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Off Fossil Fuels for a Better Future Act

Introduced: September 1, 2017 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps

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Passed Senate

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Became law

May 22, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.

Sep 8, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.

Sep 5, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

Sep 5, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.

Sep 5, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.

Sep 1, 2017

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Transportation and Infrastructure, Education and the Workforce, Science, Space, and Technology, Financial Services, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Sep 1, 2017

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Off Fossil Fuels for a Better Future Act

This bill transitions away from fossil fuel sources of energy to clean energy sources (e.g., energy efficiency, energy conservation, and renewable energy).

By 2027: (1) 80% of electricity sold must be generated from clean energy resources, (2) 80% of new vehicle sales from manufacturers must be sales of zero-emission vehicles, and (3) 80% of train rail lines and train engines must be electrified. By 2035: (1) 100% of electricity must be generated from clean energy resources, (2) 100% of vehicle sales from manufacturers must be zero-emission vehicles, and (3) 100% of train rail lines and train engines must be electrified.

The bill establishes a car allowance rebate system within the Department of Transportation to provide economic incentives for consumers to purchase new, clean energy vehicles.

No federal permits for new major fossil fuel projects may be issued in 2018 and thereafter.

The bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) terminate specified fossil fuel subsidies, (2) permanently extend renewable electricity production tax credits for electricity generated from wind, and (3) permanently extend a business energy investment tax credit for solar or wind energy technologies.

A Community Assistance Fund is established for specified industrial and energy efficiency programs.

The bill permanently reauthorizes the Weatherization Assistance Program, which provides energy efficiency retrofits of low-income homes.

It prohibits exports of domestically produced crude oil and natural gas, including liquefied natural gas.

The Center for Clean Energy Workforce Development is established within the Department of Labor.

What's happening now May 22, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.

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