ELECTRIC POWER related term(s) Power Resources

Addresses

New Manhattan Project for Clean Energy Independence: Senator Alexander, S1924 [25MR]

Amendments

Dept. of the Interior: assess sanitation and safety conditions at BIA facilities built to provide Columbia River Treaty tribes access to traditional fishing grounds and expend funds to improve those conditions (S. 50), S4639, S4649 [27JN]

GSA: issue guidance to clarify that Federal agencies may pay by charge card for charging of Federal electric motor vehicles (S. 2193), S6764 [21NO]

Articles and editorials

Vote on the Green New Deal, S1317 [13FE]

Bills and resolutions

Capitol Building and Grounds: encourage Architect of the Capitol to transition to exclusive use of electricity derived from renewable energy sources to power the U.S. Capitol Complex by 2032 (see H. Con. Res. 74), H8878 [14NO]

Climate Action Rebate Fund: create to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, provide rebates to consumers, encourage innovation of clean energy technologies, and create new economic opportunities (see S. 2284), S5107 [25JY] (see H.R. 4051), H7466 [25JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish a renewable energy grant program for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands and conduct a GAO study on renewable energy efficiency in such territories (see H.R. 2360), H3283 [25AP]

——— make Rural Utilities Service grants for collection of broadband infrastructure data by local governments, community organizations, electric or telephone cooperatives, and small Internet providers (see S. 3094), S7156 [18DE] (see H.R. 4642), H8110 [11OC]

——— offer persistent poverty counties and political subdivisions of such counties the opportunity to have rural development loans restructured (see H.R. 2228), H3253 [10AP]

——— repeal bioenergy subsidy programs (see H.R. 82), H204 [3JA]

Dept. of Energy: advance integration of clean distributed energy into electric grids (see S. 2422), S5311 [1AU]

——— assign energy emergency and energy security functions, including responsibilities relative to infrastructure and cybersecurity, to an Assistant Secretary (see H.R. 362), H356 [9JA]

——— carry out a program to provide payments to communities in which a nuclear powerplant that has ceased generating electricity and that stores spent nuclear fuel on-site is located (see S. 1985), S4566 [26JN]

——— carry out demonstration projects relative to advanced nuclear reactor technologies to support domestic energy needs (see H.R. 3358), H4917 [19JN]

——— direct Federal research on electric grid modernization and security (see H.R. 5428), H10262 [13DE]

——— establish a demonstration initiative focused on development of long-duration energy storage technologies, including a joint program in consultation with the Dept. of Defense (see S. 2048), S4676 [28JN]

——— establish a Federal energy efficiency resource standard for electricity and natural gas suppliers (see S. 2288), S5107 [25JY]

——— establish a market-oriented standard for clean electric energy generation (see S. 1359), S2742 [8MY] (see H.R. 2597), H3500 [8MY]

——— establish a pilot program to identify security vulnerabilities of certain entities in the energy sector (see S. 174), S293 [17JA] (see H.R. 680), H719 [17JA]

——— establish a rebate program to promote the purchase and installation of publicly accessible electric vehicle supply equipment (see H.R. 5530), H12290 [19DE]

——— establish a research, development, and demonstration program for grid-scale energy storage systems (see S. 1602), S3059 [22MY] (see H.R. 2986), H4163 [23MY]

——— establish a research, development, and technology demonstration program to improve efficiency of gas turbines used in combined cycle and simple cycle power generation systems (see H.R. 2659), H3726 [10MY]

——— establish a voluntary Cyber Sense program to identify and promote cyber-secure products intended for use in the bulk-power system (see H.R. 360), H356 [9JA]

——— establish advanced nuclear energy goals and provide versatile, reactor-based fast neutron source and high-assay, low-enriched uranium for research, development, and demonstration of advanced reactor concepts (see S. 903), S2043 [27MR] (see H.R. 3306), H4770 [18JN]

——— establish an energy storage and microgrid grant and technical assistance program (see S. 1183), S2434 [11AP] (see H.R. 4447), H7865 [20SE]

——— establish an integrated energy systems program to promote research, development, and deployment of nuclear hybrid energy systems (see S. 2702), S6155 [24OC]

——— establish an offshore wind career training grant program (see S. 1769), S3284 [10JN]

——— establish Clean School Bus Grant Program (see S. 1750), S3251 [5JN] (see H.R. 3973), H7463 [25JY]

