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Clean Energy Innovation and Deployment Act of 2020

Introduced: July 9, 2020 Introduced by: DeGette, Diana Democratic · Colorado See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
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Jul 10, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Jul 10, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Jul 9, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures.
Jul 9, 2020
Introduced in House
Jul 9, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, Ways and Means, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Education and Labor, 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.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Clean Energy Innovation and Deployment Act of 2020

This bill addresses provisions related to clean energy and zero-emission electricity technology.

Among these provisions, the bill (1) implements measures to deploy clean energy technologies and make them commercially available, including through the activities of a Clean Energy Deployment Administration within the Department of Energy; (2) sets forth requirements for a zero-emission electricity standard; (3) provides incentives to power companies for the accelerated deployment of a zero-emission electricity system, including tax credits and grants; (4) reauthorizes through FY2030 and revises the Weatherization Assistance Program; and (5) establishes a nationwide program to improve education and training for jobs in energy-related industries with existing or expected worker shortages.

What's happening now July 10, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.

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 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 8
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Huffman, Jared
California · Jul 9, 2020
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Peters, Scott H.
California · Jul 9, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7516: Clean Energy Innovation and Deployment Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7516/
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