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HR 798 110th Congress House Energy Department of Energy District of Columbia Federal office buildings Government Operations and Politics Solar energy

To direct the Administrator of General Services to install a photovoltaic system for the headquarters building of the Department of Energy.

Introduced: February 5, 2007 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 18 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 19, 2007
Provisions of Measure Incorporated into Title V, Subtitle C, Section 521 of H.R. 6.
Nov 7, 2007
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 475.
Nov 7, 2007
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Boxer without amendment. With written report No. 110-224.
Jun 6, 2007
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Feb 13, 2007
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Feb 12, 2007
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Feb 12, 2007
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1444)
Feb 12, 2007
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H1444)
Feb 12, 2007
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 798.
Feb 12, 2007
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1444-1446)
Feb 12, 2007
Mr. Oberstar moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Feb 12, 2007
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 4.
Feb 12, 2007
Reported by the Committee on Transportation. H. Rept. 110-11.
Feb 7, 2007
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Feb 7, 2007
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Feb 5, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Feb 5, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E261-262)
Feb 5, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House passed version is repeated here.))

Directs the Administrator of General Services to install a photovoltaic system, as set forth in the Sun Wall Design Project, for the headquarters building of the Department of Energy located at 1000 Independence Avenue, Southwest, Washington, D.C., commonly known as the Forrestal Building. Authorizes funding from the Federal Buildings Fund.

What's happening now December 19, 2007

Provisions of Measure Incorporated into Title V, Subtitle C, Section 521 of H.R. 6.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 5, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 798: To direct the Administrator of General Services to install a photovoltaic system for the headquarters building of the Department of Energy.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-798/
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"H.R. 798: To direct the Administrator of General Services to install a photovoltaic system for the headquarters building of the Department of Energy.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-798/.
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H.R. 798, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-798/.
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