——— establish Combined Heat and Power Technical Assistance Partnership (CHP TAP) Program (see S. 2425), S5311 [1AU] (see H.R. 1480), H2314 [28FE]

——— establish demonstration grant programs on advanced distribution systems, smart water heaters, vehicle-to-grid integration, and granular retail electricity pricing (see S. 1742), S3251 [5JN]

——— establish energy storage research program, loan program, and technical assistance and grant program (see S. 1593), S3058 [22MY] (see H.R. 1743), H2717 [13MR] (see H.R. 2909), H4118 [22MY]

——— establish Federal Smart Building Program (see S. 2335), S5196 [30JY] (see H.R. 2044), H3066 [3AP]

——— establish grant program for transformation of electric grid (see S. 2380), S5248 [31JY]

——— establish Home Energy Savings Retrofit Rebate Program (see H.R. 2043), H3066 [3AP]

——— establish or designate Distributed Energy Opportunity Board and certify Distributed Energy Opportunity Communities to streamline clean energy technology permitting (see S. 2447), S5360 [9SE] (see H.R. 5335), H9346 [6DE]

——— facilitate modernization of electric grid (see S. 2332), S5195 [30JY]

——— increase flexibility, efficiency, and reliability of the electric grid, train workers for transitions to high-skill clean energy jobs, and assist States with reducing energy prices (see S. 1740), S3251 [5JN]

——— make innovative technology loan guarantee support available for battery storage technologies (see S. 2277), S5107 [25JY] (see H.R. 1742), H2717 [13MR]

——— promote geothermal energy (see S. 1901), S3843 [19JN]

——— provide energy cybersecurity investment incentives and establish a grant and technical assistance program for cybersecurity investments (see S. 2556), S5747 [26SE]

——— provide Federal financial assistance to States to implement, review, and revise State energy security plans (see S. 2094), S4807 [11JY] (see H.R. 2114), H3127 [8AP]

——— provide financial assistance for projects relative to modernization of the electric grid (see H.R. 5527), H12290 [19DE]

——— provide for a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application in vehicle technologies (see S. 1085), S2328 [9AP] (see H.R. 2170), H3216 [9AP]

——— provide for certain programs and developments relative to cybersecurity and vulnerabilities of, and physical threats to, the electric grid (see S. 2095), S4807 [11JY] (see H.R. 359), H356 [9JA]

——— provide for consideration of energy storage systems by electric utilities as part of a supply side resource process (see H.R. 1744), H2717 [13MR]

——— provide for modernization, security, and resiliency of electric grid and carry out programs for research, development, demonstration, and information-sharing for cybersecurity for energy sector (see S. 2333), S5195 [30JY]

——— provide for study and evaluation of net metering, which allows consumers and businesses who generate their own electricity to be compensated for energy they provide to the electric grid (see S. 346), S919 [6FE] (see H.R. 1009), H1390 [6FE]

——— provide funding to research and develop ways to lower the cost of energy storage technologies (see S. 1741), S3251 [5JN]

——— provide loans to implement cost-effective energy efficiency measures (see S. 2382), S5248 [31JY] (see H.R. 5514), H12290 [19DE]

——— provide research, development, and deployment of marine energy (see S. 1821), S3363 [12JN] (see H.R. 3203), H4431 [11JN]

——— reauthorize grants for improving energy efficiency of public buildings (see H.R. 2119), H3128 [8AP]

——— reauthorize Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs and Tribal Energy Loan Guarantee Program (see S. 2610), S5841 [16OC]

——— require certain financial assistance to be distributed without undue delay to support State and local high-impact energy efficiency and renewable energy initiatives (see S. 185), S293 [17JA]

——— require Western Area Power Administration establishment of a pilot project to provide increased transparency for customers (see S. 1931), S4169 [20JN] (see H.R. 4444), H7865 [20SE]

——— support access to all domestic energy sources in an effort to achieve full energy security (see H. Res. 597), H8054 [26SE]

Dept. of HHS: award grants to nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and other long-term care facilities to improve their preparedness for power outages (see H.R. 1659), H2614 [8MR]

Dept. of the Interior: assess sanitation and safety conditions at BIA facilities built to provide Columbia River Treaty tribes access to traditional fishing grounds and expend funds to improve those conditions (see S. 50), S67 [8JA] (see H.R. 91), H204 [3JA]

——— consider threat of invasive species before imposing a fishway requirement on a hydroelectric dam license (see H.R. 380), H357 [9JA]

