CONSERVATION OF ENERGY see also Renewable Energy
Amendments
Ecology and environment: promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (S. 1392), S6238, S6239, S6241, S6243, S6244 [1AU], S6334 [10SE], S6381, S6382, S6383, S6384, S6386, S6387, S6388, S6389, S6390, S6391, S6392, S6393, S6394 [11SE], S6451, S6452, S6453, S6454, S6455, S6456, S6458, S6459, S6460, S6461, S6462, S6463, S6465, S6467, S6468, S6469, S6470 [12SE], S6475 [16SE], S6531, S6532, S6533, S6534, S6535, S6536, S6538, S6539, S6540, S6541, S6542 [17SE], S6602, S6604, S6605 [18SE], S6665, S6668, S6671 [19SE]
Bills and resolutions
Commercial buildings: encourage benchmarking and disclosure of energy information (see S. 1206), S4793 [20JN]
Credit: require Federal mortgage agencies to consider energy costs in the underwriting process, reduce home energy consumption, and facilitate creation of energy efficiency retrofit and construction jobs (see S. 1106), S3987 [6JN]
Dept. of Agriculture: establish a program to provide loans for local farms, ranches, and market gardens to improve public health and nutrition and reduce energy consumption (see S. 678), S2501 [9AP]
——— improve energy programs (see S. 860), S3091 [6MY] (see H.R. 2290), H3250 [6JN]
——— reauthorize and improve the Rural Energy for America Program (see H.R. 1273), H1630 [19MR]
Dept. of Education: promote environmental education (see S. 1306), S5708 [16JY] (see H.R. 2702), H4523 [16JY]
——— provide grants to State and local educational agencies for EnergySmart schools and Energy Star programs (see H.R. 115), H31 [3JA]
Dept. of Energy: establish a Financing Energy Efficient Manufacturing Program (see S. 1501), S6446 [12SE]
——— establish a pilot program to award grants to nonprofit organizations for retrofitting nonprofit buildings with energy-efficiency improvements (see S. 717), S2589 [11AP]
——— establish a research, development, and technology demonstration program to improve the efficiency of gas turbines used in combined cycle power generation systems (see H.R. 2803), H4978 [23JY]
——— establish Home Energy Savings Retrofit Rebate Program (see H.R. 2128), H2952 [23MY]
——— establish Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy as the lead Federal agency for coordinating Federal, State, and local assistance to promote the energy retrofitting of schools (see S. 1084), S3905 [3JN]
——— establish pilot program to award grants and loan guarantees to hospitals to reduce energy costs and increase resilience to improve security (see H.R. 1968), H2602 [14MY]
——— modify efficiency standards for grid-enabled water heaters (see S. 1739), S8360 [20NO]
——— promote alternative fuel vehicle deployment and infrastructure development (see S. 1230), S5264 [26JN]
——— provide guidance on utility energy service contracts used by Federal agencies (see S. 1652), S7829 [5NO] (see H.R. 3587), H7353 [21NO]
——— reauthorize weatherization and State energy programs (see S. 1213), S4793 [20JN]
Dept. of the Interior: establish production incentive fee for lands leased for oil or natural gas on which production is not occurring (see H.R. 601), H431 [8FE]
Depts. of Energy and Labor: establish a program to provide for workforce training and education at community colleges in sustainable energy (see H.R. 2029), H2717 [16MY]
Ecology and environment: establish a grant program to assist retail power providers with establishment and operation of energy conservation programs using targeted residential tree-planting (see H.R. 1807), H2392 [26AP]
——— facilitate better alignment, cooperation, and best practices between commercial real estate landlords and tenants relative to energy efficiency in buildings (see S. 1191), S4673 [19JN] (see H.R. 2126), H2952 [23MY]
——— promote energy savings in residential and commercial buildings and industry (see S. 761), S2797 [18AP] (see H.R. 1616), H2156 [18AP]
——— promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (see S. 1392), S6071 [30JY]
——— provide for utilizing energy savings performance contracts and utility energy service contracts (see H.R. 1659), H2159 [18AP]
Electric power: incorporate smart grid capability into Energy Star Program, reduce peak electric demand, and reauthorize energy efficiency public information program to include smart grid information (see H.R. 2685), H4483 [11JY]
