S 1396
111th Congress
Senate
International Affairs
Air quality
Energy efficiency and conservation
Foreign aid and international relief
Lighting and heating
Lighting, heating, cooling
A bill to direct the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development to carry out a pilot program to promote the production and use of fuel-efficient stoves engineered to produce significantly less black carbon than traditional stoves, and for other purposes.
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 6, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7143)
Jul 6, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7142)
Jul 6, 2009
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Directs the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to establish a two-year pilot program to promote the production and use of fuel-efficient stoves that do not produce significant amounts of black carbon and are customized for use throughout the world.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7143)
Committees of jurisdiction
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