Open Back Better Act of 2021
Latest action · Mar 3, 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.
- IntroducedMar 2, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Open Back Better Act of 2021
This bill directs the Department of Energy (DOE) to provide grants to federal and state agencies and tribal organizations to implement building projects that increase resiliency, energy efficiency, renewable energy, and grid integration. It also provides grants for projects that may have combined heat and power and energy storage as project components.
States must use at least 40% of grant funds to implement projects in environmental justice communities or low-income communities that have been adversely impacted by the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic.
Cosponsors 8
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 22, 2021 to Nov 3, 2021.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Apr 22, 2021 | |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | May 19, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | May 19, 2021 | |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | May 19, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Jun 29, 2021 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Aug 6, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Sep 10, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Jamaal Bowman | Nov 3, 2021 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 3, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
- Mar 2, 2021Introduced in House
- Mar 2, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 531 | Open Back Better Act of 2021 | Identical bill | Mar 2, 2021 |
| HR 1512 | CLEAN Future Act | Related bill | Jun 30, 2022 |
| HR 1848 | LIFT America Act | Related bill | Jan 20, 2022 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
- Air quality
- Alternative and renewable resources
- Building construction
- Buy American requirements
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Child care and development
- Community life and organization
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Energy
- Disaster relief and insurance
- Educational facilities and institutions
- Electric power generation and transmission
- Elementary and secondary education
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Energy
- Energy efficiency and conservation
- Environmental health
- Environmental regulatory procedures
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Government buildings, facilities, and property
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Health facilities and institutions
- Higher education
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Labor standards
- Libraries and archives
- Manufacturing
- Metals
- Natural disasters
- Poverty and welfare assistance
- Public contracts and procurement
- State and local government operations
- Wages and earnings
- Water quality
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 2, 2021Introduced in House
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