EPA: amend the renewable fuel program to allow domestic alternative fuel to be used to satisfy a portion of the required applicable volume of renewable fuel (see H.R. 1959), H2602 [14MY]
——— amend the renewable fuel program to require the cellulosic biofuel requirement to be based on actual production (see S. 251), S519 [7FE] (see H.R. 550), H411 [6FE]
——— repeal expansion of renewable fuel program and prohibit authorization of higher ethanol blends for motor vehicle and gasoline engine fuels (see H.R. 1469), H1909 [10AP]
——— require that a reduction to the volume of cellulosic biofuel required under the renewable fuel standard also results in a pro rata reduction of the volume of renewable fuel and advanced biofuels (see S. 977), S3569 [16MY]
E3—Economy, Energy, and Environment—A Sustainable Growth Strategy (Government initiative): evaluate and authorize continuation of activities (see H.R. 2873), H5259 [31JY]
Federal agencies and departments: improve energy efficiency in Federal facilities by encouraging entrance into energy savings performance contracts and utility energy service contracts (see H.R. 2689), H4522 [16JY]
——— reduce expenditures associated with data center real estate and electricity consumption, implement savings reductions proposed by Federal employees, and reduce energy costs (see H.R. 472), H341 [4FE]
Government regulations: properly define and distinguish between decorative hearth products and vented hearth heaters (see H.R. 3761), H8109 [12DE]
GSA: improve energy and water efficiency of Federal buildings (see S. 52), S43 [22JA]
Hazardous substances: exempt health care facilities, schools, and day care centers from laws requiring energy efficient lighting if such lighting contains mercury (see H.R. 643), H499 [13FE]
Hydroelectric power: promote marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy technologies research, development, and demonstration (see S. 1419), S6206 [1AU]
Motor vehicles: provide regulatory parity for alternative fuel vehicles (see S. 1355), S5907 [24JY]
——— repeal corporate average fuel economy standards (see H.R. 2445), H3928 [19JN]
National Oilheat Research Alliance Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 913), S3326 [9MY] (see H.R. 1985), H2653 [15MY]
Power resources: eliminate certain subsidies for fossil-fuel production and extend certain renewable energy tax incentives (see S. 329), S772 [14FE]
——— enhance energy security, reduce dependence on imported oil, improve energy efficiency of transportation sector, and reduce emissions through expansion of grid supported transportation (see H.R. 2075), H2838 [21MY]
——— expand biofuels market by requiring a certain percentage of new auto sales be flex fuel vehicles, increase number of blender pumps, and authorize renewable fuel pipeline loan guarantees (see S. 1563), S7063 [30SE]
——— reduce energy waste, strengthen system resiliency, increase industrial competitiveness, and allow certain entities to implement systems that recover and use waste heat and renewable energy (see S. 1205), S4792 [20JN]
——— require national energy policy to expand use of renewable and alternative sources, increase refining capacity, promote conservation and efficiency, and expand research and development (see H. Res. 58), H413 [6FE]
——— secure unrestricted reliable energy for American consumption and transmission (see H.R. 2081), H2838 [21MY]
——— use revenues from offshore energy production to create jobs, reduce the deficit, invest in clean and renewable energy, clean up the environment, and rebuild infrastructure (see H.R. 787), H595 [15FE]
Public buildings: encourage increased use of performance contracting in Federal facilities (see S. 1308), S5708 [16JY]
——— improve energy performance in Federal buildings (see S. 1020), S3761 [22MY] (see S. 1199), S4792 [20JN]
Renewable energy: establish a Federal renewable electricity standard (see S. 1595), S7615 [29OC] (see H.R. 3654), H7507 [4DE]
——— establish a Federal renewable electricity standard and a Federal energy efficiency resource standard for electricity and natural gas suppliers (see S. 1627), S7728 [31OC]
Residential buildings: promote energy efficiency and energy savings (see S. 1200), S4792 [20JN]
Taxation: expand rehabilitation credit (see S. 1141), S4213 [11JN]
——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (see S. 1859), S9051 [19DE]
