HR 3079 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2019

Latest action · Jul 15, 2020 Ordered to be Reported 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.

  1. IntroducedJun 4, 2019
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2019

This bill revises requirements for energy savings performance contracts and utility energy service contracts in federal facilities. These contracts allow federal agencies to work with private contractors on energy efficiency upgrades to federal facilities, unless the facilities are dams, reservoirs, or hydropower facilities owned or operated by federal agencies.

Cosponsors 4

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 4, 2019 to Jul 27, 2020; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-ILAdam KinzingerOriginalJun 4, 2019
D-NHAnn M. KusterJan 8, 2020
D-NMBen Ray LujánJul 16, 2020
D-FLDarren SotoJul 27, 2020

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred Jun 4, 2019Markup Jul 15, 2020
Energy Subcommittee
Referred Jun 5, 2019Markup Jan 9, 2020Reported Jan 9, 2020

Actions 7

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jul 15, 2020Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  2. Jul 15, 2020Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
  3. Jan 9, 2020Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  4. Jan 9, 2020Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
  5. Jun 5, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
  6. Jun 4, 2019Introduced in House
  7. Jun 4, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18: The Congress shall have Power To . . . make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 93, June 4, 2019, page H4313.

Printed hearings 2

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
Serial No. 116-101SAVING ENERGY: LEGISLATION TO IMPROVE ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND STORAGE202 pagesEnergy and Commerce CommitteeFeb 12, 2020
Serial No. 116-11SOLVING THE CLIMATE CRISIS: CLEANER, STRONGER BUILDINGS135 pagesSelect Committee on the Climate CrisisOct 17, 2019

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 1706Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2019Identical billSep 24, 2019

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the National Energy Conservation Policy Act to encourage the increased use of performance contracting in Federal facilities, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2019

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jun 4, 2019Introduced in House

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