To direct the Secretary of Energy to conduct a study on the benefits of solar net energy metering, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Oct 30, 2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
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.
- IntroducedOct 28, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
This bill requires the Department of Energy to study and report on solar net energy metering, which allows electric consumers to offset their electricity bills for any excess electricity they do not use if that excess was: (1) generated from an eligible, on-site solar generating facility, and (2) delivered to local distribution facilities. The study must analyze the benefits of implementing solar net energy metering.
Cosponsors 16
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 28, 2015 to Jun 7, 2016; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NY | Richard L. Hanna | Original | Oct 28, 2015 |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Nov 16, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Nov 16, 2015 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Nov 30, 2015 | |
| D-HI | Mark Takai | Dec 3, 2015 | |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | Dec 8, 2015 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Dec 9, 2015 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Dec 16, 2015 | |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Dec 17, 2015 | |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Jan 8, 2016 | |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Feb 1, 2016 | |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Feb 1, 2016 | |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Feb 24, 2016 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Feb 29, 2016 | |
| R-FL | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | Apr 11, 2016 | |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Jun 7, 2016 |
Committees 1
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 Oct 28, 2015 |
| Energy Subcommittee | Referred Oct 30, 2015 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 30, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
- Oct 28, 2015Introduced in House
- Oct 28, 2015Referred 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 H7196 | Brian Higgins D-NY | Oct 27, 2015 |
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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 159, October 28, 2015, page H7332.
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To direct the Secretary of Energy to conduct a study on the benefits of solar net energy metering, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
- Air quality
- Alternative and renewable resources
- Climate change and greenhouse gases
- Economic performance and conditions
- Electric power generation and transmission
- Employee hiring
- Energy
- Energy efficiency and conservation
- Government studies and investigations
- Public utilities and utility rates
- Water use and supply
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 28, 2015Introduced 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.
