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HR 1705 110th Congress House

BRIGHT Energy Savings Act of 2007

Official title: To amend title 40, United States Code, to direct the Administrator of General Services to install energy efficient lighting fixtures and bulbs in constructing,… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 40, United States Code, to direct the Administrator of General Services to install energy efficient lighting fixtures and bulbs in constructing, altering, and maintaining public buildings.

Introduced: March 29, 2007 See on congress.gov
Energy Building constructionEnergy conservationEnergy efficiencyFederal office buildings
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 28, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Mar 28, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E662)
Mar 27, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Mar 27, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 28, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Bulb Replacement in Government With High-Efficiency Technology Energy Savings Act of 2007 or the BRIGHT Energy Savings Act of 2007 - Requires each: (1) public building constructed or significantly altered by the Administrator of General Services to be equipped, to the maximum extent feasible (as specified under this Act), with lighting fixtures and bulbs that are energy efficient (as specified under this Act); and (2) lighting fixture or bulb that is replaced in the normal course of maintenance of public buildings to be replaced with an energy efficient fixture or bulb.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 6 Related bill Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Democratic 14 Republican 1
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jun 28, 2007
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Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · Jun 15, 2007
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jun 11, 2007
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · May 15, 2007
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · May 7, 2007
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Apr 17, 2007
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 29, 2007
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Mar 27, 2007
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Mar 27, 2007
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Mar 27, 2007
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Mar 27, 2007
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Mar 27, 2007
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Mar 27, 2007
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Mar 27, 2007
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Welch, Peter
Vermont · Mar 27, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1705: BRIGHT Energy Savings Act of 2007. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1705/
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"H.R. 1705: BRIGHT Energy Savings Act of 2007." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1705/.
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H.R. 1705, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1705/.
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