HR 288 · 112th Congress 2011–2013, ended

Renewable Energy Applied Partnerships (REAP) Act

Introduced Jan 12, 2011 Originated House Sponsor Mazie K. Hirono D-HI

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Feb 25, 2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.

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.

  1. IntroducedJan 12, 2011
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Renewable Energy Applied Partnerships (REAP) Act - Directs the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to establish a research pilot program for awarding grants to certain partnerships to improve education and training in support of applied sciences in renewable energy as part of a comprehensive program to enhance the quality of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) instruction at the secondary school and undergraduate levels of education.

Cosponsors 18

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 18, 2012 to Sep 10, 2012.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAMichael M. HondaJul 18, 2012
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyJul 23, 2012
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaJul 25, 2012
D-CABarbara LeeJul 31, 2012
D-CADoris O. MatsuiJul 31, 2012
D-ASEni F. H. FaleomavaegaJul 31, 2012
D-MPGregorio Kilili Camacho SablanJul 31, 2012
D-CAJudy ChuJul 31, 2012
D-VTPeter WelchJul 31, 2012
D-NYSteve IsraelJul 31, 2012
D-MOWm. Lacy ClayJul 31, 2012
D-ILDanny K. DavisAug 1, 2012
D-INAndré CarsonAug 2, 2012
D-MIDale E. KildeeAug 2, 2012
D-COJared PolisAug 2, 2012
D-MANiki TsongasAug 2, 2012
D-MISander M. LevinAug 2, 2012
D-HIColleen HanabusaSep 10, 2012

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEducation and Workforce Committee
Referred Jan 12, 2011
Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee
Referred Feb 25, 2011

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 25, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
  2. Jan 12, 2011Introduced in House
  3. Jan 12, 2011Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E57)
  4. Jan 12, 2011Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E57Mazie K. Hirono D-HIJan 12, 2011

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.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, Clause 1: ``The Congress shall have Power to lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States. Article I, Section 8, Clause 3: ``The Congress shall have Power . . . To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes.''

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H203.

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To establish a pilot program to provide assistance for partnerships supporting applied sciences in renewable energy.
Short Titles as Introduced
Renewable Energy Applied Partnerships (REAP) Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jan 12, 2011Introduced in House

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