——— develop and publish quadrennial all-of-the-above onshore energy production plan strategy to meet domestic energy needs (see H.R. 785), H1211 [24JA]

——— provide economic stabilization resources to distressed rural communities directly impacted by the closure of an electric generating station (see H.R. 4318), H7705 [12SE]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a grant program for installation of electric vehicle charging infrastructure and hydrogen fueling infrastructure along National Highway System (see S. 674), S1705 [6MR] (see H.R. 2616), H3678 [9MY]

——— provide loans for acquisition of electric buses and related infrastructure (see S. 2403), S5248 [31JY]

——— require buses purchased by public transit systems using Federal Transit Administration funds to be zero-emissions buses (see H.R. 2164), H3216 [9AP]

Depts. of Transportation and Energy: establish a working group on electric vehicles (see S. 2040), S4629 [27JN]

Energy Efficiency Day: designate (see S. Res. 347), S5748 [26SE]

EPA: carry out a pilot program to award grants for electrification of certain refrigerated vehicles (see H.R. 5256), H9174 [22NO]

——— create a national zero-emission vehicle standard (see S. 1487), S2884 [15MY] (see H.R. 2764), H3841 [15MY]

——— disapprove rule repealing Clean Power Plan regulations relative to greenhouse gas emissions from powerplants (see S.J. Res. 53), S5360 [9SE]

——— revise regulations to prevent catastrophic failure or shutdown of remote diesel power engines in Alaska due to emission control devices (see S. 163), S274 [16JA] (see H.R. 422), H358 [9JA]

Europe: prioritize efforts of, and enhance coordination among, U.S. agencies to encourage European countries to diversify energy sources and supply routes to increase U.S. and European energy security (see S. 704), S1733 [7MR] (see H.R. 1453), H2313 [28FE] (see H.R. 1616), H2583 [7MR]

Federal agencies and departments: authorize certain long-term contracts for Federal purchases of energy (see H.R. 932), H1336 [30JA]

——— improve energy efficiency in Federal facilities by encouraging entrance into energy savings performance contracts and utility energy service contracts (see S. 1706), S3215 [4JN] (see H.R. 3079), H4312 [4JN]

FERC: allow examination of licenses of any hydroelectric project located in a Presidentially declared disaster area (see H.R. 441), H461 [10JA]

——— establish Office of Public Participation and Consumer Advocacy (see S. 1477), S2883 [15MY] (see H.R. 3240), H4627 [12JN]

——— initiate rulemaking to reform interregional transmission planning process (see S. 3109), S7207 [19DE] (see H.R. 5511), H12290 [19DE]

——— require States to adopt standards to allow community solar projects to be connected to the grid and allow electricity produced by shared solar facilities to be credited to consumers to offset electricity bills (see H.R. 4175), H7492 [6AU]

Green New Deal: address climate change, invest in infrastructure, reduce greenhouse gases and agricultural and hazardous waste, convert to clean energy, create jobs, and protect vulnerable communities (see S.J. Res. 8), S1326 [13FE] (see S. Res. 59), S1133 [7FE] (see H. Res. 109), H1462 [7FE]

——— address climate change, invest in infrastructure, reduce greenhouse gases and hazardous and other wastes, convert to clean energy, create jobs, and protect vulnerable communities (H. Res. 109), consideration (see H. Res. 132), H2032 [14FE]

Green Real Deal: address climate change by harnessing the power of free markets, embracing technological innovation and entrepreneurship, and cutting excessive governmental red tape (see H. Res. 288), H3068 [3AP]

Green Spaces, Green Vehicles Initiative: establish to facilitate installation of zero-emissions vehicle infrastructure on National Forest System land, National Park System land, and certain other public lands (see S. 2041), S4629 [27JN] (see H.R. 3681), H5583 [10JY]

GSA: issue guidance to clarify that Federal agencies may pay by charge card for charging of Federal electric motor vehicles (see S. 2193), S4948 [18JY]

IMPACT for Energy Foundation: establish (see S. 2005), S4628 [27JN] (see H.R. 3575), H5257 [27JN]

Infrastructure: improve through investment in broadband, water systems, clean energy, brownfield redevelopment, and health care projects (see H.R. 2741), H3840 [15MY]

Journeyman Lineman Recognition Day: designate (see H. Res. 478), H5303 [9JY]

National Lineman Appreciation Day: designate (see H. Res. 262), H2885 [27MR]

