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Consortia-Led Energy and Advanced Manufacturing Networks Act [HB-5548]
Consortia-Led Energy and Advanced Manufacturing Networks Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Matthew Cartwright
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy. on 12/11/2014
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Assistance, Quality, and Affordability Act of 2014 [HB-5534]
Assistance, Quality, and Affordability Act of 2014
Sponsored by: Rep. Paul Tonko
Referred To The Subcommittee On Environment And The Economy. on 09/19/2014
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Urban Flooding Awareness Act of 2014 [HB-5521]
Urban Flooding Awareness Act of 2014 - Directs the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to enter into an agreement with the National Research Council to conduct a study on urban flooding. Defines "urban flooding" as the inundation of property in a built environment, particularly in more densely populated areas, caused by rain falling on increased amounts of impervious surface and overwhelming the capacity of drainage systems. Directs the Council to evaluate the latest research, laws, regulations, policies, best practices,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Quigley
Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Development, Public Buildings And Emergency Management. on 09/18/2014
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Energy Efficient Government Technology Act [HB-540]
Energy Efficient Government Technology Act - Amends the National Energy Conservation Policy Act, with respect to federal agency energy management, to require each agency to collaborate with the Director of the Office of the Management and Budget (OMB) to develop an implementation strategy for the maintenance, purchase, and use of energy-efficient and energy-saving information and communications technologies (ICT) and practices that is based on the agency's operating requirements and statutory mission. Includes as part of such a strategy consideration
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Power. on 02/08/2013
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W21 [HB-5363]
Water in the 21st Century Act or W21 - Establishes within the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) a WaterSense program to identify and promote water efficient products, buildings, landscapes, facilities, processes, and services. Requires the EPA to identify other voluntary approaches to encourage recycling and reuse technologies to improve water efficiency or lower water use and to implement those approaches, if appropriate. Establishes a State Residential Water Efficiency and Conservation Incentives Program to provide financial incentives for
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Environment. on 09/12/2014
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Consolidate Heavy-handed and Outdated Programs Act of 2014 [HB-5322]
Consolidate Heavy-handed and Outdated Programs Act of 2014 - Consolidates the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish the Department of Energy and the Environment (DEE), with the primary mission of ensuring U.S. security and prosperity by: (1) protecting human health; (2) safeguarding the natural environment; and (3) addressing U.S. energy, environmental, and nuclear challenges through transformative science and technology solutions. Transfers to the DEE Secretary all of the functions of the EPA Administrator
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Roe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Power. on 08/01/2014
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Investing for Tomorrow's Schools Act of 2014 [HB-5259]
Investing for Tomorrow's Schools Act of 2014 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to enter into cooperative agreements with states to establish state and multistate infrastructure banks that make loans to local educational agencies, public libraries, and charter schools or their developers to construct or renovate public elementary or secondary schools and public libraries. Requires loans also to community learning centers to connect and improve broadband services. Grants congressional consent to states for interstate compacts to establish
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jared Huffman
Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 11/17/2014
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Energy and Water Research Integration Act of 2014 [HB-5189]
Energy and Water Research Integration Act of 2014 - Requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to integrate water considerations into its energy research, development, and demonstration programs and projects by: (1) advancing energy and energy efficiency technologies and practices that meet the objectives of minimizing freshwater withdrawal and consumption, increasing water use efficiency, and utilizing nontraditional water sources with efforts to improve the quality of the water from those sources; (2) considering the effects climate variability may
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Sponsored by: Rep. Eddie Johnson
Referred To The House Committee On Science, Space, And Technology. on 07/24/2014
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WaterSense Efficiency, Conservation, and Adaptation Act of 2014 [HB-5150]
WaterSense Efficiency, Conservation, and Adaptation Act of 2014 - Establishes within the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) a WaterSense program to identify and promote water efficient products, buildings, landscapes, facilities, processes, and services so as to: reduce water use; reduce the strain on water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure; conserve energy used to pump, heat, transport, and treat water; and preserve water resources through the voluntary labeling of, or other forms of communications about, products, buildings,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jerry McNerney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water And Power. on 07/23/2014
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Smart Water Management Conservation and Efficiency Act of 2014 [HB-5149]
Smart Water Management Conservation and Efficiency Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to establish and carry out a smart water management pilot program to award grants to three to five eligible entities (authorities that provide drinking water, wastewater treatment, or water reuse services) to demonstrate and deploy novel and innovative technology-based solutions that will: (1) increase the energy and water efficiency of drinking water, wastewater treatment, and water reuse systems; (2) improve such systems to help communities make
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jerry McNerney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy. on 09/12/2014
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Pay For Success Affordable Housing Energy Modernization Act of 2014 [HB-5104]
