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Clean Energy Jobs Act of 2019 [S.2393]
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[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Climate Change ]
[Education ]
[Grants ]
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Directs the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish and carry out a comprehensive nationwide program to improve education and training for jobs in energy-related industries with existing or expected worker shortages. Emphasis shall be placed on increasing the number of skilled individuals from underrepresented groups trained to work in those jobs. DOE must establish an online resource center to maintain and update information and resources on training programs for such jobs; and as a resource for specified agencies, organizations, and apprenticeship
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Enhancing Grid Security through Public-Private Partnerships Act [S.2095]
[Energy ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Safety ]
[National Security ]
A bill to provide for certain programs and developments in the Department of Energy concerning the cybersecurity and vulnerabilities of, and physical threat to, the electric grid, and for other purposes.
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Enhancing State Energy Security Planning and Emergency Preparedness Act of 2019 [S.2094]
[Energy ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Public Safety ]
[National Security ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Authorizes the Department of Energy to provide financial assistance to states for the implementation, review, and revision of a state energy security plan that assesses the state's existing circumstances and proposes methods to strengthen the ability of the state to have a reliable, secure, and resilient energy infrastructure. A state energy security plan must contain specified content, including a risk assessment of energy infrastructure and cross-sector interdependencies and a risk mitigation approach to enhance reliability and end-use resilience.
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Launching Energy Advancement and Development through Innovations for Natural Gas Act of 2019 [HB-3828]
[Energy ]
[Climate Change ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Grants ]
[Funding ]
[Science ]
Directs the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish a program to award competitive grants to certain entities for the capture of carbon dioxide produced during the generation of natural gas-generated power. Specifically, DOE must accelerate the development of commercially viable carbon capture technologies to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, including to improve the thermodynamics, kinetics, scalability, durability, and flexibility of carbon capture technologies used during the generation of electricity from natural gas power systems; enter into
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Good Jobs for 21st Century Energy Act [S.2185]
[Energy ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
A bill to provide labor standards for certain energy jobs, and for other purposes.
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Endangered Species Management Self-Determination Act [S.2343]
[Animals ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to permit Governors of States to regulate intrastate endangered species and intrastate threatened species, to amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to permit the taking of certain black vultures and ravens, and for other purposes.
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Community Health and Clean Transit Act of 2019 [S.2403]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Public Health ]
[Climate Change ]
Authorizes the Department of Transportation to make direct loans to eligible entities (i.e., grant recipients for buses and bus facilities or state and local governmental entities that operate fixed route bus service) for the costs of acquiring electric buses (zero emission vehicles) and for technical assistance in connection with such acquisition and related infrastructure.
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Green Jobs and Opportunity Act [HB-4148]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Climate Change ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Requires the Department of Labor to address current and future workforce shortages within the clean energy technology sector. Labor must monitor trends and shortages within the sector, recommend ways to prepare the workforce to meet the demands of a clean energy economy, and provide grants to establish training programs for occupations or fields of work with such shortages. Labor must also establish a National Advisory Committee on the Clean Energy Technology Workforce to provide advice on preparing the workforce to transition to a clean energy
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Renewable Electricity Tax Credit Equalization Act [HB-4186]
[Energy ]
[Taxes ]
[Climate Change ]
Extends the energy tax credit for investment in certain qualified investment credit facilities and the credit for production of electricity from certain renewable resources (e.g., wind, biomass, solar, trash, and hydropower facilities).
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Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act of 2019 [HB-3794]
[Energy ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Environmental ]
To promote the development of renewable energy on public lands, and for other purposes.
