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Clean Energy Standard Act of 2019

Introduced: May 8, 2019 Introduced by: Smith, Tina Democratic · Minnesota See on congress.gov
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May 8, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2745-2746)
May 8, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Clean Energy Standard Act of 2019

This bill addresses clean energy standards.

Among other things, the bill

  • requires retail electricity suppliers to sell a certain quantity of clean electric energy;
  • establishes a federal clean energy credit trading program;
  • subjects retail electricity suppliers to civil penalties for noncompliance with requirements;
  • establishes a state energy efficiency, clean energy deployment, and electric bill reduction program;
  • requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to facilitate coordination between the federal clean energy program and state clean and renewable energy programs;
  • requires the National Academy of Sciences to periodically evaluate all aspects of the federal clean energy standard; and
  • directs DOE to establish a program for the research, development, demonstration, and deployment of clean energy technologies and portfolios.
What's happening now May 8, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2745-2746)

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2597 Identical bill Clean Energy Standard Act of 2019
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
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Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · May 8, 2019
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Kaine, Tim
Virginia · May 8, 2019
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Schatz, Brian
Hawaii · May 8, 2019
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · May 8, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1359: Clean Energy Standard Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1359/
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"S. 1359: Clean Energy Standard Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1359/.
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S. 1359, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1359/.
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