HR 5042 115th Congress House Energy Alternative and renewable resources Buy American requirements Electric power generation and transmission Employee hiring Energy efficiency and conservation Environmental technology Industrial facilities Labor standards Manufacturing Metals Oil and gas Public-private cooperation Small business

Job Creation through Energy Efficient Manufacturing Act

Introduced: February 15, 2018 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps

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May 22, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.

Feb 16, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.

Feb 15, 2018

Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.

Feb 15, 2018

Introduced in House

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Job Creation through Energy Efficient Manufacturing Act

This bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish a Financing Energy Efficient Manufacturing Program that provides grants for projects that: (1) improve the energy efficiency of small- or medium-sized manufacturers that employ no more than 750 employees, and (2) develop technologies to reduce electricity or natural gas use by the manufacturers.

The bill establishes labor requirements for projects that receive grant funding under this bill. In addition, the bill establishes a requirement that grant projects only use iron and steel products that are produced in the United States, unless DOE grants a waiver of the requirement.

What's happening now May 22, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.

Related & companion bills 1

Bill text 1 version

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Committees of jurisdiction 4

Energy and Commerce Committee
House of Representatives
Energy Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Science, Space, and Technology Committee
Energy Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Energy and Commerce Committee
Science, Space, and Technology Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 17

Boyle, Brendan F.

Pennsylvania · Mar 29, 2018

Florida · Feb 15, 2018

Huffman, Jared

California · Feb 15, 2018

Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"

Georgia · Feb 15, 2018

Khanna, Ro

California · Feb 15, 2018

Lofgren, Zoe

California · Feb 15, 2018

McGovern, James P.

Massachusetts · Feb 15, 2018

Norton, Eleanor Holmes

District of Columbia · Feb 15, 2018

Pocan, Mark

Wisconsin · Feb 15, 2018

Quigley, Mike

Illinois · Feb 15, 2018

Raskin, Jamie

Maryland · Feb 15, 2018

Tonko, Paul

New York · Feb 15, 2018

Wasserman Schultz, Debbie

Florida · Feb 15, 2018

Welch, Peter

Vermont · Feb 15, 2018

Wilson, Frederica S.

Florida · Feb 15, 2018

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5042: Job Creation through Energy Efficient Manufacturing Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5042/

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