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HR 5142 116th Congress House Energy Alternative and renewable resources Energy efficiency and conservation Environmental technology Federal-Indian relations Government buildings, facilities, and property Public contracts and procurement

Green Energy for Federal Buildings Act

Introduced: November 18, 2019 Introduced by: Brownley, Julia Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Nov 21, 2019
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H9126)
Nov 18, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Nov 18, 2019
Introduced in House
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Green Energy for Federal Buildings Act

This bill requires the federal government to increase the amount of renewable energy it consumes to 35% of its total electricity share by 2030, 75% by 2040, and 100% by 2050. In carrying out the requirement, the Department of Energy must seek to ensure that the federal government consumes renewable energy produced on-site at federal facilities, on federal lands, or on Native American lands.

What's happening now November 21, 2019

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H9126)

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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Dec 4, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5142: Green Energy for Federal Buildings Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5142/
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"H.R. 5142: Green Energy for Federal Buildings Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5142/.
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H.R. 5142, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5142/.
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