Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2016
Latest action · Sep 8, 2016 Conference held.
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.
- IntroducedSep 9, 2015
- Passed SenateApr 20, 2016
- Passed HouseMay 25, 2016
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015
This bill amends the Energy Conservation and Production Act, the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA), and the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 with respect to energy efficiency in buildings and appliances.
The Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy of the Department of Energy (DOE) shall conduct activities with respect to manufacturing energy efficiency.
Vehicle Innovation Act of 2015
DOE shall conduct research, development, engineering, demonstration, and commercial application programs regarding passenger as well as medium- and heavy-duty commercial vehicles and transit vehicles.
The Federal Power Act is amended with respect to cybersecurity threats, and requirements are prescribed for enhanced electric grid security as well as bulk-power system reliability.
The EPCA is amended regarding the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
The Natural Gas Act is amended with respect to liquefied natural gas exports.
DOE shall conduct programs with respect to electric grid storage and related grid matters.
The Department of Energy High-End Computing Revitalization Act of 2004 is replaced by the Exascale Computing Act of 2015, and DOE shall conduct research for development of two or more exascale computing machine architectures.
The bill amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 and specified other Acts regarding:
- hydroelectric power,
- geothermal energy,
- marine hydrokinetic renewable energy,
- biomass,
- oil and gas,
- helium,
- specified critical minerals,
- coal,
- nuclear energy,
- 21st century energy workforce development, and
- recycled carbon fiber and nonrecycled mixed plastics.
The Energy Policy Act of 2005 and other Acts are amended to:
- revise or prescribe requirements for loan and loan guarantee incentives for innovative technologies, and
- establish an e-prize competition or challenge pilot program to implement community and regional energy solutions to reduce energy costs in high-cost regions.
DOE and the Department of the Interior shall establish a joint NEWS Office and Interagency Coordination Committee on the Nexus of Energy and Water for Sustainability.
Interior may develop a current and accurate multipurpose cadastre to support federal land management activities.
The Department of Energy Organization Act is amended to:
- direct the President to establish a Quadrennial Energy Review Task Force,
- rename the DOE Under Secretary for Science as the Under Secretary for Science and Energy,
- direct the DOE Energy Information Administration (EIA) to develop a plan to identify all oil inventories and other physical oil assets owned by the 50 largest traders of oil contracts, and
- create within the EIA a Financial Market Analysis Office.
The bill establishes a Working Group on Energy Markets.
The EPCA is amended to repeal the mandates for various specified studies, reports, plans, and programs.
The bill establishes a National Park Service Critical Maintenance and Revitalization Conservation Fund, and revises requirements for the Land and Water Conservation Fund and the Historic Preservation Fund.
Recorded votes 6
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate 125 | On the Cloture Motion S. 2012 | Cloture Motion Agreed to84–3 | Jul 12, 2016 |
| House 264 | On Motion to Instruct Conferees | Failed205–212 | May 25, 2016 |
| House 250 | On Passage | Passed241–178 | May 25, 2016 |
| House 249 | On Motion to Commit with Instructions | Failed178–239 | May 25, 2016 |
| Senate 54 | On Passage of the Bill S. 2012 | Bill Passed85–12 | Apr 20, 2016 |
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 60
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 8, 2016Conference committee actions: Conference held.
- Sep 8, 2016Conference held.
- Sep 7, 2016APPOINTMENT OF CONFEREE - The Chair announced the appointment of Mr. Kinzinger of Illinois as a conferee on S. 2012 to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Mr. Whitfield of Kentucky.
