Department of Defense Climate Resiliency and Readiness Act
Latest action · May 16, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
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 15, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Department of Defense Climate Resiliency and Readiness Act
This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to provide a strategy to achieve aggregate net zero energy by non-operational sources by no later than December 31, 2029. The term "net zero energy" means a reduction in overall energy use, maximized energy efficiency, implementation of energy recovery and cogeneration capabilities, and an offset of the remaining demand for energy with production of energy from onsite renewable energy sources.
Annual DOD budget submissions must include an item for climate-related adaptation and mitigation, as well as an estimate of adverse impacts to readiness and costs.
Regarding DOD procurement (1) contracts must contain an estimate of total projected energy consumption and a statement concerning renewable energy and energy efficiency investments; (2) contractors must evaluate climate change risks, including by describing relevant corporate governance processes; and (3) a contractor will be assessed a fee if it consumes more energy than it produces.
DOD must develop a vulnerability and risk assessment tool to measure risks to systems, installations, and operational capabilities.
Strategic decisions regarding an installation must consider risks associated with climate change, and DOD shall incorporate these into the National Defense Strategy, the National Military Strategy, and operational plans.
DOD shall conduct a research and development program concerning hybrid microgrid systems and electric grid energy storage.
With respect to base realignment and closure activities, DOD shall consider current and potential vulnerabilities to military installations and operations resulting from climate change and their resilience.
The bill establishes the position of Assistant Secretary of Defense of Energy and Climate Resiliency.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 15, 2019 to May 21, 2019; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NM | Debra A. Haaland | Original | May 15, 2019 |
| D-CA | Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. | Original | May 15, 2019 |
| D-CA | Katie Hill | Original | May 15, 2019 |
| D-AZ | Ruben Gallego | Original | May 15, 2019 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | May 21, 2019 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Armed Services Committee | Referred May 15, 2019 |
| Readiness Subcommittee | Referred May 16, 2019 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 16, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
- May 15, 2019Introduced in House
- May 15, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
In the Congressional Record 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H3799 | Veronica Escobar D-TX | May 15, 2019 |
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. 165, no. 81, May 15, 2019, page H3842.
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 116-14 | MEMBER DAY97 pages | Select Committee on the Climate Crisis | Nov 14, 2019 |
| Serial No. 116-15 | LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON "THE LONG OVERDUE NEED TO REFORM THE MINING LAW OF 1872," INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING BILL, AND OTHER RELATED MEASURES: H.R. 2579, THE HARDROCK LEASING AND RECLAMATION ACT OF 201978 pages | Natural Resources Committee | May 9, 2019 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R45898 | U.S.-China Relations Archived | Report | Sep 3, 2019 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1498 | Department of Defense Climate Resiliency and Readiness Act | Identical bill | May 15, 2019 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require the Secretary of Defense to enhance the readiness of the Department of Defense to challenges relating to climate change and to improve the energy and resource efficiency of the Department, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Department of Defense Climate Resiliency and Readiness Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Air quality
- Alternative and renewable resources
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Asia
- Atmospheric science and weather
- Budget process
- China
- Climate change and greenhouse gases
- Congressional oversight
- Defense spending
- Department of Defense
- Electric power generation and transmission
- Energy efficiency and conservation
- Energy research
- Energy storage, supplies, demand
- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Federal officials
- Fires
- Floods and storm protection
- Government information and archives
- Government trust funds
- Iran
- Lighting, heating, cooling
- Manufacturing
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Materials
- Middle East
- Military command and structure
- Military education and training
- Military facilities and property
- Military operations and strategy
- Military procurement, research, weapons development
- Military readiness
- North Korea
- Performance measurement
- Political movements and philosophies
- Public contracts and procurement
- Research and development
- Russia
- Terrorism
- User charges and fees
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 15, 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.
