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H.R. 3607 117th Congress House

Buy Green Act of 2021

Official title: To support and fund the Federal procurement of clean energy products, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 28, 2021 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 1, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Jun 1, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
Jun 1, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
May 31, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
May 28, 2021
Introduced in House
May 28, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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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 Latest action June 1, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Buy Green Act of 2021

This bill provides for federal procurement of clean energy products.

Specifically, the bill establishes a Clean Energy Fund at the Department of Energy (DOE) and authorizes DOE to transfer amounts from the fund to federal agencies for clean energy-related purchases. The bill creates a grant program for state, local, and tribal governments to make such purchases.

The bill (1) provides grants to electrify the federal vehicle fleet, to states and municipalities to electrify public transit and school buses, and to design, build, and retrofit buildings to be more energy efficient; and (2) establishes a grant program for U.S. companies to invest in clean energy manufacturing by retrofitting or building facilities that produce clean energy products.

The bill (1) establishes specified labor protections applicable to projects funded by grants in this bill and for manufacturers of specified products; and (2) directs 40% of state, local, and tribal grant funding for grants provided by this bill to purchases that benefit frontline, disadvantaged, and vulnerable communities that have been environmentally neglected.

The bill establishes within DOE a Green Procurement Oversight Advisory Board.

The Government Accountability Office shall conduct oversight of the use of funds and publicly report on program efficacy each year.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 7
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · May 28, 2021
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · May 28, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3607: Buy Green Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3607/
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"H.R. 3607: Buy Green Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3607/.
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H.R. 3607, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3607/.
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[H.R. 3607: Buy Green Act of 2021](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3607/)
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