BRIGHT Act
Latest action · Oct 17, 2022 Became Public Law No: 117-202.
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 SenateMar 30, 2022
- Passed HouseSep 14, 2022
- To the PresidentOct 17, 2022
- Became lawOct 17, 2022Public Law 117-202
Summary
Bulb Replacement Improving Government with High-efficiency Technology Act or the BRIGHT Act
This act expands requirements relating to the procurement and use of energy-efficient lighting in federal buildings.
Under current law, public buildings that are constructed or managed by the General Services Administration (GSA) must be equipped with energy-efficient light bulbs and fixtures. Under the act, buildings must be equipped with the most life-cycle cost effective and energy-efficient lighting systems available, including with respect to sensors, fixture distribution, and other elements. The act also specifically establishes requirements relating to the procurement of such lighting systems and modifies other requirements accordingly.
The act also requires the GSA to provide information to federal, state, local, and tribal entities about procuring and using such lighting systems in furtherance of governmental efficiency.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 430 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Passed347–78 | Sep 14, 2022 |
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Feb 25, 2021.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-WI | Ron Johnson | Original | Feb 25, 2021 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Referred Feb 25, 2021Markup Nov 3, 2021Reported Feb 16, 2022 |
Actions 19
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 17, 2022Presented to President.
- Oct 17, 2022Signed by President.
- Oct 17, 2022Became Public Law No: 117-202.
- Sep 14, 2022Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H7824-7825)
- Sep 14, 2022Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 347 - 78 (Roll no. 430). (text: 9/13/2022 CR H7759-7760)
In the Congressional Record 3
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Recorded votes H7825enactLists H7825Votes recorded by proxy on S. 442, Bulb Replacement Improving Government With High-Efficiency Technology (BRIGHT) Act | — | Sep 14, 2022 |
| House | Debate and remarks H7759, H7760Text printed H7759 | Dina Titus D-NV, Eleanor Holmes Norton D-DC, Eric A. "Rick" Crawford R-AR | Sep 13, 2022 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S1860Text printed S1860 | Tammy Baldwin D-WI | Mar 30, 2022 |
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
- Feb 10, 2022S. 442, BRIGHT ActAs ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on November 3, 2021
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 7636 | BRIGHT Act | Identical bill | Dec 8, 2022 |
Titles 12
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend title 40, United States Code, to require the Administrator of General Services to procure the most life-cycle cost effective and energy efficient lighting products and to issue guidance on the efficiency, effectiveness, and economy of those products, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Passed House
- BRIGHT Act
- Bulb Replacement Improving Government with High-efficiency Technology Act
- Short Titles as Enacted
- BRIGHT Act
- Bulb Replacement Improving Government with High-efficiency Technology Act
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Bulb Replacement Improving Government with High-efficiency Technology Act
- Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate
- BRIGHT Act
- Bulb Replacement Improving Government with High-efficiency Technology Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed Senate
- BRIGHT Act
- Bulb Replacement Improving Government with High-efficiency Technology Act
- Short Titles from ENR (Enrolled) bill text
- Bulb Replacement Improving Government with High-efficiency Technology Act
- BRIGHT Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
- Building construction
- Congressional oversight
- Energy efficiency and conservation
- Federal-Indian relations
- Government buildings, facilities, and property
- Government information and archives
- Government Operations and Politics
- Intergovernmental relations
- Lighting, heating, cooling
- Public contracts and procurement
- State and local government operations
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Mar 30, 2022Engrossed in Senate
- Feb 16, 2022Reported to Senate
- Feb 25, 2021Introduced 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.
