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Department of Defense Climate Resiliency and Readiness Act [HB-2759] [Defense ] [Energy ] [Climate Change ] [Military ] [National Security ] [Budget and Spending ]
Requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to provide a strategy to achieve aggregate net zero energy by non-operational sources by no later than December 31, 2029. The term "net zero energy" means a reduction in overall energy use, maximized energy efficiency, implementation of energy recovery and cogeneration capabilities, and an offset of the remaining demand for energy with production of energy from onsite renewable energy sources. Annual DOD budget submissions must include an item for climate-related adaptation and mitigation, as well as an estimate (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Cohen Referred To The Subcommittee On Readiness. on 05/16/2019

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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 [HB-2500] [Defense ] [National Security ] [Cybersecurity ] [Military ] [Human Rights ] [International ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ]
Authorizes FY2020 appropriations and sets forth policies for Department of Defense (DOD) programs and activities, including military personnel strengths. It does not provide budget authority, which is provided in subsequent appropriations legislation. The bill authorizes appropriations to DOD for Procurement, including aircraft, weapons and tracked combat vehicles, shipbuilding and conversion, missiles, and space procurement; Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation; Operation and Maintenance; Working Capital Funds; Chemical Agents and Munitions (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Adam Smith Read Twice. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 512. on 08/11/2020

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Clean Energy for America Act [S.1288] [Energy ] [Taxes ] [Climate Change ] [Environmental ] [Budget and Spending ]
Modifies,extends, or terminates several existing energy-related tax incentives to provide consolidated tax deductions and credits for the production of or investment in clean electricity, the production of clean transportation fuels, and energy efficient homes and commercial buildings. The new tax incentives are technology-neutral and the amounts of the credits or deductions vary based on the levels of carbon emissions for the incentives for electricity and fuels or energy efficiency in the case of the incentives for energy efficient homes and commercial (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 05/02/2019

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Military Base Operations and Infrastructure Innovative Management Act [HB-2450] [Defense ] [Infrastructure ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Military ] [National Security ]
Requires the Department of Defense to establish at a U.S. military installation a demonstration program to evaluate the impact of innovative technologies, systems, and sensors on base operations, infrastructure, and security.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Filemon Vela Referred To The Subcommittee On Readiness. on 05/02/2019

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Sunshine Forever Act [HB-2356] [Energy ] [Taxes ]
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain credits related to solar energy.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Darren Soto Introduced In House on 04/25/2019

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HOMES Act Home Owner Managing Energy Savings Act of 2019 [HB-2043] [Energy ] [Housing ] [Taxes ] [Climate Change ] [Grants ] [Funding ] [Native American Affairs ]
Provides incentives for homeowners to invest in energy efficiency improvements. Specifically, the Department of Energy (DOE) must establish the Home Energy Savings Retrofit Rebate Program. Under the program, DOE must provide rebates to reward homeowners for achieving home energy savings. Rebates may not exceed $10,000 per individual, or 50% of the qualified home energy efficiency expenditures paid or incurred by the homeowner. DOE must develop a network of rebate aggregators or a national rebate aggregator that can facilitate the delivery of rebates (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David McKinley Subcommittee Hearings Held. on 04/10/2019

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To amend the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to reauthorize the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program, and for other purposes. [HB-2088] [Energy ] [Grants ] [Budget and Spending ]
Reauthorizes through FY2025 and revises the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program. Under the program, the Department of Energy provides grants to local governments, states, and Indian tribes for energy efficiency and conservation projects and programs. expands the allowable uses of grant funds to include the deployment of energy distribution technologies that significantly expand access to alternative fuels.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 07/17/2019

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Mechanical Insulation Installation Incentive Act of 2019 [HB-1987] [Taxes ] [Energy ] [Construction ] [Manufacturing ] [Small Business ]
Allows an additional tax deduction for a portion of the cost of installing mechanical insulation property. The bill limits the amount of such deduction to the lesser of (1) 30% of the cost, or (2) the reduction in energy loss from the installed mechanical insulation property compared to property that meets the minimum requirements of American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) standard 90.1-2007. The bill allows the cost of mechanical insulation property that is placed in service to replace insulation property (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Janice Schakowsky Introduced In House on 03/28/2019

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Nuclear Energy Leadership Act [S.903] [Energy ] [Science ] [Technology and Innovation ]
A bill to direct the Secretary of Energy to establish advanced nuclear goals, provide for a versatile, reactor-based fast neutron source, make available high-assay, low-enriched uranium for research, development, and demonstration of advanced nuclear reactor concepts, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Martha McSally Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Reported By Senator Murkowski With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. With Written Report No. 116-114. on 09/24/2019

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CHP Support Act [HB-1480] [Energy ] [Technology and Innovation ]
Redesignates the Department of Energy's Clean Energy Application Centers as the CHP Technical Assistance Partnership Program. The program (1) encourages deployment of combined heat and power, heat to power, and efficient district energy technologies; and (2) provides project specific support to building and industrial professionals through economic and engineering assessments and advisory activities. reauthorizes the program through FY2024.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Robin Kelly Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy. on 03/01/2019

