3.0.0 2536 2023-01-11T13:36:43Z 2023-01-11T13:36:43Z House HR 2017-05-18 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 86 (Thursday, May 18, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. LOEBSACK:H.R. 2536.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the US Constitution[Page H4359]]]> hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing Referred to 2017-05-18T14:04:45Z Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrow's America Act 115 2479 HR 2018-05-22 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy. Related bill CRS 2017-05-18 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2017-05-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-05-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000565 Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2] David Loebsack D IA 2 N Education Air quality Alternative and renewable resources Building construction Child health Education programs funding Educational facilities and institutions Elementary and secondary education Energy efficiency and conservation Lighting and heating Lighting, heating, cooling Teaching, teachers, curricula Education 00 2017-05-18 Introduced in House 2017-11-20T16:34:05Z Renew America's Schools Act of 2017

This bill requires the Department of Energy to provide competitive grants for making energy improvements in schools. Specifically, grants may be awarded for:

  • any improvement, repair, or renovation to a school that will result in a direct reduction in school energy costs;
  • any improvement, repair, renovation, or installation that leads to an improvement in teacher and student health, such as indoor air quality; and
  • the installation of renewable energy technologies (e.g., wind power) involved in the improvement, repair, or renovation to a school.
]]> Renew America's Schools Act of 2017 Display Title Renew America's Schools Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced To provide for grants for energy efficiency improvements and renewable energy improvements at public school facilities. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Renew America's Schools Act of 2017 Introduced in House 2017-05-18T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr2536ih/xml/BILLS-115hr2536ih.xml 2017-05-18 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. 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.