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HR 5349 114th Congress House

Energy Contracting Opportunities Act

Official title: To reduce government-imposed obstacles to profitability and accessibility for new electric energy projects.

Introduced: May 26, 2016 See on congress.gov
Energy Alternative and renewable resourcesAnimal protection and human-animal relationshipsBirdsElectric power generation and transmission
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Energy efficiency and conservationEnergy storage, supplies, demandGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsLighting and heatingLighting, heating, coolingPublic contracts and procurementPublic utilities and utility ratesWildlife conservation and habitat protection
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This bill died when the 114th Congress ended
It never became law before the 114th Congress (2015–2016) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Jun 2, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Jun 2, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
May 26, 2016
Introduced in House
May 26, 2016
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Natural Resources, 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 June 2, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Energy Contracting Opportunities Act

This bill expands, from 10 to 30 years, the maximum length of a federal agency contract for the acquisition of renewable energy or energy from cogeneration facilities.

In addition, the Department of Energy and the Department of the Interior must establish an interagency working group to study the impact that energy development has had on bird populations.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5349: Energy Contracting Opportunities Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5349/
MLA
"H.R. 5349: Energy Contracting Opportunities Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5349/.
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H.R. 5349, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5349/.
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