Power And Security Systems (PASS) Act
Latest action · Jan 24, 2017 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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.
- IntroducedJan 12, 2017
- Passed HouseJan 23, 2017
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Power And Security Systems (PASS) Act
This bill amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to require the Department of Energy to issue a rule by July 1, 2021, that determines whether energy conservation standards for external power supplies should be amended. The rule must contain any amended standards and apply to products manufactured on or after July 1, 2023.
Current law exempts external power supplies for security or life safety systems (e.g., smoke alarms) from energy conservation standards until July 1, 2017. This bill extends the exemption until July 1, 2023.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jan 12, 2017.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-IN | Susan W. Brooks | Original | Jan 12, 2017 |
Committees 2
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 Jan 12, 2017 |
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred Jan 24, 2017 |
Actions 8
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 24, 2017Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Jan 23, 2017Mr. Upton moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Jan 23, 2017Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H566-568)
- Jan 23, 2017DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 511.
- Jan 23, 2017Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text of measure as passed: CR H567)
- Jan 23, 2017Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jan 12, 2017Introduced in House
- Jan 12, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
In the Congressional Record 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E150 | Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | Feb 6, 2017 |
| House | Debate and remarks H566–H568Text printed H567 | Diana DeGette D-CO, Fred Upton R-MI, Peter Welch D-VT, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | Jan 23, 2017 |
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. 163, no. 8, January 12, 2017, page H473.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 115-374 | NOMINATION HEARING FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY OF LABOR AND MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD95 pages | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Jul 13, 2017 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 190 | Power And Security Systems (PASS) Act | Identical bill | Nov 2, 2017 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide for consideration of the extension under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of nonapplication of No-Load Mode energy efficiency standards to certain security or life safety alarms or surveillance systems, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Power And Security Systems (PASS) Act
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Power And Security Systems (PASS) Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 24, 2017Referred in Senate
- Jan 23, 2017Engrossed in House
- Jan 12, 2017Introduced 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.