Native Americans: settle claims of the Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation concerning contributions to production of hydropower by the Grand Coulee Dam (see S. 216), S586 [24JA]

Power resources: export clean energy technology around the world (see H.R. 5188), H9120 [20NO]

——— transition away from fossil fuel sources of energy to 100 percent clean and renewable energy by 2050 (see H.R. 5221), H9167 [21NO]

——— update Federal purchase requirement to ensure transition away from fossil fuel sources of energy to 100 percent clean and renewable energy by 2050 (see H.R. 5142), H8958 [18NO]

Public buildings: improve energy performance in Federal buildings (see S. 1245), S2515 [30AP] (see H.R. 2664), H3726 [10MY]

——— improve Federal energy and water performance requirements for Federal buildings and establish a Federal Energy Management Program (see S. 1857), S3476 [13JN]

Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act: modernize by increasing competition in energy markets and reducing regulatory burdens in order to reduce utility bills (see S. 1760), S3284 [10JN] (see H.R. 1502), H2366 [5MR]

Puerto Rico: improve collection and publication of statistics (see H.R. 1405), H2270 [27FE]

Renewable energy: establish a Federal renewable electricity standard for electricity suppliers (see S. 1974), S4565 [26JN]

——— establish an offshore wind career training grant program (see H.R. 3068), H4216 [3JN]

Solar energy: expand access to low-income households (see S. 2462), S5447 [11SE] (see H.R. 4291), H7665 [11SE]

——— guide and authorize basic research programs for research, development, and demonstration of solar energy technologies (see S. 2668), S5966 [22OC] (see H.R. 3597), H5265 [28JN]

Taxation: allow a credit for certain facilities that remediate and reclaim coal refuse sites by producing electricity from coal refuse (see H.R. 4735), H8257 [18OC]

——— allow for transfers of renewable electricity production credit, energy credit, and credit for carbon oxide sequestration (see S. 3032), S7026 [12DE]

——— allow for transfers of renewable electricity production credit and energy property credit (see H.R. 2704), H3788 [14MY]

——— ensure electrochromic glass qualifies as energy property for purposes of the energy credit (see S. 1848), S3476 [13JN] (see H.R. 3274), H4694 [13JN]

——— ensure tax-exempt cooperative organizations do not lose their tax-exempt status when they use certain Federal funds to provide critical services to their members (see S. 1032), S2269 [4AP]

——— establish a credit for construction of new all-electric homes (see S. 1197), S2434 [11AP]

——— establish tax credit for installation of regionally-significant electric power transmission lines (see S. 3107), S7207 [19DE]

——— extend alternative fuel vehicle refueling property credit (see S. 2038), S4629 [27JN]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and provide disaster tax relief (see S. 617), S1593 [28FE] (see H.R. 3301), H4770 [18JN]

——— extend certain tax credits relative to electric cars (see S. 993), S2189 [2AP] (see H.R. 2042), H2986 [2AP]

——— extend credit for carbon capture and sequestration (see H.R. 5156), H9056 [19NO]

——— extend publicly traded partnership ownership structure to energy power generation projects and transportation fuels (see S. 1841), S3476 [13JN] (see H.R. 3249), H4693 [13JN]

——— extend tax credit for residential energy efficient property and investment tax credit for clean energy technologies (see S. 2289), S5107 [25JY] (see H.R. 3961), H7462 [25JY]

——— impose alternative minimum tax on certain State regulated electric utilities that have not fully adopted climate-resilient infrastructure (see H.R. 5258), H9175 [22NO]

——— include geothermal energy in energy credit (see H.R. 5154), H9056 [19NO]

——— include home energy audits in nonbusiness energy property credit (see H.R. 5159), H9056 [19NO]

——— include waste energy recovery property in energy credit (see H.R. 5155), H9056 [19NO]

——— modify alternative vehicle fuel refueling property credit (see H.R. 5164), H9056 [19NO]

——— modify credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources and investment credit for certain qualified investment credit facilities (see H.R. 4186), H7500 [13AU]

——— modify definition of income for purposes of determining the tax-exempt status of certain mutual or cooperative telephone or electric companies (see H.R. 2147), H3215 [9AP]

——— modify definition of municipal solid waste (see S. 1396), S2770 [9MY]

——— modify limitations on credit for plug-in electric drive motor vehicles (see S. 1094), S2329 [9AP] (see H.R. 2256), H3254 [10AP]

——— oppose Federal efforts to establish a carbon tax on fuels for electricity and transportation (see H. Con. Res. 41), H4119 [22MY]

