Home Star Energy Retrofit Act of 2010
Latest action · May 27, 2010 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4531-4539)
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.
- IntroducedMay 27, 2010
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Home Star Energy Retrofit Act of 2010 - Requires the Secretary of Energy to establish: (1) the Home Star Retrofit Rebate Program to provide rebates to contractors to be passed through as discounts to homeowners who retrofit their homes to achieve energy savings; (2) a Federal Rebate Processing System to enable rebate aggregators to submit claims for reimbursement; and (3) a national retrofit website and public information campaign that provide information on the Program. Requires the Secretary to ensure that rebates are available to homeowners within 90 days of this Act's enactment.
Requires the Secretary to: (1) develop a network of rebate aggregators that can facilitate the delivery of rebates to reimburse participating contractors and vendors; and (2) develop guidelines for states to allow utilities participating as rebate aggregators to count the energy savings from their participation toward state-level energy saving targets. Sets forth eligibility criteria for rebate aggregators.
Establishes: (1) a Silver Star Home Energy Retrofit Program to award rebates during the first year after this Act's enactment for the energy retrofit of a home for the installation of specified energy saving measures, including air-sealing and insulation measures, duct seal or replacement, window, door, skylight, or roof replacement, heating or cooling system replacement, water heater replacement, water temperature controllers, and window film installation; and (2) a Gold Star Home Energy Retrofit Program to award rebates for retrofits that achieve whole home energy savings. Authorizes Silver Star and Gold Star rebates to be provided for the same home under specified circumstances.
Sets forth provisions concerning: (1) the amount of the rebates (up to $3,000 per home for Silver Star rebates or $8,000 per home for Gold Star rebates); and (2) the treatment of rebates for tax purposes (excluded from taxable income).
Requires a state that receives funding under this Act to submit to the Secretary a plan to implement a quality assurance program that covers all federally assisted residential efficiency retrofit work administered, supervised, or sponsored by the state.
Requires the Secretary to establish a Home Star Energy Efficiency Loan Program to make funds available to states to support financial assistance provided by qualified financing entities for making, to existing homes, energy efficiency improvements that qualify under the Silver Star or Gold Star programs. Terminates such program two years after this Act's enactment.
Cosponsors 33
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 27, 2010 to Sep 28, 2010; 15 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | May 27, 2010 |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Original | May 27, 2010 |
| D-CT | Christopher J. Dodd | Original | May 27, 2010 |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Original | May 27, 2010 |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Original | May 27, 2010 |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Original | May 27, 2010 |
| R-SC | Lindsey Graham | Original | May 27, 2010 |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Original | May 27, 2010 |
| D-AK | Mark Begich | Original | May 27, 2010 |
| D-AR | Mark L. Pryor | Original | May 27, 2010 |
| D-VA | Mark R. Warner | Original | May 27, 2010 |
| R-ME | Olympia J. Snowe | Original | May 27, 2010 |
| R-MA | Scott P. Brown | Original | May 27, 2010 |
| D-DE | Thomas R. Carper | Original | May 27, 2010 |
| D-IA | Tom Harkin | Original | May 27, 2010 |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Jun 7, 2010 | |
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | Jun 7, 2010 | |
| D-IL | Roland Burris | Jun 8, 2010 | |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Jun 10, 2010 | |
| D-VA | Jim Webb | Jun 21, 2010 | |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Jun 29, 2010 | |
| D-MD | Barbara A. Mikulski | Jul 12, 2010 | |
| D-DE | Edward E. Kaufman | Jul 12, 2010 | |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Jul 12, 2010 | |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Jul 14, 2010 | |
| D-PA | Arlen Specter | Jul 21, 2010 | |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Jul 22, 2010 | |
| D-NJ | Frank R. Lautenberg | Jul 26, 2010 | |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Jul 26, 2010 | |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Jul 26, 2010 | |
| D-HI | Daniel K. Akaka | Jul 29, 2010 | |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Aug 2, 2010 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Sep 28, 2010 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Finance Committee | Referred May 27, 2010 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 27, 2010Introduced in Senate
- May 27, 2010Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4531)
- May 27, 2010Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4531-4539)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S4531Text printed S4531–S4539 | Jeff Bingaman D-NM (text) | May 27, 2010 |
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. 112-536 | AMERICAN ENERGY INNOVATION REPORT48 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | May 22, 2012 |
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
About this bill 1
Products that name it in their title: its number, its law number or one of its short titles.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R41273 | The Home Star Energy Retrofit Act of 2010: Operational and Market Considerations Archived | Report | Jul 29, 2010 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3177 | Home Star Energy Retrofit Act of 2010 | Related bill | Mar 25, 2010 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to provide for the establishment of a Home Star Retrofit Rebate Program, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Home Star Energy Retrofit Act of 2010
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
- Building construction
- Business records
- Consumer affairs
- Consumer credit
- Energy
- Energy efficiency and conservation
- Energy prices
- Government information and archives
- Government lending and loan guarantees
- Income tax credits
- Indian social and development programs
- Licensing and registrations
- Lighting and heating
- Lighting, heating, cooling
- Performance measurement
- Public-private cooperation
- Residential rehabilitation and home repair
- State and local government operations
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 27, 2010Introduced in Senate
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