S 939
114th Congress
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A bill to require the evaluation and consolidation of duplicative green building programs within the Department of Energy.
Introduced: April 14, 2015
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
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.
Apr 14, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Apr 14, 2015
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
This bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to report on and make public the outcomes of specified green building programs administered by DOE and listed in the Government Accountability Office's "2012 Annual Report: Opportunities to Reduce Duplication, Overlap and Fragmentation, Achieve Savings, and Enhance Revenue."
DOE must conduct an analysis of whether any of the programs should be eliminated or consolidated and report on methods to improve the programs.
By January 1, 2016, DOE must identify which programs were specifically authorized by Congress and which are carried out solely under DOE's discretionary authority.
What's happening now
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-166.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1