——— permanently extend alternative fuel vehicle refueling property credit (see H.R. 2025), H2985 [2AP]

——— provide a credit for previously-owned plug-in electric drive motor vehicles (see H.R. 5161), H9056 [19NO]

——— provide a credit for zero-emission buses (see H.R. 5163), H9056 [19NO]

——— provide a credit for zero-emission heavy vehicles (see H.R. 5162), H9056 [19NO]

——— provide for an investment credit relative to production of electricity from offshore wind (see S. 1957), S4504 [25JN] (see H.R. 3473), H5166 [25JN]

——— provide for an investment credit relative to the production of electricity from offshore wind (see S. 1988), S4566 [26JN] (see H.R. 4887), H8539 [28OC]

——— provide for an investment tax credit relative to production of electricity from nuclear energy (see S. 1134), S2387 [10AP] (see H.R. 2314), H3264 [12AP]

——— provide for elective payments for energy property and electricity produced from certain renewable resources (see H.R. 5157), H9056 [19NO]

——— provide for elective payments to Indian tribal governments for energy property and electricity produced from certain renewable resources (see H.R. 5158), H9056 [19NO]

——— provide for issuance of exempt facility bonds for zero-emission vehicle infrastructure (see S. 2039), S4629 [27JN]

——— provide investment and production tax credits for emerging energy technologies (see H.R. 5523), H12290 [19DE]

——— provide investment tax credit for waste heat to power technology (see S. 2283), S5107 [25JY]

——— provide investment tax credits for energy storage technologies (see S. 1142), S2432 [11AP] (see H.R. 2096), H3099 [4AP] (see H.R. 5409), H10257 [12DE]

——— revise incentives for electric vehicles (see H.R. 5393), H10123 [11DE]

——— terminate credit for new qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles and provide for Federal highway user fee on alternative fuel vehicles (see S. 343), S919 [6FE] (see H.R. 1027), H1391 [6FE]

Trump, President: rescind and prohibit funding to enforce Executive order on promoting energy independence and economic growth (see S. 2505), S5577 [18SE]

TVA: require certain Board of Directors meetings to be transparent and open to the public (see H.R. 881), H1333 [30JA]

Cloture motions

Green New Deal: address climate change, invest in infrastructure, reduce greenhouse gases and agricultural and hazardous waste, convert to clean energy, create jobs, and protect vulnerable communities (S.J. Res. 8), motion to proceed, S1882 [14MR], S1971 [26MR]

Letters

Extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and provide disaster tax relief: several organizations, S1598 [28FE]

Motions

EPA: disapprove rule repealing Clean Power Plan regulations relative to greenhouse gas emissions from powerplants (S.J. Res. 53), S5858 [17OC]

Green New Deal: address climate change, invest in infrastructure, reduce greenhouse gases and agricultural and hazardous waste, convert to clean energy, create jobs, and protect vulnerable communities (S.J. Res. 8), S1882 [14MR]

Remarks in House

Arizona: tribute to public service workers who helped restore electricity to Puerto Rico after Hurricanes Maria and Irma, E716 [5JN]

BLM: enhance reliability of electricity grid and reduce the threat of wildfires to and from electric transmission and distribution facilities on Federal lands by facilitating vegetation management, H7892 [24SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: make Rural Utilities Service grants for collection of broadband infrastructure data by local governments, community organizations, electric or telephone cooperatives, and small Internet providers (H.R. 4642), H8152 [16OC]

Dept. of Energy: authorize pilot program identifying classes of security vulnerabilities in the energy grid and establish a working group to evaluate proposed technology solutions to cyber threats, H5891, H5892 [16JY]

——— prohibit funding to implement or enforce phase-out of incandescent light bulbs, H4742 [18JN]

——— provide Federal financial assistance to States to implement, review, and revise State energy security plans (H.R. 2114), H7543, H7544 [9SE]

Dept. of the Interior: assess sanitation and safety conditions at BIA facilities built to provide Columbia River Treaty tribes access to traditional fishing grounds and expend funds to improve those conditions (H.R. 91), H3290, H3291 [29AP], E7 [3JA], E528 [2MY]

——— assess sanitation and safety conditions at BIA facilities built to provide Columbia River Treaty tribes access to traditional fishing grounds and expend funds to improve those conditions (S. 50), H10301, H10302 [16DE]

Dept. of Transportation: Federal Transit Administration Low or No Emission Grant Program funding, H5066, H5067 [24JN]

