Protecting America’s Distribution Transformer Supply Chain Act of 2023
Latest action · Jun 15, 2023 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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 15, 2023
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Protecting America's Distribution Transformer Supply Chain Act of 2023
This bill prohibits the Department of Energy (DOE) from revising existing energy conservation standards for distribution transformers in electric power systems for the next five years. During that time, DOE may not propose, finalize, implement, administer, or enforce any rule under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act that establishes requirements that are different than the requirements for distribution transformers under the 2013 final rule titled Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Distribution Transformers.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 15, 2023 to Apr 23, 2024; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NC | Thom Tillis | Original | Jun 15, 2023 |
| R-MS | Cindy Hyde-Smith | Jul 27, 2023 | |
| R-ID | James E. Risch | Mar 20, 2024 | |
| R-ID | Mike Crapo | Apr 23, 2024 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred Jun 15, 2023 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 15, 2023Introduced in Senate
- Jun 15, 2023Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IN12179 | DOE’s Proposed Regulation on Electricity Distribution Transformers Archived | Insight | Jan 3, 2024 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 4167 | Protecting America’s Distribution Transformer Supply Chain Act | Related bill | Mar 26, 2024 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Energy from changing energy conservation standards for distribution transformers for a certain period, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Protecting America’s Distribution Transformer Supply Chain Act of 2023
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 15, 2023Introduced 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.
