E-Access Act
Latest action · Apr 30, 2015 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-166.
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.
- IntroducedApr 22, 2015
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Access to Consumer Energy Information Act or the E-Access Act
Directs the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to encourage and support the adoption of policies that allow electricity consumers access to their own electricity data.
Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to authorize state energy conservation plans to include programs that: (1) enhance consumer access to, and understanding of, energy usage and price information, including consumers' own residential and commercial electricity information; and (2) allow for development and adoption of innovative products and services to assist consumers in managing energy consumption and expenditures.
Directs the Secretary to issue voluntary guidelines, meeting specified criteria, which establish model standards to implement retail electric energy information access in states.
Authorizes states to submit to the Secretary a description of their data sharing policies regarding consumer access to electric energy information for DOE certification that they meet such voluntary guidelines.
Directs the Secretary, subject to appropriations, to make federal funds available to assist any DOE-certified state to implement its energy conservation plan.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred Apr 22, 2015Hearings Apr 30, 2015 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 30, 2015Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-166.
- Apr 22, 2015Introduced in Senate
- Apr 22, 2015Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1980 | E-Access Act | Related bill | Apr 24, 2015 |
| S 2089 | American Energy Innovation Act | Related bill | Sep 29, 2015 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to enhance consumer access to electricity information and allow for the adoption of innovative products and services to help consumers manage their energy usage.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- E-Access Act
- Access to Consumer Energy Information Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 22, 2015Introduced in Senate
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