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Blue Collar and Green Collar Jobs Development Act of 2019 [HB-4061]
[Energy ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Education ]
[Grants ]
[Funding ]
[Economic Development ]
Directs the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish and carry out a comprehensive, nationwide program to improve education and training for jobs in energy-related industries in order to increase the number of skilled workers trained for such jobs. DOE, in collaboration with the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Secretary of Commerce, the Director of the Bureau of the Census, and energy-related industries, shall establish a clearinghouse to, among other things, develop resources training programs for jobs in energy-related industries
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Climate Action Rebate Act of 2019 [S.2284]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Taxes ]
[Trade ]
[Climate Change ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Poverty ]
[Public Safety ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Imposes a carbon fee on the use, sale, or transfer of certain fossil fuels and fluorinated gases that emit greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. The fee is imposed on producers and importers of such fuels and is deposited into a Climate Action Rebate Fund established by this bill. The bill establishes an gradual emissions reduction schedule for such fuels between 2020 and 2050 (100% reduction). The bill requires payment of an equalization fee by fossil fuels and carbon-intensive imported goods at the border and provides for refunds of comparable
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American Energy Efficiency Act of 2019 [S.2288]
[Energy ]
A bill to amend title VI of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish a Federal energy efficiency resource standard for electricity and natural gas suppliers, and for other purposes.
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SWAP Act Stemming Warming and Augmenting Pay Act of 2019 [HB-4058]
[Taxes ]
[Energy ]
[Climate Change ]
[Air Quality ]
[Social Security ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Science ]
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[Poverty ]
[Environmental ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Imposes a tax on combusted fossil fuel greenhouse gas emissions. The tax is equal to $30 per metric ton of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions beginning in 2021. The tax increases by 5% plus inflation each year and increases by $3 per ton every two years if the previous year's emission goals are not met. The revenue from such tax is divided (1) 70% for the reduction of payroll taxes; (2) 10% for additional payments to Social Security beneficiaries, and (3) 20% to establish a carbon trust fund for block grants to offset higher energy costs for low-income
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National Climate Bank Act [S.2057]
[Climate Change ]
[Energy ]
[Finance ]
[Environmental ]
[Funding ]
A bill to establish a National Climate Bank.
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Weatherizing Infrastructure in the North and Terrorism Emergency Readiness Act of 2019 [HB-3669]
[Infrastructure ]
[National Security ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Public Safety ]
[Energy ]
Requires the Department of Homeland Security to develop and conduct a collective-response-to-terrorism exercise that includes managing cascading effects on critical infrastructure, such as an extreme cold-weather event caused by a polar vortex.
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Weatherizing Infrastructure in the North and Terrorism Emergency Readiness Act of 2019 [HB-3669]
[Infrastructure ]
[National Security ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Public Safety ]
[Energy ]
Requires the Department of Homeland Security to develop and conduct a collective-response-to-terrorism exercise that includes managing cascading effects on critical infrastructure, such as an extreme cold-weather event caused by a polar vortex.
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Energy Cybersecurity Act of 2019 [S.2333]
[Energy ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[National Security ]
[Public Safety ]
Directs the Department of Energy (DOE) to develop advanced cybersecurity applications and technologies for the energy sector. DOE shall advance the security of field devices and third-party control systems; leverage electric grid architecture as a means to assess risks to the energy sector, including by implementing an all-hazards approach to communications infrastructure, control systems architecture, and power systems architecture; perform pilot demonstration projects with the energy sector to gain experience with new technologies; and develop
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Grid Modernization Act of 2019 [S.2332]
[Energy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Grants ]
[Science ]
Requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to conduct a program to modernize the electric grid, including by (1) developing standards to compare the storage capacity, cycle length, capabilities, and reliability of different types of electricity storage; (2) promoting the development of micro-grid systems; (3) facilitating a collaborative process to develop model grid architecture; and (4) ensuring a reliable, resilient, affordable, safe, and secure electric grid. (A micro-grid system means a stand-alone electrical system that uses grid-scale energy
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Community Energy Savings Program Act of 2019 [S.2382]
[Energy ]
[Finance ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Community Development ]
A bill to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to establish a program to provide loans to implement cost-effective energy efficiency measures, and for other purposes.