3.0.0 2360 2022-11-01T20:02:13Z 2022-11-01T20:02:13Z House HR 2019-04-25 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 68 (Thursday, April 25, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. TED LIEU of California:H.R. 2360.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution of the UnitedStates[Page H3284]]]> hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing hsag22 Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee Referred to 2019-05-07T15:02:54Z Referred to 2019-04-25T20:01:10Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif03 Energy, Climate and Grid Security Subcommittee Referred to 2019-04-26T19:15:30Z Referred to 2019-04-25T20:01:15Z hssy00 Science, Space, and Technology Committee House Standing hssy20 Energy Subcommittee Referred to 2019-04-25T19:12:17Z Referred to 2019-04-25T20:01:20Z 2019-05-07 hsag22 Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit. Committee 2019-04-26 hsif03 Energy, Climate and Grid Security Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy. Committee 2019-04-25 Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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 hssy00 Science, Space, and Technology Committee 2019-04-25 Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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 2019-04-25 Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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 hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2019-04-25 hssy20 Energy Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy. Committee 2019-04-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-04-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000582 Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-33] Ted Lieu D CA 33 N P000610 Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large] Stacey Plaskett D VI E. 0 2019-04-25 True G000582 Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large] Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon R PR 0 2019-04-25 True G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 3 2019-06-27 False S001200 Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] Darren Soto D FL 9 2020-09-22 False Energy Alternative and renewable resources Caribbean area Congressional oversight Electric power generation and transmission Energy efficiency and conservation Energy research Energy storage, supplies, demand Government studies and investigations Puerto Rico Research administration and funding U.S. territories and protectorates Virgin Islands Energy 00 2019-04-25 Introduced in House 2020-07-19T17:59:16Z Renewable Energy for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands Act

This bill addresses renewable energy, energy efficiency, and energy storage in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.

Specifically, the Department of Agriculture (USDA) must establish a grant program under which USDA may award grants for renewable energy systems, energy efficiency activities, energy storage, smart grids, or microgrids. In addition, USDA may award grants to train residents of Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands to develop, construct, maintain, or operate renewable energy systems.

The Department of Energy must ensure that its national laboratories offer to provide technical assistance to grant recipients.

The Government Accountability Office must study and report on renewable energy and energy efficiency in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.

]]> Renewable Energy for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands Act Display Title Renewable Energy for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands Act Official Title as Introduced To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a renewable energy grant program for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands of the United States, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Renewable Energy for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-04-25T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr2360ih/xml/BILLS-116hr2360ih.xml 2019-05-07 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit. 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.