Ceiling Fan Improvement Act of 2020
Latest action · Dec 10, 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.
- IntroducedFeb 5, 2020
- Passed HouseDec 9, 2020
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Ceiling Fan Improvement Act of 2020
This bill revises the energy conservation standard for ceiling fans. Specifically, it sets forth energy efficiency standards for electricity used by large-diameter ceiling fans manufactured on or after January 21, 2020. It also exempts such fans from certain requirements under the rule titled Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Ceiling Fans.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 241 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Passed396–2 | Dec 9, 2020 |
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Feb 5, 2020.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Feb 5, 2020 |
Committees 2
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 Feb 5, 2020Markup Jul 15, 2020Reported Dec 8, 2020 |
| Energy Subcommittee | Referred Feb 6, 2020Discharged Jul 15, 2020 | |
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred Dec 10, 2020 |
Actions 16
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 10, 2020Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Dec 9, 2020Mr. Pallone moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Dec 9, 2020Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7074-7076)
- Dec 9, 2020DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5758.
- Dec 9, 2020At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- Dec 9, 2020Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H7093)
- Dec 9, 2020Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 396 - 2 (Roll no. 241). (text: CR H7074)
- Dec 9, 2020Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Dec 8, 2020Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 116-626.
- Dec 8, 2020Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 511.
- Jul 15, 2020Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jul 15, 2020Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- Jul 15, 2020Subcommittee on Energy Discharged.
- Feb 6, 2020Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
- Feb 5, 2020Introduced in House
- Feb 5, 2020Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
In the Congressional Record 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H7074–H7076Text printed H7074Recorded votes H7093enactLists H7093Votes recorded by proxy on H.R. 5758, Ceiling Fan Improvement Act | Brett Guthrie R-KY, Earl L. "Buddy" Carter R-GA, Frank Pallone, Jr. D-NJ, Greg Walden R-OR, Janice D. Schakowsky D-IL | Dec 9, 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
- Nov 9, 2020H.R. 5758, Ceiling Fan Improvement Act of 2020As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on July 15, 2020
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 166, no. 24, February 5, 2020, page H847.
Printed hearings 1
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 |
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to make technical corrections to the energy conservation standard for ceiling fans, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Ceiling Fan Improvement Act of 2020
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- Ceiling Fan Improvement Act of 2020
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Ceiling Fan Improvement Act of 2020
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- Ceiling Fan Improvement Act of 2020
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 10, 2020Referred in Senate
- Dec 9, 2020Engrossed in House
- Dec 8, 2020Reported in House
- Feb 5, 2020Introduced 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.
