ENERGY SAVINGS AND INDUSTRIAL COMPETITIVENESS ACT

Amendments

Enact (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

Enact (see S. 1392), S6071 [30JY]

Letters

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]

Provisions: 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]

Tax deduction improvement and extension for new and existing energy-efficient commercial buildings: several organizations, S6563 [18SE]

Motions

Enact (S. 1392), S6161 [1AU]

Remarks in Senate

Conservation of energy: allow disaster assistance recipients to upgrade damaged equipment and structures with energy-efficient products, S6430 [12SE]

——— encourage benchmarking and disclosure of energy information for commercial buildings, S6414 [12SE]

——— ensure current and new Federal building energy performance standards allow use of domestic building materials that meet the new standards, S6370 [11SE]

——— exempt small companies from third-party testing to achieve ENERGY STAR certification relative to promoting energy savings in residential buildings and industry, S6370 [11SE]

——— facilitate better alignment, cooperation, and best practices between commercial real estate landlords and tenants relative to energy efficiency in buildings, S6361–S6363 [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]

Crime: prohibit and deter theft of metal, S6585 [18SE]

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]

——— 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]

——— improve efficiency standards and allow continued manufacture of grid-enabled water heaters for use in electric thermal storage or demand response programs, S6499 [17SE]

——— modify definition of renewable energy to include geothermal energy for purposes of Federal energy purchase requirements, S6357 [11SE], S6503–S6505 [17SE]

——— recognize voluntary certification programs for air conditioning, furnace, boiler, heat pump, and water heater products energy conservation and efficiency, S6366, S6367 [11SE], S6561 [18SE]

——— replace the current requirement for biennial energy policy plan with a Quadrennial Energy Review, S6560, 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]

——— State Energy Program and Weatherization Assistance Program extension and reauthorization, S6432, S6436 [12SE]

——— study and report on standby usage power standards implemented by States and other industrialized nations, S6356, S6357 [11SE]

Dept. of HUD: establish demonstration program to use private capital to retrofit and install energy efficiency measures at multifamily residential units, S6365, S6366 [11SE]

Enact (S. 761), S5897 [24JY]

Enact (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]

——— motion to proceed, S6161, S6164–S6166 [1AU]

——— unanimous-consent agreement, S6350 [11SE]

——— 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]

——— change the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure rule with respect to certain farms, S6574 [18SE]

——— develop carbon dioxide emissions standards from industrial sources based on efficiencies achievable using existing proven technology, S6634, S6635 [19SE]

——— prohibit any regulations promulgated pursuant to a Presidential memorandum relative to power sector carbon pollution standards from taking effect, S6550 [18SE]

——— repeal renewable fuel standard program, S6618 [19SE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: limit availability of tax credits and reductions in cost-sharing to individuals receiving health coverage under certain labor union plans, S6430–S6432 [12SE]

——— provide for participation in health care exchanges by the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, political appointees, and congressional staff and limit subsidies, S6359 [11SE], S6408, S6410–S6415, S6423, S6424, S6430 [12SE], S6478–S6482, S6492–S6494, S6496–S6498, S6501, S6502, S6504 [17SE], S6555, S6561 [18SE], S6620–S6622 [19SE]

Pipelines: express that construction of the Keystone XL pipeline promotes sound investment in infrastructure, energy security, and job creation, S6415–S6421 [12SE], S6621–S6623 [19SE]

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]

Taxation: extend publicly traded partnership ownership structure to energy power generation projects and transportation fuels, S6437 [12SE]

——— improve and extend deduction for new and existing energy-efficient commercial buildings, S6562 [18SE]

Water: smart water system pilot projects funding, S6422, S6423 [12SE]

Reports filed

Provisions: 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]