SRES 562 · 113th Congress 2013–2015, ended

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that performance-based contracts for energy savings are a budget-neutral means to support the Federal Government in reducing its energy consumption without increasing spending while simultaneously supporting United States based jobs and economic development.

Introduced Sep 18, 2014 Originated Senate Sponsor Christopher A. Coons D-DE

Fact sheet

Latest action · Sep 18, 2014 Referred to the Committee on the Budget. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5796)

Progress

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  1. IntroducedSep 18, 2014
  2. Agreed to in SenateNot reached

Summary

Expresses the sense of the Senate that legislation regarding Energy Savings Performance Contracts and Utility Energy Service Contracts or that may lead to their use by the federal government should receive congressional scoring treatment making it more likely that the legislation will be scored as budget neutral. Supports allowing future discretionary spending savings to be counted against the mandatory spending attributed to entering into the contracts.

Cosponsors 19

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Sep 18, 2014.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MNAl FrankenOriginalSep 18, 2014
I-MEAngus S. King Jr.OriginalSep 18, 2014
D-HIBrian SchatzOriginalSep 18, 2014
D-NJCory A. BookerOriginalSep 18, 2014
D-MAEdward J. MarkeyOriginalSep 18, 2014
D-MAElizabeth WarrenOriginalSep 18, 2014
D-RIJack ReedOriginalSep 18, 2014
D-NHJeanne ShaheenOriginalSep 18, 2014
D-ORJeff MerkleyOriginalSep 18, 2014
D-INJoe DonnellyOriginalSep 18, 2014
R-NDJohn HoevenOriginalSep 18, 2014
R-SCLindsey GrahamOriginalSep 18, 2014
D-LAMary L. LandrieuOriginalSep 18, 2014
D-CTRichard BlumenthalOriginalSep 18, 2014
R-OHRob PortmanOriginalSep 18, 2014
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Actions 2

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  1. Sep 18, 2014Introduced in Senate
  2. Sep 18, 2014Referred to the Committee on the Budget. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5796)

Related bills 1

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BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HRES 737Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that performance-based contracts for energy savings are a budget-neutral means to support the Federal Government in reducing its energy consumption without increasing spending while simultaneously suppoIdentical billSep 18, 2014

Subjects

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

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  1. Sep 18, 2014Introduced in Senate

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