Weatherization Enhancement and Local Energy Efficiency Investment and Accountability Act of 2019
Latest action · Sep 10, 2019 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 185.
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.
- IntroducedApr 2, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Weatherization Enhancement and Local Energy Efficiency Investment and Accountability Act of 2019
This bill reauthorizes through FY2024 and revises the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP), including by requiring the Department of Energy to award financial assistance to nonprofit organizations for WAP enhancement and innovation, such as installing renewable energy systems. WAP reduces energy costs for low-income households by increasing the energy efficiency of their homes.
Cosponsors 10
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 2, 2019 to Dec 8, 2020; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-RI | Jack Reed | Original | Apr 2, 2019 |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Original | Apr 2, 2019 |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Original | Apr 2, 2019 |
| D-WV | Joe Manchin III | Apr 10, 2019 | |
| R-AK | Lisa Murkowski | Apr 10, 2019 | |
| D-NM | Martin Heinrich | Jul 9, 2019 | |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Jul 17, 2019 | |
| D-NH | Margaret Wood Hassan | Oct 16, 2019 | |
| D-MN | Tina Smith | Feb 5, 2020 | |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Dec 8, 2020 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred Apr 2, 2019Markup Jul 16, 2019Reported Sep 10, 2019 |
| Energy Subcommittee | Hearings Jul 9, 2019 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 10, 2019Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 116-82.
- Sep 10, 2019Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 185.
- Jul 16, 2019Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Jul 9, 2019Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 116-327.
- Apr 2, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Apr 2, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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
- Aug 21, 2019S. 983, Weatherization Enhancement and Local Energy Efficiency Investment and Accountability Act of 2019As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on July 16, 2019
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. 116-11 | SOLVING THE CLIMATE CRISIS: CLEANER, STRONGER BUILDINGS135 pages | Select Committee on the Climate Crisis | Oct 17, 2019 |
| S. Hrg. 116-327 | PENDING LEGISLATION72 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Jul 9, 2019 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R46372 | Summary and Analysis of S. 2657, the American Energy Innovation Act Archived | Report | May 27, 2020 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2041 | Weatherization Enhancement and Local Energy Efficiency Investment and Accountability Act | Related bill | Jul 17, 2019 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Energy Conservation and Production Act to reauthorize the weatherization assistance program, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Weatherization Enhancement and Local Energy Efficiency Investment and Accountability Act of 2019
- Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate
- Weatherization Enhancement and Local Energy Efficiency Investment and Accountability Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 10, 2019Reported to Senate
- Apr 2, 2019Introduced in Senate
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.
