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H.R. 2536 115th Congress House

Renew America's Schools Act of 2017

Official title: To provide for grants for energy efficiency improvements and renewable energy improvements at public school facilities.

Introduced: May 18, 2017 See on congress.gov
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May 18, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
May 18, 2017
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 Latest action May 18, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Renew America's Schools Act of 2017

This bill requires the Department of Energy to provide competitive grants for making energy improvements in schools. Specifically, grants may be awarded for:

  • any improvement, repair, or renovation to a school that will result in a direct reduction in school energy costs;
  • any improvement, repair, renovation, or installation that leads to an improvement in teacher and student health, such as indoor air quality; and
  • the installation of renewable energy technologies (e.g., wind power) involved in the improvement, repair, or renovation to a school.
 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2479 Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrow's America Act
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2536: Renew America's Schools Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2536/
MLA
"H.R. 2536: Renew America's Schools Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2536/.
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H.R. 2536, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2536/.
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[H.R. 2536: Renew America's Schools Act of 2017](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2536/)
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