——— extend second generation biofuel producer credit and the special allowance for second generation biofuel plant property (see H.R. 3758), H8108 [12DE]
——— extend the nonbusiness energy property credit to include insulated siding (see H.R. 3378), H6901 [29OC]
——— include biomass heating appliances for tax credits available for energy-efficient building property and energy property (see H.R. 2715), H4597 [17JY]
——— increase excise tax on gasoline, diesel, and kerosene fuels (see H.R. 3636), H7445 [3DE]
——— increase residential energy property expenditures limitation relative to heat pumps for purposes of the nonbusiness energy property credit (see H.R. 3772), H8109 [12DE]
——— make biomass fuel property and heating appliances eligible for the residential and commercial renewable energy investment tax credits (see S. 1007), S3760 [22MY]
——— prevent increase of Federal excise tax on heavy-duty trucks (see H. Con. Res. 52), H5547 [12SE]
——— provide a business credit for the use of clean-fuel and fuel efficient vehicles by businesses within designated nonattainment areas under the Clean Air Act (see H.R. 407), H281 [23JA]
——— provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance of mechanical insulation property (see S. 775), S2845 [22AP] (see H.R. 184), H51 [4JA]
——— provide that solar energy property need not be located on the property to which it is generating electricity to qualify for residential energy efficient property credit (see S. 1225), S5264 [26JN]
——— reduce the depreciation recovery periods for energy efficient commercial buildings (see H.R. 2598), H4174 [28JN]
Technolgy: promote energy efficiency via information and computing technologies (see S. 1261), S5499 [27JN] (see H.R. 540), H411 [6FE]
Letters
Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act: Christine Anagnos, Association of Art Museum Directors, S6586 [18SE]
——— Jayd Henricks, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, S6586 [18SE]
——— National Association of Manufacturers, Natural Resources Defense Council, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy, Alliance To Save Energy, and Business Roundtable (organization), S6409 [12SE]
——— Neal Denton, YMCA, S6586 [18SE]
——— Robert B. Goldberg, Jewish Federations of North America, S6586 [18SE]
——— several organizations, S6586 [18SE]
Facilitate better alignment, cooperation, and best practices between commercial real estate landlords and tenants relative to energy efficiency in buildings: several real estate, building, and energy organizations, S6362 [11SE]
Tax deduction improvement and extension for new and existing energy-efficient commercial buildings: several organizations, S6563 [18SE]
Motions
Ecology and environment: promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (S. 1392), S6161 [1AU]
Remarks in House
Coal: importance to national energy policy, H2108–H2114 [17AP]
Congressional Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Expo and Forum: tribute, H3298 [12JN]
Congressional Research Service: report showing U.S. oil and natural gas production down on Federal lands but increasing on private and State lands, H1802 [21MR], H1892 [10AP]
Dept. of Agriculture: conduct a study on energy use in departmental buildings, E929 [20JN]
——— reinstate Rural Energy for America Program feasibility studies, H3771 [19JN]
Dept. of Defense: exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels, H4945, H4947 [23JY], E1123, E1129 [24JY]
——— lithium-ion battery research funding, H4919, H4920 [23JY]
Dept. of Energy: Advanced Manufacturing Program funding through reductions in National Nuclear Security Administration funding, H4260 [9JY]
——— Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, renewable energy, energy reliability, and efficiency programs, and Office of Science funding through reductions in defense environmental cleanup funding, H4257–H4260 [9JY]
——— defense environmental cleanup funding through reductions in Weatherization Assistance Program funding, H4256, H4257 [9JY]
——— establish Home Energy Savings Retrofit Rebate Program (H.R. 2128), H7267 [20NO]
——— Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy funding, H4269, H4270 [9JY]
——— Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy funding through reductions in National Nuclear Security Administration funding, H4273, H4274 [9JY]
——— Office of Science funding, H4280 [9JY]
