S 3062
114th Congress
Senate
Energy
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Consumer affairs
Energy efficiency and conservation
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Public utilities and utility rates
A bill to require the Federal Trade Commission to consider including smart grid capability on Energy Guide labels for products.
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 15, 2016
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Jun 15, 2016
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
This bill amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to direct the Federal Trade Commission to initiate a rulemaking to consider including a special note prominently on any Energy Guide label for a product that contains Smart Grid technology. The note should include that: (1) the product features Smart Grid capability, and (2) the use and value of that feature depends upon the Smart Grid capability of the utility system and the utilization of that feature by the customer.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1