A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to provide for the issuance of Green Bonds and to establish the United States Green Bank, and for other purposes.

3.0.0 2995 2023-01-11T13:37:47Z 2023-01-11T13:37:47Z House HR 2017-06-22 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 107 (Thursday, June 22, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. ESTY of Connecticut:H.R. 2995.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Clause 18 of Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution[Page H5109]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif03 Energy, Climate and Grid Security Subcommittee Referred to 2017-06-23T15:09:51Z hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2017-06-23T13:57:56Z Referred to 2017-06-22T14:00:33Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2017-06-22T14:00:28Z A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to provide for the issuance of Green Bonds and to establish the United States Green Bank, and for other purposes. 115 1406 S 2017-06-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Identical bill CRS 2017-06-23 hsif03 Energy, Climate and Grid Security Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy. Committee 2017-06-23 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2017-06-22 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 2017-06-22 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 2017-06-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-06-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress E000293 Rep. Esty, Elizabeth H. [D-CT-5] Elizabeth Esty D CT H. 5 N B000574 Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] EARL BLUMENAUER D OR 3 2017-06-22 True T000469 Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] Paul Tonko D NY 20 2017-06-22 True H001047 Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4] James Himes D CT A. 4 2017-06-22 True C001069 Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] Joe Courtney D CT 2 2017-06-22 True N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2017-06-22 True L000559 Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] JAMES LANGEVIN D RI R. 2 2017-06-22 True C001090 Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17] Matt Cartwright D PA 17 2017-06-22 True C001078 Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] Gerald Connolly D VA E. 11 2017-06-22 True R000606 Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] Jamie Raskin D MD 8 2017-06-22 True D000482 Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-14] MIKE DOYLE D PA 14 2017-06-22 True Y000062 Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3] John Yarmuth D KY A. 3 2017-06-22 True C001084 Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] David Cicilline D RI N. 1 2017-06-22 True M001163 Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-6] Doris Matsui D CA O. 6 2017-06-22 True B001292 Rep. Beyer, Donald S., Jr. [D-VA-8] Donald Beyer D VA S. 8 2017-09-07 False R000608 Rep. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV-3] Jacklyn Rosen D NV 3 2017-09-07 False J000298 Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] Pramila Jayapal D WA 7 2017-09-07 False S000480 Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25] LOUISE SLAUGHTER D NY M. 25 2017-09-07 False P000608 Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-52] Scott Peters D CA H. 52 2017-09-07 False L000557 Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] JOHN LARSON D CT B. 1 2017-09-07 False D000216 Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] ROSA DELAURO D CT 3 2017-09-07 False P000598 Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2] Jared Polis D CO 2 2017-09-07 False G000581 Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-15] Vicente Gonzalez D TX 15 2017-09-07 False H001050 Rep. Hanabusa, Colleen [D-HI-1] Colleen Hanabusa D HI 1 2017-12-19 False G000571 Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2] Tulsi Gabbard D HI 2 2017-12-19 False E000215 Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18] ANNA ESHOO D CA G. 18 2018-01-16 False S001168 Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3] John Sarbanes D MD P. 3 2018-01-16 False M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 2 2018-06-22 False L000397 Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19] ZOE LOFGREN D CA 19 2018-06-22 False Energy Alternative and renewable resources Corporate finance and management Credit and credit markets Electric power generation and transmission Energy efficiency and conservation Energy storage, supplies, demand Executive agency funding and structure Government corporations and government-sponsored enterprises Government lending and loan guarantees Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles Motor fuels Securities State and local finance Energy

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This bill establishes a U.S. Green Bank that provides financial support to assist regional, state, and local institutions finance: (1) clean energy (e.g., solar or wind energy) projects, or (2) energy efficiency projects that reduce energy use or substantially reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

The Department of the Treasury must issue green bonds to provide the bank with: (1) an initial capitalization of $10 billion; and (2) additional capitalization, upon the bank's request, of no more than $50 billion in aggregate at any one time.

The bill also establishes in the Treasury a revolving Green Bank Establishment Fund.

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To amend title 31, United States Code, to provide for the issuance of Green Bonds and to establish the United States Green Bank, and for other purposes. Display Title To amend title 31, United States Code, to provide for the issuance of Green Bonds and to establish the United States Green Bank, and for other purposes. Official Title as Introduced To amend title 31, United States Code, to provide for the issuance of Green Bonds and to establish the United States Green Bank, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2017-06-22T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr2995ih/xml/BILLS-115hr2995ih.xml 2017-06-23 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy. 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.