Clean School Bus Act of 2021
Latest action · Feb 26, 2021 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
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 25, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Clean School Bus Act of 2021
This bill directs the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish the Clean School Bus Grant Program in the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. Under the program, DOE must award grants for the replacement of existing diesel school buses with electric buses.
Cosponsors 23
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 25, 2021 to Feb 25, 2022; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | Original | Feb 25, 2021 |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Mar 3, 2021 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Mar 3, 2021 | |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Mar 3, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Mar 3, 2021 | |
| D-AZ | Ruben Gallego | Mar 3, 2021 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Mar 3, 2021 | |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Mar 3, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Mar 3, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Mar 17, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Mar 17, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Mar 17, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Mar 17, 2021 | |
| D-NC | Deborah K. Ross | May 17, 2021 | |
| D-CT | James A. Himes | May 17, 2021 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | May 19, 2021 | |
| D-WA | Marilyn Strickland | May 25, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Jesús G. "Chuy" García | Jul 19, 2021 | |
| D-HI | Kaiali'i Kahele | Jul 19, 2021 | |
| D-NC | Kathy E. Manning | Sep 20, 2021 | |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Sep 28, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Dec 14, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Feb 25, 2022 |
Committees 1
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 25, 2021 |
| Energy Subcommittee | Referred Feb 26, 2021 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 26, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
- Feb 25, 2021Introduced in House
- Feb 25, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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. 167, no. 36, February 25, 2021, page H731.
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 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 506 | Clean School Bus Act of 2021 | Identical bill | Mar 1, 2021 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To establish the Clean School Bus Grant Program, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Clean School Bus Act of 2021
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
- Air quality
- Atmospheric science and weather
- Buy American requirements
- Climate change and greenhouse gases
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Energy
- Education of the disadvantaged
- Education programs funding
- Elementary and secondary education
- Employment and training programs
- Energy
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Government information and archives
- Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles
- Infrastructure development
- Motor carriers
- Personnel records
- Public contracts and procurement
- State and local government operations
- Transportation programs funding
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 25, 2021Introduced 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.
