3.0.0 695 2022-01-06T17:18:21Z 2022-01-06T17:18:21Z House H HR 2009-01-26 111 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif03 Energy, Climate and Grid Security Subcommittee Referred to 2009-01-27T21:35:18Z Referred to 2009-01-26T17:34:50Z 2009-01-27 hsif03 Energy, Climate and Grid Security Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment. Committee 2009-01-26 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2009-01-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-01-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress W000792 Rep. Weiner, Anthony D. [D-NY-9] ANTHONY WEINER D NY D. 9 N Energy Air quality Building construction Energy efficiency and conservation Government studies and investigations Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Marketing and advertising Public transit Residential rehabilitation and home repair Solid waste and recycling Water use and supply Energy 00 2009-01-26 Introduced in House 2009-02-11T21:18:17Z Requires the Secretary of Energy to: (1) expand the Energy Star program to include the certification of buildings as green buildings; and (2) study and make recommendations concerning the streamlining of the certification process, development of an online certification program, and design of a program allowing certification by those without green building expertise.

Defines "green building" as a building constructed taking into account sustainable site development, water savings, energy efficiency, materials selection, indoor environmental quality, life-cycle concerns of building materials (including emissions and environmental impact), and transit and density-oriented development.

Requires a report to Congress setting forth the design of the expanded program.

]]> To provide for a green building certification program as part of the Energy Star program. Display Title To provide for a green building certification program as part of the Energy Star program. Official Title as Introduced To provide for a green building certification program as part of the Energy Star program. Introduced in House 2009-01-26T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr695ih/xml/BILLS-111hr695ih.xml 2009-01-27 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.