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Power And Security Systems (PASS) Act

Introduced: January 12, 2017 Introduced by: Welch, Peter Democratic · Vermont See on congress.gov
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Became law
Jan 24, 2017
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Jan 23, 2017
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text of measure as passed: CR H567)
Jan 23, 2017
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 511.
Jan 23, 2017
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jan 23, 2017
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text of measure as passed: CR H567)
Jan 23, 2017
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H566-568)
Jan 23, 2017
Mr. Upton moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Jan 12, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jan 12, 2017
Introduced in House
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Power And Security Systems (PASS) Act

This bill amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to require the Department of Energy to issue a rule by July 1, 2021, that determines whether energy conservation standards for external power supplies should be amended. The rule must contain any amended standards and apply to products manufactured on or after July 1, 2023.

Current law exempts external power supplies for security or life safety systems (e.g., smoke alarms) from energy conservation standards until July 1, 2017. This bill extends the exemption until July 1, 2023.

What's happening now January 24, 2017

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 511: Power And Security Systems (PASS) Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-511/
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"H.R. 511: Power And Security Systems (PASS) Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-511/.
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H.R. 511, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-511/.
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