——— Office of Science funding through reductions in National Nuclear Security Administration funding, H4281–H4283 [9JY]
——— prohibit funding to implement rules regarding ceiling fans and ceiling fan light kits, H4326 [10JY]
——— renewable energy, energy reliability, and efficiency, nuclear energy, and fossil energy research and development programs funding, H4270–H4272 [9JY]
——— renewable energy, energy reliability, and efficiency programs funding, H4262, H4263, H4265 [9JY]
——— renewable energy, energy reliability, and efficiency programs funding through reductions in National Nuclear Security Administration funding, H4264, H4272 [9JY]
——— research and development funding, H2279 [24AP]
——— Water Power Program funding, H4261 [9JY]
Dept. of Homeland Security: exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels, H3205, H3206 [5JN]
Ecology and environment: provide for utilizing energy savings performance contracts and utility energy service contracts (H.R. 1659), H2311 [25AP]
Energy and water development: exempt related agencies from certain requirements on the procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels, H4361 [10JY]
FAA: Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) funding, H5129, H5130 [30JY]
International Energy Agency: release of report on progress of global climate change and recommendations for global energy policies, H3982–H3984 [20JN]
Israel: nonmilitary energy cooperation assistance funding, H4365 [10JY]
Motor vehicles: provide incentives for the purchase of electric vehicles and increase investment in advanced vehicle technology, development, and manufacturing, H1962 [12AP]
——— repeal corporate average fuel economy standards (H.R. 2445), H4148 [28JN]
North Carolina: tribute to renewable energy projects, H3298 [12JN]
Power resources: encourage investment in smart grid technologies, H2492 [8MY]
——— national energy policy, H181, H185 [22JA], H553 [15FE], H1345 [12MR], H1628 [19MR], H1894–H1897 [10AP], H2236–H2238 [23AP], H2277–H2283 [24AP], H3028 [4JN], H3696 [18JN], H4002 [25JN], H4848 [22JY], H4866 [23JY], H4983, H4990 [24JY], H6666 [22OC], E1242 [2AU]
Presque Isle, ME: tribute to Aroostook Medical Center conversion to compressed natural gas, E635 [9MY]
Public buildings: provide for energy savings performance contracts and utility energy service contracts utilization, H3219 [6JN]
Seattle, WA: tribute to Bullitt Center, E446 [12AP], E513 [23AP]
Taxation: increase excise tax on gasoline, diesel, and kerosene fuels (H.R. 3636), H7450 [4DE], H7691 [12DE], E1781 [3DE]
——— provide a tax incentive for installation and maintenance of mechanical insulation property (H.R. 184), E701 [20MY]
Technology: repeal phase-out of incandescent light bulbs, H4322 [10JY]
Remarks in Senate
Budget: allocation of funds, S6564–S6567 [18SE]
Commercial buildings: encourage benchmarking and disclosure of energy information, S6414 [12SE]
Construction industry: ensure current and new Federal building energy performance standards allow use of domestic building materials that meet the new standards, S6370 [11SE]
Credit: require Federal mortgage agencies to consider energy costs in the underwriting process, reduce home energy consumption, and facilitate creation of energy efficiency retrofit and construction jobs, S6498 [17SE]
Dept. of Defense: energy savings performance contracting, S8961, S8962 [18DE]
Dept. of Education: promote environmental education (S. 1306), S5712 [16JY]
Dept. of Energy: conduct study of nonmonetary benefits of energy saving products and compliance with commercial energy codes for buildings, S6412, S6413 [12SE], S6495 [17SE]
——— create a market-oriented standard for clean electric energy generation, S2827 [22AP]
——— establish a pilot program to award grants to nonprofit organizations for retrofitting nonprofit buildings with energy-efficiency improvements, S6363, S6364 [11SE], S6585 [18SE]
——— establish Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy as the lead Federal agency for coordinating Federal, State, and local assistance to promote the energy retrofitting of schools, S6358, S6359 [11SE], S6432 [12SE]
——— evaluate programs to eliminate wasteful Government spending, S2137 [21MR], S8348 [20NO]
——— promote alternative fuel vehicle deployment and infrastructure development (S. 1230), S5270 [26JN]
