3.0.0 2128 2022-11-15T16:35:19Z 2022-11-15T16:35:19Z House H HR 2013-05-23 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. McKINLEY:H.R. 2128.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:According to Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of theConstitution: The Congress shall have power to enact thislegislation to regulate commerce with foreign nations, andamong the several states, and with the Indian tribes.[Page H2956]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif03 Energy, Climate and Grid Security Subcommittee Referred to 2013-05-24T15:53:30Z Referred to 2013-05-23T13:02:35Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2013-05-23T13:02:40Z 2013-05-24 hsif03 Energy, Climate and Grid Security Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. Committee 2013-05-23 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2013-05-23 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2013-05-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2013-05-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001180 Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] David McKinley R WV B. 1 N W000800 Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large] Peter Welch D VT 0 2013-05-23 True C001069 Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] Joe Courtney D CT 2 2013-07-30 False Energy Administrative law and regulatory procedures Computers and information technology Contracts and agency Department of Energy Employment and training programs Energy efficiency and conservation Environmental technology Government information and archives Housing and community development funding Licensing and registrations Lighting, heating, cooling Minority and disadvantaged businesses Performance measurement Public contracts and procurement Public-private cooperation Residential rehabilitation and home repair Women in business Energy 00 2013-05-23 Introduced in House 2013-07-22T21:05:32Z Home Owner Managing Energy Savings Act of 2013 or the HOMES Act - Requires the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to establish the Home Energy Savings Retrofit Rebate Program to provide rebates to: (1) contractors to be passed through as discounts to homeowners who retrofit their homes to achieve energy savings, or (2) homeowners to be transferred to contractors for retrofit work. Requires the Secretary to establish: (1) a Federal Rebate Processing System to enable rebate aggregators to submit claims for reimbursement, and (2) a national retrofit website that provides information on the Program.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) develop a network of rebate aggregators or a national rebate aggregator that can facilitate the delivery of rebates to reimburse participating homeowners or contractors, and (2) develop guidelines for states and local governments to allow utilities participating as rebate aggregators to count the energy savings from their participation toward state and local level energy saving targets. Sets forth eligibility criteria for rebate aggregators.

Requires rebates to be awarded for retrofits that achieve home energy savings in accordance with this Act if a qualified home energy efficiency retrofit of a home is carried out after January 1, 2014, by a qualified contractor. Establishes the amount of such rebates as $2,000 for a 20-24% reduction in home energy use, $3000 for a 25-29% reduction, $4,000 for a 30-34% reduction, $5,000 for a 35-39% reduction, $6,000 for a 40-44% reduction, $7,000 for a 45-49% reduction, and $8,000 for a 50% or more reduction. Requires rebates to be paid within 60 days of the submission of the rebate forms and completion of any quality assurance assessments.

Requires: (1) the Secretary to establish a cost effective schedule of required quality assurance assessments, and (2) the first 10 homes retrofitted by each contractor in the first year of the Program and then 60% of all future homes to be required to have such assessment.

Prohibits rebates from exceeding: (1) $10,000 per individual, or (2) 50% of the qualified home energy efficiency expenditures paid or incurred by the homeowner. Sets forth eligibility criteria for such expenditures and retrofits.

Requires a state or Indian tribe that receives funding under this Act to submit to the Secretary a plan to implement a quality assurance program that covers all federally assisted residential efficiency retrofit work administered, supervised, or sponsored by the state or Indian tribe.

Sets forth provisions concerning the treatment of rebates for tax purposes (excluded from taxable income).

]]> HOMES Act Display Title HOMES Act Short Titles as Introduced HOMES Act Short Titles as Introduced Home Owner Managing Energy Savings Act of 2013 Official Title as Introduced To provide for the establishment of a Home Energy Savings Retrofit Rebate Program, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2013-05-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr2128ih/xml/BILLS-113hr2128ih.xml 2013-05-24 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. 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.