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H.R. 2656 117th Congress House

To amend title 31, United States Code, to provide for the issuance of Green Bonds and to establish the United States Green Bank, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 19, 2021 Introduced by: James A. Himes Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
Energy Agricultural conservation and pollutionAgricultural practices and innovationsAir qualityAlternative and renewable resources
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Climate change and greenhouse gasesCorporate finance and managementCredit and credit marketsElectric power generation and transmissionEnergy efficiency and conservationEnergy storage, supplies, demandExecutive agency funding and structureForests, forestry, treesGovernment corporations and government-sponsored enterprisesGovernment lending and loan guaranteesHybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehiclesLand use and conservationMotor fuelsPublic transitRegional and metropolitan planningSecuritiesSolid waste and recyclingState and local financeWater use and supplyWetlands
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Apr 20, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
Apr 19, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
Apr 19, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 20, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill establishes a U.S. Green Bank to finance climate change mitigation and adaptation projects at the state and local level by capitalizing regional, state, and municipal green banks.

The Department of the Treasury must issue green bonds to provide the bank with (1) an initial capitalization of $10 billion; and (2) additional capitalization, upon the bank's request, of no more than $50 billion in aggregate at any one time.

The bill also establishes in the Treasury a revolving Green Bank Establishment Fund.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 1208 Identical bill A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to provide for the issuance of Green Bonds and to establish the United St…
  • HR 3423 Reintroduction of National Green Bank Act of 2019
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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 5
D
Brownley, Julia
California · Apr 19, 2021
Cartwright, Matt
· Apr 19, 2021
 D
Connolly, Gerald E.
Virginia · Apr 19, 2021
 D
Crow, Jason
Colorado · Apr 19, 2021
Eshoo, Anna
· Apr 19, 2021
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Apr 19, 2021
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Apr 19, 2021
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Apr 19, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2656: To amend title 31, United States Code, to provide for the issuance of Green Bonds and to establish the United States Green Bank, and for other purposes.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2656/
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"H.R. 2656: To amend title 31, United States Code, to provide for the issuance of Green Bonds and to establish the United States Green Bank, and for other purposes.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2656/.
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H.R. 2656, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2656/.
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[H.R. 2656: To amend title 31, United States Code, to provide for the issuance of Green Bonds and to establish the United States Green Bank, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2656/)
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