——— recognize voluntary certification programs for air conditioning, furnace, boiler, heat pump, and water heater products energy conservation and efficiency, S6366, S6367 [11SE], S6561 [18SE]
——— require ongoing review of private sector green building certification systems and exclude portions of such certification systems found to be discriminatory against domestic products, S6421 [12SE], S6681 [23SE]
——— study and report on standby usage power standards implemented by States and other industrialized nations, S6356, S6357 [11SE]
——— Weatherization Assistance Program funding, S1945 [19MR], S2287 [22MR]
Dept. of HUD: establish demonstration program to use private capital to retrofit and install energy efficiency measures at multifamily residential units, S6365, S6366 [11SE]
Ecology and environment: allow disaster assistance recipients to upgrade damaged equipment and structures with energy-efficient products, S6430 [12SE]
——— facilitate better alignment, cooperation, and best practices between commercial real estate landlords and tenants relative to energy efficiency in buildings, S6361–S6363 [11SE]
——— promote energy savings in residential and commercial buildings and industry (S. 761), S2827 [22AP], S5897 [24JY]
——— promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (S. 1392), S6082 [30JY], S6083 [31JY], S6301, S6305–S6307 [10SE], S6350–S6367, S6370, S6395 [11SE], S6403, S6408–S6425, S6427–S6433, S6435–S6437 [12SE], S6478–S6482, S6489–S6505 [17SE], S6547, S6550, S6554–S6564, S6572–S6574, S6584–S6588 [18SE], S6618–S6623, S6634, S6635 [19SE], S6681 [23SE], S6871 [24SE], S8993, S8994 [19DE]
——— promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (S. 1392), motion to proceed, S6161, S6164–S6166 [1AU]
——— promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (S. 1392), unanimous-consent agreement, S6181 [1AU], S6350 [11SE]
——— promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (S. 1392), unanimous-consent request, S6410, S6413, S6414, S6424, S6429, S6430 [12SE]
EPA: approval of State regional haze implementation plans, S6364 [11SE]
——— authorize WaterSense Program labeling system for water-efficient appliances, plumbing fixtures, landscaping, and new homes and establish Blue Ban grant program for water and sewer utilities, S6422 [12SE]
FAA: Essential Air Service Program funding, S5929 [25JY]
Hydroelectric power: promote marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy technologies research, development, and demonstration (S. 1419), S6211–S6213 [1AU]
Power resources: extend certain renewable energy tax incentives, S8992 [19DE]
——— national energy policy, S2836 [22AP], S3889 [3JN], S4438–S4440 [13JN], S5204 [26JN], S5787–S5790 [18JY]
Presque Isle, ME: tribute to Aroostook Medical Center conversion to compressed natural gas, S3252 [8MY]
Public buildings: encourage increased use of performance contracting in Federal facilities, S6436 [12SE]
——— improve energy performance in Federal buildings, S6499, S6500 [17SE]
Renewable energy: establish a Federal renewable electricity standard, S6422 [12SE]
——— establish a Federal renewable electricity standard and a Federal energy efficiency resource standard for electricity and natural gas suppliers (S. 1627), S7730 [31OC]
Senate: legislative priorities, S6478 [17SE], S6552, S6554 [18SE]
Small business: exempt small companies from third-party testing to achieve ENERGY STAR certification relative to promoting energy savings in residential buildings and industry, S6370 [11SE]
Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (S. 1859), S8988–S8993, S9069 [19DE], S9115 [20DE]
——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (S. 1859), unanimous-consent request, S8987 [19DE]
——— improve and extend deduction for new and existing energy-efficient commercial buildings, S6562 [18SE]
——— make biomass fuel property and heating appliances eligible for the residential and commercial renewable energy investment tax credits (S. 1007), S3763 [22MY]
Reports filed
Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 761), S3371 [13MY]
——— Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 761) (S. Rept. 113–37), S3905 [3JN]
Texts of
S. 1230, Alternative Fueled Vehicles Competitiveness and Energy Security Act, S5270–S5272 [26JN]
S. 1419, Marine and Hydrokinetic Renewable Energy Act, S6213 [1AU]
S. 1652, Utility Energy Service Contracts Improvement Act, S7830 [5NO]