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HR 4788 115th Congress House

Hospital Energy Conservation Act

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Energy to establish a pilot program to award grants and loan guarantees to hospitals to carry out projects for the purpose of reduci… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Energy to establish a pilot program to award grants and loan guarantees to hospitals to carry out projects for the purpose of reducing energy costs and increasing resilience to improve security.

Introduced: January 12, 2018 See on congress.gov
Energy Energy efficiency and conservationEnergy storage, supplies, demandGovernment lending and loan guaranteesHealth facilities and institutionsHealth programs administration and funding
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It never became law before the 115th Congress (2017–2018) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Jan 19, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
Jan 12, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jan 12, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 19, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Hospital Energy Conservation Act

This bill directs the Department of Energy to establish a pilot program to award grants and loan guarantees to no more than six hospitals during FY2019-FY2020 to carry out energy conservation projects for: (1) significantly improving energy efficiency; and (2) encouraging on-site power generation and energy storage, capable of operating independent of the grid, and providing sufficient on-site emergency backup power for essential hospital functions.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3525 Reintroduction of Hospital Energy Conservation Act
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4788: Hospital Energy Conservation Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4788/
MLA
"H.R. 4788: Hospital Energy Conservation Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4788/.
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H.R. 4788, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4788/.
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[H.R. 4788: Hospital Energy Conservation Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4788/)
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