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A bill to exclude power supply circuits, drivers, and devices to be connected to, and power, light-emitting diodes or organic light-emitting diodes providing illumination or ceiling fans using direct…

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A bill to exclude power supply circuits, drivers, and devices to be connected to, and power, light-emitting diodes or organic light-emitting diodes providing illumination or ceiling fans using direct current motors from energy conservation standards for external power supplies.

Introduced: January 24, 2017 See on congress.gov
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Became law
Oct 25, 2017
Held at the desk.
Oct 25, 2017
Received in the House.
Oct 25, 2017
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Oct 24, 2017
Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S6772-6773; text as passed Senate: CR S6772-6773)
Oct 24, 2017
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.(consideration: CR S6772-6773; text as passed Senate: CR S6772-6773)
May 24, 2017
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 97.
May 24, 2017
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 115-78.
Mar 30, 2017
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Jan 24, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Jan 24, 2017
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

(Sec. 1) This bill amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to exclude from energy conservation standards for external power supplies any power supply circuit, driver, or device designed to power light-emitting diodes (commonly known as LEDs) or to power ceiling fans using direct current motors. The Department of Energy may prescribe new energy conservation standards for that equipment no earlier than one year after the date on which a test procedure has been prescribed.

What's happening now October 25, 2017

Held at the desk.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 518 Related bill EPS Improvement Act of 2017
 Bill text 3 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Jan 24, 2017
 D
Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Jan 24, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 226: A bill to exclude power supply circuits, drivers, and devices to be connected to, and power, light-emitting diodes or organic light-emitting diodes providing illumination or ceiling fans using direct current motors from energy conservation standards for external power supplies.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-226/
MLA
"S. 226: A bill to exclude power supply circuits, drivers, and devices to be connected to, and power, light-emitting diodes or organic light-emitting diodes providing illumination or ceiling fans using direct current motors from energy conservation standards for external power supplies.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-226/.
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S. 226, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-226/.
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[S. 226: A bill to exclude power supply circuits, drivers, and devices to be connected to, and power, light-emitting diodes or organic light-emitting diodes providing illumination or ceiling fans using direct current motors from energy conservation standards for external power supplies.](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-226/)
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