American Renewable Energy Jobs Act
Latest action · Mar 3, 2010 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
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.
- IntroducedMar 3, 2010
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
American Renewable Energy Jobs Act - Amends the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) to change from a requirement to discretionary the authority of the Secretary of the Treasury to make a grant in lieu of tax credits to each person who places in service specified energy property.
Subjects any such grants to Buy American requirements without regard to whether the specified energy property involves a public building or public work.
Prohibits the Secretary from making any grant payment unless the Secretary analyzes and takes into consideration domestic job preservation and creation provided by a specified energy property, including domestic job preservation and creation related to: (1) production of equipment for the property; (2) installation of equipment for the property; and (3) operation of the property. Requires submission of a copy of such analysis to specified congressional committees.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 3, 2010 to Mar 9, 2010, with 4 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-PA | Arlen Specter | Original | Mar 3, 2010 |
| D-MT | Jon Tester | Original | Mar 3, 2010 |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Original | Mar 3, 2010 |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Original | Mar 3, 2010 |
| D-IL | Roland Burris | Mar 9, 2010 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 3, 2010Introduced in Senate
- Mar 3, 2010Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Economics and Public Finance.
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- Mar 3, 2010Introduced in Senate
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