HR 4447 · 116th Congress
2019–2021, ended
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; 3 are original cosponsors, there from 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 |
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 Sep 20, 2019Markup Sep 9, 2020Reported Sep 15, 2020 |
| Energy Subcommittee | Referred Sep 23, 2019 | |
| House | Science, Space, and Technology Committee | Referred Sep 20, 2019Discharged Sep 15, 2020 |
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred Oct 19, 2020 |
Actions 34
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, 2020UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was on H.R. 4447, which was debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
- 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 20 minutes of debate on the Stevens amendment en bloc No. 1.
- Sep 24, 2020POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Stevens amendment en bloc No. 1, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Ms. Stevens demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
- 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 Pallone amendment en bloc. No. 3.
- Sep 24, 2020Motion to reconsider laid on the table. Agreed to without objection.
- 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, 2020POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Haaland amendment No. 32, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Ms. Haaland demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
- 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.
- Sep 24, 2020POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Levin (CA) amendment en bloc No. 4, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Levin (CA) demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
- Sep 24, 2020UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was on amendments, which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
- Sep 24, 2020The previous question was ordered without objection.
- Sep 24, 2020Mr. Lucas moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. (text: CR H4947)
- Sep 24, 2020Floor summary: DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Lucas motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment to prohibit the use of funds for entities that fail to certify that they will not transfer intellectual properties, technologies or data to other entities deemed to be of risk by the Secretary of Energy or the United States Trade Representative.
- Sep 24, 2020The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
- Sep 24, 2020On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 193 - 214 (Roll no. 205).
- Sep 24, 2020Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 220 - 185 (Roll no. 206).
- Sep 24, 2020Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Sep 24, 2020The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of H.R. 4447.
- Sep 23, 2020Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1129. (consideration: CR H4774-4877; text: CR H4774-4865)
- Sep 23, 2020Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4447, H.R. 6270 and H.R. 8319. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 4447 under a structured rulee with 90 minutes of general debate. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 6270, under closed rule and H.R. 8319 under a closed rule.
- Sep 23, 2020DEBATE - The House proceeded with 90 minutes of debate on H.R. 4447.
- Sep 23, 2020POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - Pursuant to clause 1(c) of Rule XIX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on H.R. 4447 would be postponed.
- Sep 21, 2020Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1129 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4447, H.R. 6270 and H.R. 8319. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 4447 under a structured rulee with 90 minutes of general debate. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 6270, under closed rule and H.R. 8319 under a closed rule.
- Sep 15, 2020Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 116-504, Part I.
- Sep 15, 2020Committee on Science, Space, and Technology discharged.
- Sep 15, 2020Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 404.
- Sep 9, 2020Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Sep 9, 2020Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Sep 23, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
- Sep 20, 2019Introduced in House
- Sep 20, 2019Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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.
In the Congressional Record 4
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E893 | Barbara Lee D-CA | Sep 29, 2020 |
| House · Extensions | Debate and remarks E884, H4896, H4898–H4949Amendments H4899, H4900, H4901, H4902, H4903, H4905, H4906, H4912, H4914, H4916, H4917, H4918, H4919, H4920, H4921, H4922, H4923, H4924, H4926, H4927, H4928, H4929, H4930, H4931, H4933, H4934, H4938, H4939, H4940, H4941Motions H4947Recorded votes H4945, H4946, H4948, H4949enactHaaland amendment (Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy funding)Levin of California amendments (en bloc)Lucas motion to recommit (require that organizations certify that results of energy funding will not become property of foreign state-owned enterprises)Cost estimates H4910Lists H4945, H4946, H4947, H4948, H4949Votes recorded by proxy on H.R. 4447, Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation ActVotes recorded by proxy on Haaland amendment to H.R. 4447, Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation ActVotes recorded by proxy on Levin of California amendments to H.R. 4447, Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation ActVotes recorded by proxy on Lucas motion to recommit H.R. 4447, Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation ActVotes recorded by proxy on Stevens amendments to H.R. 4447, Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation Act | A. Donald McEachin D-VA (amendment), Abby Finkenauer D-IA (amendment), Alan S. Lowenthal D-CA (amendment), Alcee L. Hastings D-FL (amendment), Ami Bera D-CA (amendment), Andy Levin D-MI (amendment), Ann M. Kuster D-NH (amendment), Anthony G. Brown D-MD (amendment), Antonio Delgado D-NY (amendment), Barbara Lee D-CA (amendment), Ben Ray Luján D-NM (amendment), Bill Johnson R-OH, Bobby L. Rush D-IL (amendment), Chellie Pingree D-ME (amendment), Conor Lamb D-PA (amendment), Cynthia Axne D-IA (amendment), Daniel Lipinski D-IL (amendment), David Loebsack D-IA (amendment), David Schweikert R-AZ (amendment), Debbie Dingell D-MI (amendment), Debbie Mucarsel-Powell D-FL (amendment), Debra A. Haaland D-NM (amendment), Diana DeGette D-CO (amendment), Donald Norcross D-NJ (amendment), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. D-VA (amendment), Doug LaMalfa R-CA, Earl Blumenauer D-OR (amendment), Ed Perlmutter D-CO (amendment), Emanuel Cleaver D-MO (amendment), Frank D. Lucas R-OK (amendment, motion), Frank Pallone, Jr. D-NJ, Garret Graves R-LA (amendment), Greg Walden R-OR, Haley M. Stevens D-MI (amendment), Harley Rouda D-CA (amendment), Ilhan Omar D-MN (amendment), Jahana Hayes D-CT (amendment), Jamie Raskin D-MD (amendment), Jared F. Golden D-ME (amendment), Jared Huffman D-CA (amendment), Jerry McNerney D-CA (amendment), Jimmy Panetta D-CA (amendment), Joe Wilson R-SC (amendment), John Garamendi D-CA (amendment), Joseph P. Kennedy III D-MA (amendment), Josh Harder D-CA (amendment), Katherine M. Clark D-MA (amendment), Kathy Castor D-FL (amendment), Kurt Schrader D-OR (amendment), Lisa Blunt Rochester D-DE (amendment), Lloyd Doggett D-TX (amendment), Lori Trahan D-MA, Mark DeSaulnier D-CA (amendment), Mark Pocan D-WI (amendment), Maxine Waters D-CA (amendment), Michael C. Burgess R-TX (amendment), Mike Levin D-CA (amendment), Mike Quigley D-IL (amendment), Mike Thompson D-CA (amendment), Mikie Sherrill D-NJ (amendment), Nancy Pelosi D-CA, Nanette Diaz Barragán D-CA (amendment), Nydia M. Velázquez D-NY (amendment), Paul Tonko D-NY (amendment), Raja Krishnamoorthi D-IL (amendment), Randy K. Weber, Sr. R-TX, Rashida Tlaib D-MI (amendment), Rick Larsen D-WA (amendment), Ro Khanna D-CA (amendment), Robert C. "Bobby" Scott D-VA (amendment), Scott H. Peters D-CA (amendment), Stacey E. Plaskett D-VI (amendment), Susan Wild D-PA (amendment), Susie Lee D-NV (amendment), Suzanne Bonamici D-OR (amendment), Tj Cox D-CA (amendment), Tom O'Halleran D-AZ (amendment), Tony Cárdenas D-CA (amendment), Veronica Escobar D-TX (amendment), Yvette D. Clarke D-NY (amendment) | Sep 24, 2020 |
| House | Debate and remarks H4720, H4725–H4732, H4774–H4877Text printed H4725, H4774–H4865Amendments H4732Recorded votes H4772consideration (H. Res. 1129), previous questionLists H4772, H4773Votes recorded by proxy on H. Res. 1129, consideration of H.R. 4447, Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation ActVotes recorded by proxy on previous question to H. Res. 1129, consideration of H.R. 4447, Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation Act | Anna G. Eshoo D-CA, Ben McAdams D-UT, Bill Foster D-IL, Brian Babin R-TX, Conor Lamb D-PA, David B. McKinley R-WV, Debbie Lesko R-AZ (amendment), Don Bacon R-NE, Earl L. "Buddy" Carter R-GA, Eddie Bernice Johnson D-TX, Elaine G. Luria D-VA, Eric Swalwell D-CA, Frank D. Lucas R-OK, Frank Pallone, Jr. D-NJ, Fred Upton R-MI, Greg Stanton D-AZ, Greg Walden R-OR, James P. McGovern D-MA, James R. Baird R-IN, Jeff Duncan R-SC, Jerry McNerney D-CA, John Katko R-NY, John Shimkus R-IL, Kathy Castor D-FL, Kevin Hern R-OK, Michael Waltz R-FL, Paul Tonko D-NY, Randy K. Weber, Sr. R-TX, Raul Ruiz D-CA, Rick W. Allen R-GA, Robert E. Latta R-OH, Russ Fulcher R-ID, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX, Steny H. Hoyer D-MD, Steven Horsford D-NV, Suzanne Bonamici D-OR, Tom Reed R-NY | Sep 23, 2020 |
| House | Debate and remarks H4531 | Steny H. Hoyer D-MD | Sep 17, 2020 |
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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Sep 23, 2020Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Effects of Rules Committee Print 116-63, H.R. 4447, The Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation Act, Including Manager’s Amendment (Pallone 170)As reported by the Committee on Rules on September 21, 2020
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 152, September 20, 2019, page H7866.
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. 116-124 | BUILDING A 100 PERCENT CLEAN ECONOMY: OPPORTUNITIES FOR AN EQUITABLE, LOW-CARBON RECOVERY203 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Sep 16, 2020 |
| Serial No. 116-101 | SAVING ENERGY: LEGISLATION TO IMPROVE ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND STORAGE202 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Feb 12, 2020 |
CRS reports 4
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 4
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R47980 | U.S. Energy Supply and Use: Background and Policy Primer | Report | Mar 14, 2024 |
| R46723 | U.S. Energy in the 21st Century: A Primer Archived | Report | Mar 16, 2021 |
| IN11432 | Department of Energy Loan Programs: Title XVII Innovative Technology Loan Guarantees Archived | Insight | Dec 9, 2020 |
| R46618 | An Overview of Rare Earth Elements and Related Issues for Congress Archived | Report | Nov 24, 2020 |
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 make certain disclosures relating to the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8319) making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2021, and for other purposes. | 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 |
Titles 9
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To establish an energy storage and microgrid grant and technical assistance program.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Expanding Access to Sustainable Energy Act of 2019
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- Expanding Access to Sustainable Energy Act of 2019
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed House for portions of this bill
- Increasing and Mobilizing Partnerships to Achieve Commercialization of Technologies for Energy Act
- IMPACT for Energy Act
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation Act
- Short Title(s) for portions of this bill from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- Increasing and Mobilizing Partnerships to Achieve Commercialization of Technologies for Energy Act
- IMPACT for Energy Act
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
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.
