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HR 5802 114th Congress House

To amend title 31, United States Code, to provide for the issuance of Green Bonds and to establish the United States Green Bank, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 14, 2016 Introduced by: Van Hollen, Chris Democratic · Maryland See on congress.gov
Energy Alternative and renewable resourcesCorporate finance and managementCredit and credit marketsElectric power generation and transmission
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Energy efficiency and conservationEnergy storage, supplies, demandExecutive agency funding and structureForeign and international corporationsGovernment corporations and government-sponsored enterprisesGovernment lending and loan guaranteesHybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehiclesIncome tax deductionsInterest, dividends, interest ratesMotor fuelsSecuritiesState and local financeTaxation of foreign income
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Jul 14, 2016
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on 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.
Jul 14, 2016
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 Latest action July 14, 2016

Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on 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.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill establishes a U.S. Green Bank that provides financial support to assist regional, state, and local institutions finance: (1) clean energy (e.g. solar or wind energy) projects, or (2) energy efficiency projects that reduce energy use or substantially reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

The Department of the Treasury must issue Green Bonds to provide the bank with: (1) an initial capitalization of $10 billion; and (2) additional capitalization, upon the bank's request, of no more than $50 billion in aggregate at any one time.

Treasury must also establish a revolving Green Bank Establishment Fund.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Jul 14, 2016
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 14, 2016
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Tonko, Paul
New York · Jul 14, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5802: To amend title 31, United States Code, to provide for the issuance of Green Bonds and to establish the United States Green Bank, and for other purposes.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5802/
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"H.R. 5802: To amend title 31, United States Code, to provide for the issuance of Green Bonds and to establish the United States Green Bank, and for other purposes.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5802/.
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H.R. 5802, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5802/.
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