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S 3711 116th Congress Senate Energy Alternative and renewable resources Energy efficiency and conservation Energy storage, supplies, demand Government trust funds Lighting, heating, cooling

A bill to amend the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to reauthorize the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 13, 2020 Introduced by: Heinrich, Martin Democratic · New Mexico See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
May 13, 2020
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill reauthorizes through FY2026 and revises the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program. Under the program, the Department of Energy provides grants to local governments, states, and Indian tribes for energy efficiency and conservation projects and programs. This bill expands the allowable uses of grant funds to include the deployment of energy distribution technologies that significantly expand access to alternative fuels.

What's happening now May 13, 2020

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

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3711: A bill to amend the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to reauthorize the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program, and for other purposes.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3711/
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"S. 3711: A bill to amend the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to reauthorize the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program, and for other purposes.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3711/.
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S. 3711, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3711/.
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[S. 3711: A bill to amend the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to reauthorize the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3711/)
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