Buy Green Act of 2021
Latest action · Jun 1, 2021 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
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.
- IntroducedMay 28, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Buy Green Act of 2021
This bill provides for federal procurement of clean energy products.
Specifically, the bill establishes a Clean Energy Fund at the Department of Energy (DOE) and authorizes DOE to transfer amounts from the fund to federal agencies for clean energy-related purchases. The bill creates a grant program for state, local, and tribal governments to make such purchases.
The bill (1) provides grants to electrify the federal vehicle fleet, to states and municipalities to electrify public transit and school buses, and to design, build, and retrofit buildings to be more energy efficient; and (2) establishes a grant program for U.S. companies to invest in clean energy manufacturing by retrofitting or building facilities that produce clean energy products.
The bill (1) establishes specified labor protections applicable to projects funded by grants in this bill and for manufacturers of specified products; and (2) directs 40% of state, local, and tribal grant funding for grants provided by this bill to purchases that benefit frontline, disadvantaged, and vulnerable communities that have been environmentally neglected.
The bill establishes within DOE a Green Procurement Oversight Advisory Board.
The Government Accountability Office shall conduct oversight of the use of funds and publicly report on program efficacy each year.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on May 28, 2021.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-PA | Brendan F. Boyle | Original | May 28, 2021 |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Original | May 28, 2021 |
Committees 3
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 May 28, 2021 |
| Energy Subcommittee | Referred May 31, 2021 | |
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred May 28, 2021 |
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred May 28, 2021 |
| Highways and Transit Subcommittee | Referred Jun 1, 2021 | |
| Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee | Referred Jun 1, 2021 | |
| Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee | Referred Jun 1, 2021 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 1, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
- Jun 1, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
- Jun 1, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
- May 31, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
- May 28, 2021Introduced in House
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. 94, May 28, 2021, page H2679.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1925 | Buy Green Act of 2021 | Identical bill | Aug 4, 2022 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To support and fund the Federal procurement of clean energy products, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Buy Green Act of 2021
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
- Advisory bodies
- Air quality
- Alternative and renewable resources
- Building construction
- Business records
- Buy American requirements
- Climate change and greenhouse gases
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Energy
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Elementary and secondary education
- Employee hiring
- Employee leave
- Employment discrimination and employee rights
- Energy efficiency and conservation
- Energy storage, supplies, demand
- Environmental health
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Government buildings, facilities, and property
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government studies and investigations
- Government trust funds
- Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
- Health facilities and institutions
- Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles
- Industrial facilities
- Labor standards
- Labor-management relations
- Manufacturing
- Motor carriers
- Motor vehicles
- Performance measurement
- Public contracts and procurement
- Public transit
- Railroads
- Small business
- Solid waste and recycling
- State and local finance
- State and local government operations
- Veterans' medical care
- Wages and earnings
- Water use and supply
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 28, 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.
