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S 981 115th Congress Senate Energy Building construction Educational facilities and institutions Energy efficiency and conservation Health facilities and institutions Materials Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations Tax-exempt organizations

A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to establish an energy efficiency materials pilot program.

Introduced: April 27, 2017 Introduced by: Klobuchar, Amy Democratic · Minnesota See on congress.gov
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Apr 27, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Apr 27, 2017
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill requires the Department of Energy to establish a pilot program to award grants for providing nonprofit buildings with energy-efficiency materials.

The bill reduces the authorization of appropriations for the zero net energy commercial buildings initiative for FY2018.

What's happening now April 27, 2017

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

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 1460 Related bill Energy and Natural Resources Act of 2017
  • HR 2197 Identical bill To require the Secretary of Energy to establish an energy efficiency materials pilot program.
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Ernst, Joni
Iowa · May 25, 2017
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Hoeven, John
North Dakota · Apr 27, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 981: A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to establish an energy efficiency materials pilot program.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-981/
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