heating technologies; and (2) the efficiency descriptor to be the efficiency standard for covered heaters.
Sets forth provisions concerning a mathematical conversion factor for converting the measurement of efficiency for covered heaters from the test procedures in effect on the date of enactment of this Act to the new energy descriptor.
Authorizes the rule to exclude a specific category of covered water heaters from the uniform efficiency descriptor if the category of water heaters: (1) does not have a residential use and can be clearly described; and (2) are rated effectively using the thermal efficiency and standby loss descriptors applied to the category.
Requires the Secretary, in establishing the rule, to contract with the National Institute of Standards and Technology to conduct testing and simulation of alternative descriptors identified for consideration.
Considers a covered water heater to be in compliance with the rule and with any revised labeling requirements established by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to implement the rule if the covered water heater: (1) was manufactured prior to the effective date of the rule; and (2) complied with the efficiency standards and labeling requirements in effect prior to the rule.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 18, 2009 to Mar 15, 2010; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TN | Bob Corker | Original | Dec 18, 2009 |
| D-WI | Russell D. Feingold | Original | Dec 18, 2009 |
| D-AR | Mark L. Pryor | Jan 20, 2010 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Jan 21, 2010 | |
| D-AR | Blanche L. Lincoln | Mar 11, 2010 | |
| R-TN | Lamar Alexander | Mar 15, 2010 |
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 Dec 18, 2009Hearings Mar 10, 2010 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 10, 2010Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 111-402.
- Dec 18, 2009Introduced in Senate
- Dec 18, 2009Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S13460)
- Dec 18, 2009Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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.
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 4
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. 111-50 | HEARING TO REVIEW H.R. 4785, THE RURAL ENERGY SAVINGS PROGRAM ACT67 pages | Agriculture Committee | May 12, 2010 |
| Serial No. 111-71 | STATUS OF VETERANS EMPLOYMENT137 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Apr 15, 2010 |
| S. Hrg. 111-565 | MISCELLANEOUS PUBLIC LANDS AND FORESTS BILLS97 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Mar 10, 2010 |
| S. Hrg. 111-402 | ENERGY EFFICIENCY OF APPLIANCES69 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Mar 10, 2010 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to require the Secretary of Energy to publish a final rule that establishes a uniform efficiency descriptor and accompanying test methods for covered water heaters, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Water Heater Rating Improvement Act of 2009
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 18, 2009Introduced in Senate
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