Employment: importance of manufacturing jobs, H8666–H8668 [30OC]

EPA: Clean Power Plan regulations relative to greenhouse gas emissions from powerplants funding, H4959, H4960 [20JN]

——— create a national zero-emission vehicle standard (H.R. 2764), H7822 [19SE]

——— prohibit funding to finalize mercury and air toxic standards rule regulating greenhouse gas emissions from coal, H4977 [20JN]

——— revise regulations to prevent catastrophic failure or shutdown of remote diesel power engines in Alaska due to emission control devices (S. 163), H7744 [17SE]

Europe: prioritize efforts of, and enhance coordination among, U.S. agencies to encourage European countries to diversify energy sources and supply routes to increase U.S. and European energy security (H.R. 1616), H2771–H2773 [25MR]

Forest Service: proposed rule on fire mitigation by clearing trees and brush around power lines, H7892 [24SE]

Green New Deal: address climate change, invest in infrastructure, reduce greenhouse gases and agricultural and hazardous waste, convert to clean energy, create jobs, and protect vulnerable communities (H. Res. 109), H1488 [8FE], H2089–H2096 [25FE], H2298 [28FE], H2787–H2793 [25MR], H2799 [26MR], H3359 [1MY], H3846 [16MY], H10009 [10DE]

Green Spaces, Green Vehicles Initiative: establish to facilitate installation of zero-emissions vehicle infrastructure on National Forest System land, National Park System land, and certain other public lands (H.R. 3681), H7822 [19SE]

Hurricanes: provide additional disaster recovery assistance for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands in response to Hurricanes Irma and Maria, H1530 [13FE]

Merced, CA: anniversary of Merced Irrigation District, E1405 [8NO]

NASA: Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate ultra efficient, including electric flight research funding, H4886 [19JN]

Native Americans: settle claims of the Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation concerning contributions to production of hydropower by the Grand Coulee Dam (S. 216), H10298–H10300 [16DE]

Pacific Gas and Electric Co.: disapprove use of blackouts to mitigate wildfire risk, H8397 [23OC]

Power resources: interstate renewable electricity production transfer, H3837–H3839 [15MY]

——— national energy policy, H2791 [25MR], H7229–H7234 [23JY]

——— transition away from fossil fuel sources of energy to 100 percent clean and renewable energy by 2050 (H.R. 5221), H9352 [9DE]

——— update Federal purchase requirement to ensure transition away from fossil fuel sources of energy to 100 percent clean and renewable energy by 2050 (H.R. 5142), H9126 [21NO]

Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act: modernize by increasing competition in energy markets and reducing regulatory burdens in order to reduce utility bills (H.R. 1502), H7233 [23JY]

South Beloit, IL: anniversary of Rock Energy Cooperative, E189 [19FE]

South Carolina: tribute to efforts to transition away from fossil fuel sources of energy to clean and renewable energy, H7997 [26SE]

Steuben Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc.: anniversary, E1310 [18OC]

Taxation: allow for transfers of renewable electricity production credit and energy property credit (H.R. 2704), E586 [14MY]

U.S. Export Finance Agency: support exports in electric battery vehicles, batteries for electric vehicles, and electric vehicle charging infrastructure, H8867, H8868 [14NO]

Remarks in Senate

Alaska: impact of natural resource development, S1688 [6MR]

Climate: assessment of Chinese efforts to address climate change, S5687 [25SE]

Dept. of Energy: establish a market-oriented standard for clean electric energy generation (S. 1359), S2745 [8MY]

——— establish a research, development, and demonstration program for grid-scale energy storage systems (S. 1602), S3062 [22MY]

——— provide for a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application in vehicle technologies (S. 1085), S2410 [11AP]

——— provide funding to research and develop ways to lower the cost of energy storage technologies (S. 1741), S3258 [5JN]

——— provide research, development, and deployment of marine energy (S. 1821), S3367 [12JN]

Dept. of the Interior: assess sanitation and safety conditions at BIA facilities built to provide Columbia River Treaty tribes access to traditional fishing grounds and expend funds to improve those conditions (S. 50), S4649 [27JN]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a grant program for installation of electric vehicle charging infrastructure and hydrogen fueling infrastructure along National Highway System (S. 674), S1707 [6MR]

Energy Efficiency Day: designate (S. Res. 347), S5760 [26SE]

