Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2019
Latest action · Jul 26, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
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.
- IntroducedJul 25, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2019
This bill revises a variety of programs to encourage energy efficiency in buildings, industry, and the federal government, including by encouraging
- energy efficiency in residential, commercial, federal, or school buildings;
- energy-efficient technologies and processes for industrial applications;
- sustainable manufacturing;
- energy-efficient electric motors or transformers; or
- federal use of energy-efficient and energy-saving information technologies.
Cosponsors 10
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 25, 2019 to Feb 13, 2020; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-WV | David B. McKinley | Original | Jul 25, 2019 |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Jul 30, 2019 | |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Sep 11, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Mikie Sherrill | Sep 24, 2019 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Oct 15, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Nov 14, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Jan 27, 2020 | |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Feb 5, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Harley Rouda | Feb 5, 2020 | |
| D-FL | Charlie Crist | Feb 13, 2020 |
Committees 6
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 Jul 25, 2019 |
| Energy Subcommittee | Referred Jul 26, 2019 | |
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Jul 25, 2019 |
| Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee | Referred Jul 26, 2019 | |
| House | Science, Space, and Technology Committee | Referred Jul 25, 2019 |
| House | Financial Services Committee | Referred Jul 25, 2019 |
| House | Budget Committee | Referred Jul 25, 2019 |
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Jul 25, 2019 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 26, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
- Jul 26, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
- Jul 25, 2019Introduced in House
- Jul 25, 2019Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Science, Space, and Technology, Financial Services, the Budget, and Oversight and Reform, 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.
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. 126, July 25, 2019, page H7468.
Printed hearings 5
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. 116-101 | SAVING ENERGY: LEGISLATION TO IMPROVE ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND STORAGE202 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Feb 12, 2020 |
| S. Hrg. 116-469 | NOMINATIONS OF KIPP KRANBUHL, TO BE. ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR FINANCIAL MARKETS, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY; SARAH C. ARBES, TO BE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR LEGISLATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES; AND JASON J. FICHTNER, TO BE A MEMBER OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADVISORY BOARD, SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION113 pages | Finance Committee | Feb 5, 2020 |
| Serial No. 116-11 | SOLVING THE CLIMATE CRISIS: CLEANER, STRONGER BUILDINGS135 pages | Select Committee on the Climate Crisis | Oct 17, 2019 |
| Serial No. 116-10 | SOLVING THE CLIMATE CRISIS: REDUCING INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS THROUGH U.S. INNOVATION86 pages | Select Committee on the Climate Crisis | Sep 26, 2019 |
| Serial No. 116-64 | BUILDING A 100 PERCENT CLEAN ECONOMY: SOLUTIONS FOR THE U.S. BUILDING SECTOR115 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Sep 20, 2019 |
Related bills 6
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 253 | Streamlining Energy Efficiency for Schools Act | Related bill | Sep 19, 2019 |
| S 1245 | All-of-the-Above Federal Building Energy Conservation Act of 2019 | Related bill | Sep 25, 2019 |
| HR 1420 | Energy Efficient Government Technology Act | Related bill | Oct 23, 2019 |
| S 1857 | Federal Energy and Water Management Performance Act of 2019 | Related bill | Sep 25, 2019 |
| S 2137 | Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2019 | Related bill | Oct 23, 2019 |
| HR 2664 | All-of-the-Above Federal Building Energy Conservation Act of 2019 | Related bill | May 13, 2019 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Advisory bodies
- Air quality
- Alternative and renewable resources
- Architecture
- Building construction
- Climate change and greenhouse gases
- Computers and information technology
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Energy
- Educational facilities and institutions
- Elementary and secondary education
- Employment and training programs
- Energy
- Energy efficiency and conservation
- Energy prices
- Environmental technology
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Federal officials
- Government buildings, facilities, and property
- Government information and archives
- Government lending and loan guarantees
- Government studies and investigations
- Higher education
- Housing finance and home ownership
- Industrial facilities
- Industrial policy and productivity
- Lighting, heating, cooling
- Manufacturing
- Oil and gas
- Performance measurement
- Public contracts and procurement
- Public utilities and utility rates
- Public-private cooperation
- Research administration and funding
- Research and development
- Residential rehabilitation and home repair
- Small business
- Solid waste and recycling
- Telephone and wireless communication
- Water quality
- Water use and supply
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 25, 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.