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BTU Act of 2019 Biomass Thermal Utilization Act of 2019 [HB-1479] [Energy ] [Taxes ] [Climate Change ]
Expands the tax credit for residential energy efficient property to include 30% of qualified biomass fuel property expenditures for property placed in service before 2024. A qualified biomass fuel property expenditure is an expenditure for property that uses the burning of biomass fuel (a plant-derived fuel available on a renewable or recurring basis) to heat a dwelling used as a residence, or to heat water for use in such dwelling, and which has a thermal efficiency rating of at least 75%. The bill also allows (1) a 15% energy tax credit until (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Matthew Cartwright Introduced In House on 02/28/2019

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BTU Act of 2019 Biomass Thermal Utilization Act of 2019 [S.628] [Energy ] [Taxes ] [Climate Change ]
Expands the tax credit for residential energy efficient property to include 30% of qualified biomass fuel property expenditures for property placed in service before 2024. A qualified biomass fuel property expenditure is an expenditure for property that uses the burning of biomass fuel (a plant-derived fuel available on a renewable or recurring basis) to heat a dwelling used as a residence, or to heat water for use in such dwelling, and which has a thermal efficiency rating of at least 75%. The bill also allows (1) a 15% energy tax credit until (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 02/28/2019

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Peggy Frank Memorial Act [HB-1299] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Public Safety ]
Requires, by three years after this bill's enactment, that any delivery vehicle owned or leased by the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) be modified to include an air conditioning unit. The USPS may not purchase or lease any delivery vehicle unless that vehicle has an air conditioning unit.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Tony Cardenas Introduced In House on 02/15/2019

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Stop EPA Overregulation of Rural Americans Act [HB-1281] [Environmental ] [Air Quality ] [Energy ]
Nullifies the Environmental Protection Agency rule titled "Standards of Performance for New Residential Wood Heaters, New Residential Hydronic Heaters and Forced-Air Furnaces," published on March 16, 2015.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney Referred To The Subcommittee On Environment And Climate Change. on 02/15/2019

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A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to maintain or replace certain facilities and structures for commercial recreation services at Smith Gulch in Idaho, and for other purposes. [S.79] [Agriculture ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Energy ] [Recreation ] [Water ]
States that the authorization of the Department of Agriculture (USDA) under the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, with respect to the Salmon River in Idaho, to maintain or replace facilities or structures for commercial recreation services at Smith Gulch may include improvements or replacements that are consistent with the management of a specified river segment of the main Salmon River pursuant to the Central Idaho Wilderness Act of 1980, and would reduce the impact of commercial recreation facilities or services on wilderness or wild and scenic river (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. James Risch Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 01/10/2019

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Safe Temperature Act of 2019 [S.17] [Housing ] [Senior Citizens ] [Public Health ] [Healthcare ] [Human Services ]
Allows the Department of Housing and Urban Development to require units in public housing and supportive housing for the elderly, as well as dwellings receiving low-income housing choice voucher assistance, to maintain a temperature level ranging from 71 to 81 degrees Fahrenheit.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Marco Rubio Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 01/03/2019

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Renewable Energy Certainty Act [HB-932] [Energy ] [Environmental ] [Budget and Spending ] [Climate Change ]
Authorizes federal agencies to enter into contracts for the acquisition of energy generated from renewable energy sources or from cogeneration facilities for a period of up to 30 years. The Federal Energy Management Program shall publish a standardized energy purchase agreement that agencies may use for such an acquisition.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi Introduced In House on 01/30/2019

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North American Wetlands Conservation Extension Act [HB-925] [Environmental ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Animals ] [Water ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
Reauthorizes the North American Wetlands Conservation Act through FY2024.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Johnson On Motion To Concur In The Senate Amendments With An Amendment Agreed To By The Yeas And Nays: 214 - 207 (roll No. 214). (text: Cr H5202-5417) on 10/01/2020

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Bird-Safe Buildings Act of 2019 [HB-919] [Animals ] [Construction ] [Environmental ] [Science ]
Requires each public building constructed, acquired, or of which more than 50% of the facade is substantially altered by the General Services Administration (GSA) to meet the following standards: at least 90% of the exposed facade material from ground level to 40 feet shall not be composed of glass or shall be composed of glass which employs any combination of the methods of modification described in this bill; at least 60% of the exposed facade material above 40 feet shall meet such modified glass standard; there shall not be any transparent passageways (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Development, Public Buildings, And Emergency Management. on 02/07/2019

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To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to maintain or replace certain facilities and structures for commercial recreation services at Smith Gulch in Idaho, and for other purposes. [HB-482] [Agriculture ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Energy ] [Recreation ] [Water ]
States that the authorization of the Department of Agriculture (USDA) under the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, with respect to the Salmon River in Idaho, to maintain or replace facilities or structures for commercial recreation services at Smith Gulch may include improvements or replacements that are consistent with the management of a specified river segment of the main Salmon River pursuant to the Central Idaho Wilderness Act of 1980, and would reduce the impact of commercial recreation facilities or services on wilderness or wild and scenic river (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Michael Simpson Referred To The Subcommittee On National Parks, Forests, And Public Lands. on 02/05/2019

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