American Renewable Energy Act of 2021
Latest action · Jun 17, 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.
- IntroducedJun 16, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
American Renewable Energy Act of 2021
This bill establishes an annual renewable energy standard for retail electricity suppliers through 2030. Under the standard, the suppliers must (1) increase their renewable energy generation each year by specified amounts, and (2) generate at least 70% renewable electricity by 2030.
Cosponsors 26
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 16, 2021 to Apr 6, 2022; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Original | Jun 16, 2021 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Jun 16, 2021 |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Original | Jun 16, 2021 |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | Original | Jun 16, 2021 |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Original | Jun 16, 2021 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Jun 17, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Jun 22, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Jun 23, 2021 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Jun 25, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Jun 28, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Mondaire Jones | Jul 2, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Jul 16, 2021 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Jul 20, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Sean Casten | Jul 20, 2021 | |
| D-PA | Mary Gay Scanlon | Jul 21, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Jul 26, 2021 | |
| D-PA | Brendan F. Boyle | Jul 27, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Jul 27, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Marie Newman | Jul 29, 2021 | |
| D-VA | Donald S. Beyer, Jr. | Jul 30, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Aug 13, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Jamaal Bowman | Aug 17, 2021 | |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Aug 27, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Aug 31, 2021 | |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Sep 3, 2021 | |
| D-MI | Andy Levin | Apr 6, 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 Jun 16, 2021 |
| Energy Subcommittee | Referred Jun 17, 2021 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 17, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
- Jun 16, 2021Introduced in House
- Jun 16, 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. 105, June 16, 2021, page H2893.
Printed hearings 3
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 117-715 | DRIVING INNOVATION: THE FUTURE OF AUTOMOTIVE MOBILITY, SAFETY, AND TECHNOLOGY92 pages | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Apr 27, 2021 |
| S. Hrg. 117-711 | DRIVING THE ROAD TO RECOVERY: REBUILDING AMERICA'S TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE72 pages | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Mar 24, 2021 |
| Serial No. 117-4 | EXAMINING EQUITY IN TRANSPORTATION SAFETY ENFORCEMENT133 pages | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Feb 24, 2021 |
CRS reports 2
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 2
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R48270 | How Is Primary Energy Defined and Used? | Report | Nov 19, 2024 |
| R46691 | Clean Energy Standards: Selected Issues for the 117th Congress Archived | Report | Nov 2, 2021 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 5434 | American Renewable Energy Act of 2026 | Cross-Congress related bill | Sep 17, 2026 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title VI of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish a Federal renewable electricity standard for retail electricity suppliers, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- American Renewable Energy Act of 2021
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 16, 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.
