3.0.0 395 2023-01-11T13:20:26Z 2023-01-11T13:20:26Z Senate S S 2011-02-17 112 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing Hearings by 2011-03-10T19:47:55Z Referred to 2011-02-17T21:11:33Z Better Use of Light Bulbs Act 112 2417 HR 2011-07-12 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. 18:44:50 Related bill CRS Better Use of Light Bulbs Act 112 91 HR 2011-02-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. Identical bill CRS 2011-03-10 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Committee 2011-02-17 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. IntroReferral 2011-02-17 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress E000285 Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY] MICHAEL ENZI R WY B. N D000595 Sen. DeMint, Jim [R-SC] James DeMint R SC W. 2011-02-17 True W000437 Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] Roger Wicker R MS F. 2011-02-17 True T000461 Sen. Toomey, Patrick [R-PA] Patrick Toomey R PA J. 2011-02-17 True S001141 Sen. Sessions, Jeff [R-AL] Jeff Sessions R AL 2011-02-17 True C000560 Sen. Coburn, Tom [R-OK] TOM COBURN R OK 2011-02-17 True J000293 Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI] Ron Johnson R WI 2011-02-17 True C001056 Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] John Cornyn R TX 2011-02-17 True P000603 Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] Rand Paul R KY 2011-02-17 True L000577 Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] Mike Lee R UT 2011-02-17 True E000194 Sen. Ensign, John [R-NV] JOHN ENSIGN R NV 2011-02-17 True R000584 Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] James Risch R ID E. 2011-02-17 True B001261 Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] John Barrasso R WY 2011-02-17 True V000127 Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] David Vitter R LA 2011-02-17 True K000352 Sen. Kyl, Jon [R-AZ] Jon Kyl R AZ Llewellyn 2011-02-17 True B000575 Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO] Roy Blunt R MO 2011-02-17 True I000024 Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] Jim Inhofe R OK 2011-02-17 True H001016 Sen. Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX] KAY HUTCHISON R TX BAILEY 2011-02-17 True C000542 Sen. Coats, Daniel [R-IN] DANIEL COATS R IN RAY 2011-02-17 True T000250 Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] John Thune R SD R. 2011-02-17 True H000338 Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] ORRIN HATCH R UT GRANT 2011-02-17 True G000386 Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] Charles Grassley R IA E. 2011-02-17 True B001236 Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] John Boozman R AR 2011-02-17 True C000286 Sen. Chambliss, Saxby [R-GA] SAXBY CHAMBLISS R GA 2011-02-17 True I000055 Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA] Johnny Isakson R GA 2011-02-17 True B001135 Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC] Richard Burr R NC Mauze 2011-02-17 True M000303 Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] JOHN MCCAIN R AZ SIDNEY 2011-02-17 True J000291 Sen. Johanns, Mike [R-NE] Mike Johanns R NE 2011-02-17 True R000595 Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] Marco Rubio R FL 2011-03-30 False H001041 Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV] Dean Heller R NV 2011-06-14 False Energy Alternative and renewable resources Consumer affairs Energy efficiency and conservation Energy research Government buildings, facilities, and property Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Lighting, heating, cooling Research administration and funding Research and development Technology transfer and commercialization Energy 00 2011-02-17 Introduced in Senate 2011-02-23T20:19:20Z Better Use of Light Bulbs Act - Repeals provisions of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 concerning lighting energy efficiency, including provisions that: (1) prescribe energy efficiency standards for general service incandescent lamps, rough service lamps, and other designated lamps; (2) direct the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to conduct and report to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on an annual assessment of the market for general service lamps and compact fluorescent lamps; (3) direct the Secretary to carry out a proactive national program of consumer awareness, information, and education about lamp labels and energy-efficient lighting choices; (4) prohibit a manufacturer, distributor, retailer, or private labeler from distributing in commerce specified adapters for incandescent lamps; (5) authorize the Secretary to carry out a lighting technology research and development program; (6) set forth minimum energy efficiency standards for incandescent reflector lamps; (7) sets forth requirements for the use of energy efficient lighting fixtures and bulbs in public building construction, alteration, and acquisition; and (8) require metal halide lamp fixtures and energy efficiency labeling for designated consumer electronic products to be included within the Energy Policy and Conservation Act's (EPCA) regulatory oversight.

Provides that EPCA shall be applied and administered as if such provisions had not been enacted.

]]> Better Use of Light Bulbs Act Display Title Better Use of Light Bulbs Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to repeal certain amendments to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act with respect to lighting energy efficiency. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Better Use of Light Bulbs Act Introduced in Senate 2011-02-17T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s395is/xml/BILLS-112s395is.xml 2011-03-10 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. 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.