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HR 6375 114th Congress House Energy Administrative law and regulatory procedures Consumer affairs Crimes against property Department of Energy Energy efficiency and conservation Fires Floods and storm protection

Power And Security Systems (PASS) Act

Introduced: November 17, 2016 See on congress.gov
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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 7, 2016
Received in the Senate.
Dec 6, 2016
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Dec 6, 2016
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7192)
Dec 6, 2016
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7192)
Dec 6, 2016
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6375.
Dec 6, 2016
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7192-7193)
Dec 6, 2016
Mr. Olson moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Nov 17, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Nov 17, 2016
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Power And Security Systems (PASS) Act

(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to revise energy conservation standards (i.e., no-load mode standards for devices operating in standby) for external power supplies (EPSs) designed to be connected to a security or life safety alarm or surveillance system component, such as smoke alarms that have to remain powered at all times.

Current law exempts EPSs of security or life safety systems from those standards until July 1, 2017. This bill extends that exemption until July 1, 2023. The Department of Energy (DOE) must decide by July 1, 2021, whether standards for those EPSs should be amended further. In the rule, DOE may treat such EPSs as a separate class with different standards or may extend the exemption.

What's happening now December 7, 2016

Received in the Senate.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
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