Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation Act
Latest action · Oct 19, 2020 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.
- IntroducedSep 20, 2019
- Passed HouseSep 24, 2020
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation Act
This bill addresses provisions related to energy efficiency, renewable energy, carbon pollution reduction, nuclear energy, electric grid modernization and cybersecurity, and otherwise makes changes to provisions related to the Department of Energy (DOE), and other federal agencies.
Among other provisions, the bill
- establishes a Federal Smart Building Program to implement smart building technologies among several specified federal agencies;
- awards grants to assist rural electric cooperatives with identifying, evaluating, designing, and demonstrating energy storage and microgrid projects that utilize energy from renewable energy sources;
- adds energy storage systems to the list of strategies states should consider when developing energy plans and using their utility ratemaking authority;
- expands DOE research, development, and demonstration programs for fossil energy;
- establishes a program to develop and deploy high-assay low-enriched uranium for domestic commercial use and to develop a schedule for recovering costs associated with such development;
- requires DOE to provide financial assistance to carry out projects related to the modernization of the electric grid, including projects related to transmission system planning and operation;
- provides incentives for the nonpower industrial sector to reduce nonwater greenhouse gas emission to the atmosphere; and
- directs the Office of Economic Impact, Diversity, and Employment of DOE to provide grants to certain businesses to pay the wages of employees when they are receiving training for jobs in the renewable energy, energy efficiency, or grid modernization sectors.
Recorded votes 5
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 206 | On Passage | Passed220–185 | Sep 24, 2020 |
| House 205 | On Motion to Recommit with Instructions | Failed193–214 | Sep 24, 2020 |
| House 204 | On Agreeing to the Amendment | Agreed to273–132 | Sep 24, 2020 |
| House 203 | On Agreeing to the Amendment | Agreed to235–173 | Sep 24, 2020 |
| House 202 | On Agreeing to the Amendment | Agreed to235–172 | Sep 24, 2020 |
Cosponsors 9
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 20, 2019 to Mar 10, 2020, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-PA | Conor Lamb | Original | Sep 20, 2019 |
| R-OK | Markwayne Mullin | Original | Sep 20, 2019 |
| R-SC | Ralph Norman | Original | Sep 20, 2019 |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Sep 24, 2019 | |
| R-IN | Susan W. Brooks | Nov 20, 2019 | |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Dec 16, 2019 | |
| R-OK | Tom Cole | Jan 27, 2020 | |
| D-VA | Abigail Davis Spanberger | Jan 29, 2020 | |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Mar 10, 2020 |
Actions 35
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 19, 2020Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Sep 24, 2020Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4898-4949)
- Sep 24, 2020DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1129, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Haaland amendment No. 32.
- Sep 24, 2020DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1129, the House proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Degette amendment en bloc No. 2
- Sep 24, 2020DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1129, the House proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Levin(CA)amendment en bloc No. 4.
Amendments 6
Amendments offered to this bill.
Related bills 14
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2 | Moving Forward Act | Related bill | Jul 20, 2020 |
| HR 347 | Responsible Disposal Reauthorization Act of 2019 | Related bill | Sep 10, 2019 |
| HRES 1129 | Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4447) to establish an energy storage and microgrid grant and technical assistance program; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6270) to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require issuers to | Procedurally related | Sep 23, 2020 |
| S 1183 | Expanding Access to Sustainable Energy Act of 2019 | Related bill | Jul 9, 2019 |
| HR 1420 | Energy Efficient Government Technology Act | Related bill | Oct 23, 2019 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 19, 2020Referred in Senate
- Sep 24, 2020Engrossed in House
- Sep 15, 2020Reported in House
- Sep 20, 2019Introduced in House
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