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H.R. 4444 114th Congress House

EPS Improvement Act of 2016

Official title: To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to exclude power supply circuits, drivers, and devices designed to be connected to, and power, light-emitting d… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to exclude power supply circuits, drivers, and devices designed to be connected to, and power, light-emitting diodes or organic light-emitting diodes providing illumination from energy conservation standards for external power supplies, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 3, 2016 See on congress.gov
Energy Administrative law and regulatory proceduresDepartment of EnergyElectric power generation and transmissionEnergy efficiency and conservation
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 Everywhere this bill has been 17 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 14, 2016
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Mar 1, 2016
Received in the Senate.
Feb 29, 2016
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Feb 29, 2016
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1006)
Feb 29, 2016
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H1006)
Feb 29, 2016
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4444.
Feb 29, 2016
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1006-1008)
Feb 29, 2016
Mr. Whitfield moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Feb 25, 2016
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Feb 25, 2016
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Feb 24, 2016
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Feb 11, 2016
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
Feb 11, 2016
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Feb 10, 2016
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Feb 3, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
Feb 3, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb 3, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 14, 2016

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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

EPS Improvement Act of 2016

This bill amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to exclude from energy conservation standards for external power supplies any power supply circuit, driver, or device designed to power certain light-emitting diodes or to power ceiling fans using direct current motors. The Department of Energy may prescribe energy conservation standards for that equipment no earlier than one year after the date on which a test procedure has been prescribed by using its authority to improve the energy efficiency of electric motors and pumps and other industrial equipment.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 2012 Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2016
  • S 2476 A bill to exclude power supply circuits, drivers, and devices designed to be connected to, and power, light-emitting di…
 Bill text 4 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2
D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Feb 3, 2016
Dent, Charles
· Feb 3, 2016
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Matsui, Doris O.
California · Feb 3, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4444: EPS Improvement Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4444/
MLA
"H.R. 4444: EPS Improvement Act of 2016." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4444/.
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H.R. 4444, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4444/.
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