H.R. 823 110th Congress House

To authorize Federal agencies and legislative branch offices to purchase greenhouse gas offsets and renewable energy credits, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 5, 2007 Introduced by: Peter Welch Democratic · Vermont See on congress.gov

Government Operations and Politics Administrative procedureAir pollution controlAlternative energy sourcesBiomass energy

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Mar 20, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement.

Feb 6, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.

Feb 5, 2007

Introduced in House

Feb 5, 2007

Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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Latest action March 20, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Authorizes federal agencies and legislative branch offices to purchase qualified tradeable: (1) greenhouse gas (GHG) offsets; and (2) renewable energy credits.

Requires the Secretary of Energy to promulgate rules regarding approved open market transactions involving such offsets and credits. Requires such rules to accommodate forward purchasing and crediting of offsets and credits on an estimated basis from small scale offset and renewable energy generators and other open market transactions that help enable short-term purchases of offsets and credits to contribute to the implementation of such generators.

Defines "greenhouse gas offsets" to mean a reduction in GHG emissions that results from actions that would not have occurred in the absence of the opportunity to sell an offset for the resulting reduction.

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Committees of jurisdiction 5

Committee on House Administration
House of Representatives
Energy and Commerce Committee
House of Representatives
Energy Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Energy and Commerce Committee
Government Operations Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Oversight and Government Reform Committee
Oversight and Government Reform Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 7

Foster, Bill

Illinois · Jun 19, 2008

Markey, Edward J.

Massachusetts · May 7, 2007

Sánchez, Linda T.

California · May 7, 2007

Cohen, Steve

Tennessee · Apr 20, 2007

DeGette, Diana

Colorado · Apr 20, 2007

Norton, Eleanor Holmes

District of Columbia · Apr 20, 2007

Matsui, Doris O.

California · Apr 17, 2007

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