HR 1485
117th Congress
House
Energy
Air quality
Alternative and renewable resources
Building construction
Buy American requirements
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Child care and development
Community life and organization
Congressional oversight
Department of Energy
Disaster relief and insurance
Educational facilities and institutions
Electric power generation and transmission
Elementary and secondary education
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Energy efficiency and conservation
Environmental health
Environmental regulatory procedures
Executive agency funding and structure
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Open Back Better Act of 2021
Introduced: March 2, 2021
Introduced by:
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Democratic
· Delaware
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 3, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
Mar 2, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 2, 2021
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Open Back Better Act of 2021
This bill directs the Department of Energy (DOE) to provide grants to federal and state agencies and tribal organizations to implement building projects that increase resiliency, energy efficiency, renewable energy, and grid integration. It also provides grants for projects that may have combined heat and power and energy storage as project components.
States must use at least 40% of grant funds to implement projects in environmental justice communities or low-income communities that have been adversely impacted by the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
Committees of jurisdiction
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