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HR 6375 114th Congress House

Power And Security Systems (PASS) Act

Official title: To provide for consideration of the extension under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of nonapplication of No-Load Mode energy efficiency standards to cer… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To provide for consideration of the extension under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of nonapplication of No-Load Mode energy efficiency standards to certain security or life safety alarms or surveillance systems.

Introduced: November 17, 2016 See on congress.gov
Energy Administrative law and regulatory proceduresConsumer affairsCrimes against propertyDepartment of Energy
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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
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 Latest action December 7, 2016

Received in the Senate.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 6214 Related bill Power And Security Systems (PASS) Act
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Welch, Peter
Vermont · Nov 17, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6375: Power And Security Systems (PASS) Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6375/
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"H.R. 6375: Power And Security Systems (PASS) Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6375/.
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H.R. 6375, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6375/.
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