Pay For Success Affordable Housing Energy Modernization Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to establish a demonstration program under which, between enactment of this Act and September 30, 2017, the Secretary may enter into budget-neutral, performance-based agreements (for up to 12 years each) that result in a reduction in energy or water costs with appropriate entities to carry out projects for energy or water conservation improvements at up to 20,000 residential units in multifamily buildings participating
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Sponsored by: Rep. Matthew Cartwright
Referred To The House Committee On Financial Services. on 07/14/2014
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Balancing Act [HB-505]
Balancing Act - Title I: Repeal Sequester - Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act), as amended by the Budget Control Act of 2011, to repeal certain sequestration requirements for enforcement of a specified budget goal. Title II: Close Tax Loopholes to Achieve Balance - Subtitle A: 28 Percent Limitation on Certain Deductions and Exclusions - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to limit tax deductions and other tax exclusions for taxpayers whose adjusted gross income exceeds $200,000 ($250,000
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 04/23/2013
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Energy Savings and Building Efficiency Act of 2014 [HB-5027]
Energy Savings and Building Efficiency Act of 2014
Sponsored by: Sen. Marsha Blackburn
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Power. on 07/11/2014
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Multifamily Housing Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2014 [HB-5004]
Multifamily Housing Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2014 - Requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to analyze and report on the relationship between energy savings improvements to homes and buildings, utility and energy expenses, and mortgage performance. Directs HUD to make the results of the analysis publicly available. Requires HUD and the Federal Housing Finance Agency to evaluate departmental procedures and policies to assess if they accurately reflect the energy expenses and benefits of energy savings improvements
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Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Quigley
Referred To The House Committee On Financial Services. on 06/26/2014
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Home Energy Savings Act of 2014 [HB-5002]
Home Energy Savings Act of 2014 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax credit for nonbusiness energy property expenditures, to: (1) make such tax credit permanent; (2) increase from $500 to $1,000 the dollar limitation on such credit; (3) allow the inclusion of labor costs in amounts eligible for such credit; (4) revise definitions and requirements relating to roofing products and for natural gas, propane, oil furnaces, or hot water boilers and heaters; and (5) set forth documentation requirements for claiming such credit.
Sponsored by: Sen. Peter Welch
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 06/26/2014
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American Energy Opportunity Act of 2014 [HB-4956]
American Energy Opportunity Act of 2014 - Deems the Draft Proposed Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program 2010-2015 issued by the Secretary of the Interior to be approved as a final oil and gas leasing program under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act. Deems the Secretary to have issued a final environmental impact statement for the Program under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. Directs the Secretary to: conduct a lease sale in each outer Continental Shelf (OCS) planning area for which there is a commercial interest
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Sponsored by: Rep. Matthew Cartwright
Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 11/17/2014
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To provide for the revision of certification requirements for the labeling of certain electronic products under the Energy Star program. [HB-4921]
Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to revise the Energy Star program to exempt program partners that have complied with all program requirements for a period of at least 18 months from third-party certification requirements for the labeling of consumer, home, and office electronic products. Allows the EPA to require that test data and other product information be submitted to facilitate product listing and performance verification for a sample of products. Terminates
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Sponsored by: Rep. Adam Kinzinger
Referred To The House Committee On Energy And Commerce. on 06/19/2014
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POWER Act [HB-4916]
Power Efficiency and Resiliency Act or the POWER Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow a 30% energy tax credit for combined heat and power system property and increase the capacity limitations for such property, (2) extend until December 31, 2018, the placed-in-service deadline for such property, and (3) allow a 30% energy tax credit for waste heat to power property (property comprising a system generating electricity through the recovery of a qualified waste heat resource) placed in service before January 1, 2019.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 06/19/2014
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Department of Energy Research and Development Act of 2014 [HB-4869]
Department of Energy Research and Development Act of 2014 - Enabling Innovation for Science, Technology, and Energy in America Act of 2014 or the EINSTEIN Act - Authorizes and modified Department of Energy (DOE) programs related to science, basic research, and applied energy research and development. Authorizes appropriations for FY2014-FY2015 for these purposes. Directs the DOE Office of Science to carry out research programs related to: basic energy sciences, including materials sciences and engineering, chemical sciences, physical biosciences,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Kevin Cramer
Referred To The House Committee On Science, Space, And Technology. on 06/13/2014
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Energy Star Program Integrity Act [HB-4856]
Energy Star Program Integrity Act - Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to prohibit any disclosure relating to participation of a product in the Energy Star program from creating a warranty or giving rise to any private claims or rights of action under state or federal law relating to disqualification of the product from Energy Star if: (1) the product has been certified by a certification body recognized by the program, (2) the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved corrective measures, and (3) the responsible
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Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Latta
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Power. on 06/13/2014