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S 600 114th Congress Senate Energy Alternative and renewable resources Building construction Energy efficiency and conservation Lighting and heating Lighting, heating, cooling Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to establish an energy efficiency retrofit pilot program.

Introduced: February 26, 2015 Introduced by: Klobuchar, Amy Democratic · Minnesota See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 30, 2015
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-166.
Feb 26, 2015
Introduced in Senate
Feb 26, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill directs the Department of Energy to establish a pilot program to award matching grants for nonprofit organizations to retrofit their buildings with energy-efficiency improvements.

This bill amends the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to decrease the amount of appropriations authorized in FY2015 for the Zero Net Energy Commercial Buildings Initiative.

What's happening now April 30, 2015

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-166.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 2132 Related bill To require the Secretary of Energy to establish an energy efficiency retrofit pilot program.
  • S 2012 Related bill Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2016
  • S 2089 Related bill American Energy Innovation Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 2 Republican 2
D
Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Jun 18, 2015
 R
Hoeven, John
North Dakota · Feb 26, 2015
 R
Risch, James E.
Idaho · Feb 26, 2015
 D
Schatz, Brian
Hawaii · Feb 26, 2015
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