EPA: disapprove rule repealing Clean Power Plan regulations relative to greenhouse gas emissions from powerplants, S6974 [11DE]

——— disapprove rule repealing Clean Power Plan regulations relative to greenhouse gas emissions from powerplants (S.J. Res. 53), S5823–S5827, S5829 [16OC], S5856, S5858, S5862, S5864, S5867–S5869, S5889 [17OC]

——— release of final Affordable Clean Energy rule to replace Clean Power Plan regulations relative to greenhouse gas emissions from powerplants, S3808 [19JN], S4151, S4154–S4157 [20JN]

——— retain mercury and air toxic standards rule regulating greenhouse gas emissions from coal and fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units, S889 [6FE]

——— revise regulations to prevent catastrophic failure or shutdown of remote diesel power engines in Alaska due to emission control devices (S. 163), S2982 [20MY]

Green New Deal: address climate change, invest in infrastructure, reduce greenhouse gases and agricultural and hazardous waste, convert to clean energy, create jobs, and protect vulnerable communities (S. Res. 59), S1178, S1190 [12FE], S1348 [14FE], S1469 [26FE], S1546–S1550 [27FE], S1558, S1561 [28FE], S1611 [4MR], S1637 [5MR], S1686, S1688, S1689, S1699–S1701 [6MR], S1820, S1822–S1824 [13MR], S1889 [14MR], S5646 [24SE]

——— address climate change, invest in infrastructure, reduce greenhouse gases and agricultural and hazardous waste, convert to clean energy, create jobs, and protect vulnerable communities (S.J. Res. 8), S1316, S1336 [13FE], S1337, S1342–S1344, S1348 [14FE], S1468, S1470, S1471 [26FE], S1497–S1501, S1519 [27FE], S1556, S1557, S1559–S1563 [28FE], S1635, S1637 [5MR], S1671–S1674, S1680–S1692, S1711 [6MR], S1718 [7MR], S1749 [11MR], S1788 [12MR], S1808, S1811, S1816 [13MR], S2536 [1MY], S2895 [16MY], S2987 [21MY], S3021 [22MY], S4924 [18JY], S6869 [5DE]

——— address climate change, invest in infrastructure, reduce greenhouse gases and agricultural and hazardous waste, convert to clean energy, create jobs, and protect vulnerable communities (S.J. Res. 8), motion to proceed, S1882 [14MR], S1921, S1922, S1926–S1931, S1946 [25MR], S1949–S1975, S1981, S1989–S1991 [26MR], S2011, S2014–S2017, S2021, S2026–S2029 [27MR], S2063 [28MR]

Hurricanes: provide additional disaster recovery assistance for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands in response to Hurricanes Irma and Maria, S556, S574 [24JA]

IMPACT for Energy Foundation: establish, S1577 [28FE]

Minnesota: tribute to efforts to transition away from fossil fuel sources of energy to clean and renewable energy, S2021 [27MR]

Motor vehicles: make clean vehicles more affordable, make charging infrastructure more accessible, and revitalize U.S. electric motor vehicle manufacturing, S6182 [28OC], S6208 [29OC]

Native Americans: settle claims of the Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation concerning contributions to production of hydropower by the Grand Coulee Dam (S. 216), S4652 [27JN]

New Manhattan Project for Clean Energy Independence: establish, S1922 [25MR]

NRC: modernize functions by establishing new transparency and accountability measures for budget and fee programs and enabling advanced nuclear reactor licensing, S1822 [13MR], S2028 [27MR], S4538 [26JN]

Power resources: national energy policy, S1955–S1958 [26MR], S4537 [26JN], S5548 [18SE], S5646, S5648 [24SE], S6869–S6871 [5DE]

——— support innovative energy technologies to reduce costs and emissions, S3021 [22MY]

Public utilities: establish a Federal renewable electricity standard for certain electric utilities, S2021 [27MR]

Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act: modernize by increasing competition in energy markets and reducing regulatory burdens in order to reduce utility bills (S. 1760), S4537 [26JN]

Renewable energy: economic benefits of clean energy technologies, S207 [15JA], S880 [6FE], S1103 [7FE]

——— establish a Federal renewable electricity standard for electricity suppliers (S. 1974), S4899 [17JY]

Schweitzer, Edmund O., III: National Inventors Hall of Fame inductee, S584 [24JA]

Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and provide disaster tax relief (S. 617), S1597–S1599, S1605 [28FE], S1633 [4MR], S2400 [11AP], S2905 [16MY]

