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<item congress="116" measure-type="s" measure-number="3711" measure-id="id116s3711" originChamber="SENATE" orig-publish-date="2020-05-13" update-date="2021-02-03">
<title>A bill to amend the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to reauthorize the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program, and for other purposes.</title>
<summary summary-id="id116s3711v00" currentChamber="SENATE" update-date="2021-02-03">
<action-date>2020-05-13</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in Senate</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p>This bill reauthorizes through FY2026 and revises the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program. Under the program, the Department of Energy provides grants to local governments, states, and Indian tribes for energy efficiency and conservation projects and programs. This bill expands the allowable uses of grant funds to include the deployment of energy distribution technologies that significantly expand access to alternative fuels.</p>]]></summary-text>
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<dc:contributor>Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress</dc:contributor>
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