A bill to require the evaluation and consolidation of duplicative green building programs within the Department of Energy.
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 14, 2015
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
This bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to report on and make public the outcomes of specified green building programs administered by DOE and listed in the Government Accountability Office's "2012 Annual Report: Opportunities to Reduce Duplication, Overlap and Fragmentation, Achieve Savings, and Enhance Revenue."
DOE must conduct an analysis of whether any of the programs should be eliminated or consolidated and report on methods to improve the programs.
By January 1, 2016, DOE must identify which programs were specifically authorized by Congress and which are carried out solely under DOE's discretionary authority.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 14, 2015 to Apr 30, 2015, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Original | Apr 14, 2015 |
| D-MO | Claire McCaskill | 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 14, 2015Introduced in Senate
- Apr 14, 2015Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2012 | Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2016 | Related bill | Sep 8, 2016 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
- Building construction
- Climate change and greenhouse gases
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Energy
- Energy
- Energy assistance for the poor and aged
- Energy efficiency and conservation
- Environmental technology
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Government information and archives
- Government lending and loan guarantees
- Government studies and investigations
- Income tax credits
- Performance measurement
- Public transit
- Residential rehabilitation and home repair
- Solid waste and recycling
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 14, 2015Introduced in Senate
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