National Climate Bank Act
Latest action · Dec 13, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
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.
- IntroducedDec 12, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
National Climate Bank Act
This bill establishes the nonprofit National Climate Bank to finance renewable energy projects, industrial decarbonization, climate resilient infrastructure, zero-emission fleets, and similar projects.
Cosponsors 10
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 12, 2019 to Oct 9, 2020; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IA | Cynthia Axne | Original | Dec 12, 2019 |
| D-DE | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Original | Dec 12, 2019 |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Original | Dec 12, 2019 |
| D-MA | Joseph P. Kennedy III | Feb 13, 2020 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Jun 11, 2020 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Jun 11, 2020 | |
| D-GU | Michael F. Q. San Nicolas | Jun 11, 2020 | |
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | Jun 18, 2020 | |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | Jul 22, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Oct 9, 2020 |
Committees 5
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 Dec 12, 2019 |
| Environment Subcommittee | Referred Dec 13, 2019 | |
| House | Financial Services Committee | Referred Dec 12, 2019 |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Dec 12, 2019 |
| House | Agriculture Committee | Referred Dec 12, 2019 |
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Dec 12, 2019 |
| Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee | Referred Dec 13, 2019 | |
| Aviation Subcommittee | Referred Dec 13, 2019 | |
| Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee | Referred Dec 13, 2019 | |
| Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee | Referred Dec 13, 2019 | |
| Highways and Transit Subcommittee | Referred Dec 13, 2019 | |
| Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee | Referred Dec 13, 2019 |
Actions 9
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 13, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
- Dec 13, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
- Dec 13, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
- Dec 13, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
- Dec 13, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
- Dec 13, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
- Dec 13, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
- Dec 12, 2019Introduced in House
- Dec 12, 2019Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, Ways and Means, Agriculture, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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. 199, December 12, 2019, page H10258.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R46864 | Alternative Fuels and Vehicles: Legislative Proposals Archived | Report | Jul 28, 2021 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To establish a National Climate Bank.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- National Climate Bank Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
- Agricultural conservation and pollution
- Air quality
- Alternative and renewable resources
- Banking and financial institutions regulation
- Business investment and capital
- Climate change and greenhouse gases
- Credit and credit markets
- Electric power generation and transmission
- Energy efficiency and conservation
- Environmental Protection
- Environmental technology
- Financial services and investments
- Forests, forestry, trees
- Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles
- Industrial facilities
- Tax-exempt organizations
- Technology transfer and commercialization
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 12, 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.