- Jul 12, 2016Cloture motion on the motion to disagree to the House amendment to the Senate bill, agree to request for conference, and the Presiding Officer appoints the following conferees: Murkowski, Barrasso, Risch, Cornyn, Cantwell, Wyden, and Sanders presented in Senate. (consideration: CR S4962-4963; text: S4962-4963)
- Jul 12, 2016Cloture on the motion to disagree to the House amendment to the Senate bill, agree to request for conference, and the Presiding Officer appoints the following conferees: Murkowski, Barrasso, Risch, Cornyn, Cantwell, Wyden, and Sanders invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 84 - 3. Record Vote Number: 125. (consideration: CR S4975; text: CR S4975)
Amendments 250
Amendments offered to this bill.
| Amendment | Description | Offered by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SA 3065 | To modify a provision relating to the energy workforce pilot grant program. | Mazie K. Hirono D-HI | Amendment SA 3065 as modified agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. |
| SA 3066 | To modify a provision relating to the energy workforce pilot grant program. | Mazie K. Hirono D-HI | Amendment SA 3066 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. |
| SA 3067 | To modernize certain terms relating to minorities. | Mazie K. Hirono D-HI | Amendment SA 3067 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. |
| SA 3068 | No description on file | Mazie K. Hirono D-HI | — |
| SA 3069 | No description on file | Martin Heinrich D-NM | — |
Related bills 95
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 8 | North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015 | Related bill | Dec 7, 2015 |
| HR 22 | FAST Act | Related bill | Dec 4, 2015 |
| S 33 | LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act | Related bill | Jan 29, 2015 |
| HR 89 | Domestic Prosperity and Global Freedom Act | Related bill | Jan 9, 2015 |
| HR 175 | ENERGY STAR Regulatory Improvement Act | Related bill | Jan 9, 2015 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Administrative remedies
- Advanced technology and technological innovations
- Advisory bodies
- Alaska
- Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
- Alternative and renewable resources
- Appropriations
- Arctic and polar regions
- Arctic Ocean
- Atlantic Ocean
- Building construction
- Business records
- Canada
- Civil actions and liability
- Climate change and greenhouse gases
- Coal
- Commodities markets
- Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
- Computer security and identity theft
- Computers and information technology
- Congressional oversight
- Consumer affairs
- Dams and canals
- Department of Agriculture
- Department of Energy
- Department of the Interior
- Education programs funding
- Educational facilities and institutions
- Electric power generation and transmission
- Elementary and secondary education
- Emergency planning and evacuation
- Employment and training programs
- Energy
- Energy assistance for the poor and aged
- Energy efficiency and conservation
- Energy prices
- Energy research
- Energy storage, supplies, demand
- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- Environmental technology
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
- Forests, forestry, trees
- General energy matters
- Government buildings, facilities, and property
- Government information and archives
- Government lending and loan guarantees
- Government studies and investigations
- Government trust funds
- Gulf of Mexico
- Higher education
- Historic sites and heritage areas
- Hunting and fishing
- Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles
- Income tax credits
- Indian lands and resources rights
- Industrial facilities
- Infrastructure development
- Intellectual property
- Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
- International organizations and cooperation
- Internet and video services
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Judicial review and appeals
- Kansas
- Lakes and rivers
- Land transfers
- Land use and conservation
- Latin America
- Licensing and registrations
- Lighting and heating
- Lighting, heating, cooling
- Low- and moderate-income housing
- Manufacturing
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Marine and inland water transportation
- Materials
- Metals
- Mexico
- Mining
- Montana
- Motor carriers
- Motor fuels
- Motor vehicles
- Nuclear power
- Oil and gas
- Outdoor recreation
- Parks, recreation areas, trails
- Performance measurement
- Product safety and quality
- Public contracts and procurement
- Public transit
- Public utilities and utility rates
- Public-private cooperation
- Radioactive wastes and releases
- Research administration and funding
- Research and development
- Residential rehabilitation and home repair
- Roads and highways
- Rural conditions and development
- Science and engineering education
- Service industries
- Small business
- Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
- Solid waste and recycling
- State and local finance
- State and local government operations
- Strategic materials and reserves
- Student aid and college costs
- Teaching, teachers, curricula
- Technology transfer and commercialization
- Trade restrictions
- Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
- Virginia
- Vocational and technical education
- Water quality
- Water resources funding
- Water storage
- Water use and supply
- Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 25, 2016Engrossed Amendment House
- Apr 20, 2016Engrossed in Senate
- Sep 9, 2015Placed on Calendar Senate
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