——— extend publicly traded partnership ownership structure to energy power generation projects and transportation fuels, S1577 [28FE]

——— extend wind production tax credit, S6638–S6640 [19NO]

——— terminate credit for new qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles and provide for Federal highway user fee on alternative fuel vehicles (S. 343), S886–S889 [6FE]

World Bank Group: oppose decision to defund projects using oil, gas, and coal and prioritize access to energy resources in developing countries, S6379 [5NO]

Reports filed

Alaska Remote Generator Reliability and Protection Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 163), S866 [5FE]

All-of-the-Above Federal Building Energy Conservation Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1245) (S. Rept. 116–117), S5705 [25SE]

Better Energy Storage Technology (BEST) Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1602) (S. Rept. 116–135), S5965 [22OC]

Charging Helps Agencies Realize General Efficiencies (CHARGE) Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 2193) (S. Rept. 116–95), S5406 [10SE]

CHP Support Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2425), S7112 [17DE]

Columbia River In-Lieu and Treaty Fishing Access Sites Improvement Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 50) (S. Rept. 116–7), S1844 [13MR]

Cyber Sense Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 360) (H. Rept. 116–256), H8537 [28OC]

Energy Cybersecurity Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2333) (S. Rept. 116–144), S6091 [23OC]

Energy Emergency Leadership Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 362) (H. Rept. 116–255), H8537 [28OC]

Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1706) (S. Rept. 116–116), S5663 [24SE]

Enhancing Grid Security Through Public-Private Partnerships Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 359) (H. Rept. 116–254), H8537 [28OC]

——— Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2095) (S. Rept. 116–147), S6155 [24OC]

Enhancing State Energy Security Planning and Emergency Preparedness Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 2114) (S. Rept. 116–137), S5965 [22OC]

——— Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2094) (S. Rept. 116–136), S5965 [22OC]

European Energy Security and Diversification Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 704), S7112 [17DE]

Federal Energy and Water Management Performance Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1857) (S. Rept. 116–119), S5705 [25SE]

Grid Modernization Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2332) (S. Rept. 116–149), S6155 [24OC]

Integrated Energy Systems Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2702), S7113 [17DE]

Marine Energy Research and Development Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1821) (S. Rept. 116–141), S6091 [23OC]

Nuclear Energy Leadership Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 903) (S. Rept. 116–114), S5663 [24SE]

Protecting Resources on the Electric Grid With Cybersecurity Technology (PROTECT) Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2556), S7113 [17DE]

Securing Energy Infrastructure Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 174) (S. Rept. 116–71), S5359 [9SE]

Smart Building Acceleration Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2335) (S. Rept. 116–151), S6155 [24OC]

Solar Energy Research and Development Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2668), S7113 [17DE]

Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation Equitable Compensation Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 216) (S. Rept. 116–4), S1733 [7MR]

Vehicle Innovation Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1085) (S. Rept. 116–83), S5406 [10SE]

Western Area Power Administration Transparency Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1931) (S. Rept. 116–142), S6091 [23OC]

Statements

Green New Deal: Representative Ocasio-Cortez, H2091–H2093 [25FE]

Texts of

H.R. 91, Columbia River In-Lieu and Treaty Fishing Access Sites Improvement Act, H3290 [29AP]

H.R. 1616, European Energy Security and Diversification Act, H2771 [25MR]

H.R. 2114, Enhancing State Energy Security Planning and Emergency Preparedness Act, H7543 [9SE]

S. 50, Columbia River In-Lieu and Treaty Fishing Access Sites Improvement Act, S4649 [27JN], H10301 [16DE]

S. 163, Alaska Remote Generator Reliability and Protection Act, S2982 [20MY], H7744 [17SE]

S. 216, Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation Equitable Compensation Act, S4663 [27JN], H10298 [16DE]

S. 674, Clean Corridors Act, S1707–S1709 [6MR]

S. 2193, issue guidance to clarify that Federal agencies may pay by charge card for charging of Federal electric motor vehicles, S6764 [21NO]

S. Res. 59, address climate change, invest in infrastructure, reduce greenhouse gases and agricultural and hazardous waste, convert to clean energy, create jobs, and protect vulnerable communities in Green New Deal, S1140 [7FE]

S. Res. 347, Energy Efficiency Day, S5754 [26SE]

S.J. Res. 8, address climate change, invest in infrastructure, reduce greenhouse gases and agricultural and hazardous waste, convert to clean energy, create jobs, and protect vulnerable communities in Green New Deal, S1327 [13FE]