To require the Secretary of Energy to prepare a report on the impact of thermal insulation on both energy and water use for potable hot water.
Latest action · Jun 24, 2014 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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.
- IntroducedJun 5, 2014
- Passed HouseJun 23, 2014
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Directs the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to submit a report within one year on the impact of thermal insulation on both energy and water use systems for potable hot and chilled water in federal buildings and on the return on investment of installing the insulation. Requires the report to include: (1) an analysis based on the cost of municipal or regional water for delivered water and the avoided cost of new water; and (2) a summary of energy and water savings, including short-term and long-term (20 years) projections of such savings.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jun 5, 2014.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | Original | Jun 5, 2014 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Jun 5, 2014Markup Jun 10, 2014Reported Jun 23, 2014 |
| Energy Subcommittee | Referred Jun 6, 2014 | |
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred Jun 24, 2014 |
Actions 13
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 24, 2014Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Jun 23, 2014Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 113-489.
- Jun 23, 2014Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 364.
- Jun 23, 2014Mr. Kinzinger (IL) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Jun 23, 2014Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5606-5607)
- Jun 23, 2014DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4801.
- Jun 23, 2014Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5606)
- Jun 10, 2014Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jun 10, 2014Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- Jun 9, 2014Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jun 6, 2014Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
- Jun 5, 2014Introduced in House
- Jun 5, 2014Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H5606, H5607Text printed H5606 | Adam Kinzinger R-IL, John P. Sarbanes D-MD | Jun 23, 2014 |
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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Jun 20, 2014H.R. 4801, a bill to require the Secretary of Energy to prepare a report on the impact of thermal insulation on both energy and water use for potable hot waterAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on June 10, 2014
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H5073.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2 | American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act | Related bill | Nov 17, 2014 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require the Secretary of Energy to prepare a report on the impact of thermal insulation on both energy and water use for potable hot water.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 24, 2014Referred in Senate
- Jun 23, 2014Engrossed in House
- Jun 23, 2014Reported in House
- Jun 5, 2014Introduced 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.
