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H.R. 5803 113th Congress House

To require the Secretary of the Interior to assemble a team of technical, policy, and financial experts to address the energy needs of the insular areas of the United States and the Freely Associated…

Official title: To require the Secretary of the Interior to assemble a team of technical, policy, and financial experts to address the energy needs of the insular areas of the… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To require the Secretary of the Interior to assemble a team of technical, policy, and financial experts to address the energy needs of the insular areas of the United States and the Freely Associated States through the development of energy action plans aimed at promoting access to affordable, reliable energy, including increasing use of indigenous clean-energy resources, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 9, 2014 See on congress.gov
Energy American SamoaEnergy efficiency and conservationEnergy storage, supplies, demandForeign labor
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GuamImmigration status and proceduresMarshall IslandsMicronesiaNorthern Mariana IslandsPalauPublic utilities and utility ratesPuerto RicoU.S. territories and protectoratesVirgin Islands
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 Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 12, 2014
Received in the Senate.
Dec 11, 2014
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Dec 11, 2014
On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H9292)
Dec 11, 2014
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.(text: CR H9292)
Dec 11, 2014
Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H9292)
Dec 11, 2014
Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
Dec 11, 2014
Mr. Whitfield asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
Dec 8, 2014
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Dec 8, 2014
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 12, 2014

Received in the Senate.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Requires the Department of the Interior to establish within the Empowering Insular Communities activity a team of technical, policy, and financial experts to: (1) develop an energy action plan addressing the energy needs of each of the insular areas (American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands) and Freely Associated States (Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and Palau); and (2) assist each of the insular areas and Freely Associated States in implementing the plan.

Requires the plan to include: (1) recommendations to reduce reliance and expenditures on fuel shipped to the insular areas and Freely Associated States from ports outside the United States, to develop and utilize domestic fuel energy sources, and to improve performance of energy infrastructure and overall energy efficiency; (2) a schedule for implementation of the recommendations and identification and prioritization of specific projects; (3) a financial and engineering plan for implementing and sustaining projects; and (4) benchmarks for measuring progress toward implementation.

Requires Interior to approve the plan before it is implemented.

Extends the federal immigration law transition period for the Northern Mariana Islands through December 31, 2019, including the annual reduction of nonimmigrant workers who may be admitted during such period.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5803: To require the Secretary of the Interior to assemble a team of technical, policy, and financial experts to address the energy needs of the insular areas of the United States and the Freely Associated States through the development of energy action plans aimed at promoting access to affordable, reliable energy, including increasing use of indigenous clean-energy resources, and for other purposes.. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-5803/
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"H.R. 5803: To require the Secretary of the Interior to assemble a team of technical, policy, and financial experts to address the energy needs of the insular areas of the United States and the Freely Associated States through the development of energy action plans aimed at promoting access to affordable, reliable energy, including increasing use of indigenous clean-energy resources, and for other purposes.." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-5803/.
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H.R. 5803, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-5803/.
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[H.R. 5803: To require the Secretary of the Interior to assemble a team of technical, policy, and financial experts to address the energy needs of the insular areas of the United States and the Freely Associated States through the development of energy action plans aimed at promoting access to affordable, reliable energy, including increasing use of indigenous clean-energy resources, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-5803/)
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