Smart Energy and Water Efficiency Act of 2019
Latest action · Jul 17, 2019 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
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.
- IntroducedMay 10, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Smart Energy and Water Efficiency Act of 2019
This bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish and carry out a smart energy and water efficiency program. Under the program, DOE must award grants to water authorities (i.e., authorities that provide water, wastewater, or water reuse services) for implementing advanced and innovative technology-based solutions that will improve the energy or efficiency of water, wastewater, and water reuse systems.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 10, 2019 to Oct 22, 2019; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-IL | Adam Kinzinger | Original | May 10, 2019 |
| D-NJ | Jefferson Van Drew | Jun 4, 2019 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Jun 10, 2019 | |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Oct 22, 2019 |
Committees 3
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 May 10, 2019Markup Jul 17, 2019 |
| Energy Subcommittee | Hearings Apr 10, 2019Referred May 11, 2019Markup May 16, 2019Reported May 16, 2019 | |
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred May 10, 2019 |
| Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee | Referred May 16, 2019 | |
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred May 10, 2019 |
| Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee | Referred May 13, 2019 |
Actions 10
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 17, 2019Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jul 17, 2019Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- May 16, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
- May 16, 2019Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- May 16, 2019Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
- May 13, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
- May 11, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
- May 10, 2019Introduced in House
- May 10, 2019Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Apr 10, 2019Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Energy Prior to Introduction and Referral.
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.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Oct 30, 2019H.R. 2665, Smart Energy and Water Efficiency Act of 2019As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on July 17, 2019
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 78, May 10, 2019, page H3728.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R46372 | Summary and Analysis of S. 2657, the American Energy Innovation Act Archived | Report | May 27, 2020 |
Related bills 4
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2019 | Smart Energy and Water Efficiency Act of 2019 | Related bill | Apr 2, 2019 |
| HR 2741 | Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrow’s America Act | Related bill | Jun 4, 2019 |
| S 2799 | NEWS Act of 2019 | Related bill | Jan 7, 2020 |
| HR 4447 | Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation Act | Related bill | Oct 19, 2020 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To direct the Secretary of Energy to establish a smart energy and water efficiency program, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Smart Energy and Water Efficiency Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
- Advanced technology and technological innovations
- Computers and information technology
- Energy efficiency and conservation
- Environmental Protection
- Environmental technology
- Internet and video services
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Public utilities and utility rates
- Water quality
- Water use and supply
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 10, 2019Introduced 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.
