Subject Electric power generation and transmission | Current
| State | Bill | Summary/Title | Last Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| US | HB83 | Requires the Secretary of the Interior to establish a team of technical, policy, and financial experts to: (1) develop an energy action plan addressing the energy needs of each of the insular areas (the American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, P... [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-04 |
| US | HB243 | Bowles-Simpson Plan of Lowering America's Debt Act - Prohibits the total amount of appropriations to the White House for the Executive Office of the President, to the President, and to Congress for FY2014-FY2018 from exceeding 85% of the total amount... [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-14 |
| US | HCR8 | Expresses the opposition of Congress to federal efforts to establish a carbon tax on fuels for electricity and transportation. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-15 |
| US | HB259 | Energy Freedom and Economic Prosperity Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal: (1) the excise tax credits for alcohol fuel, biodiesel, and alternative fuel mixtures; (2) the tax credits for the purchase of alternative motor vehicles and new... [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-15 |
| US | HR25 | Recognizes the efforts of linemen in keeping the electrical power on and protecting public safety. Supports designation of National Linemen Appreciation Day. [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-18 |
| US | SB4 | Rebuild America Act - Expresses the sense of the Senate that Congress should: create jobs and support businesses while improving the nation's global competitiveness by modernizing and strengthening our national infrastructure; invest resources i... [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-22 |
| US | SB21 | Cybersecurity and American Cyber Competitiveness Act of 2013 - Calls for the enactment of bipartisan legislation to improve communication and collaboration between the private sector and the federal government to secure the United States against cybe... [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-22 |
| US | SB10 | Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013 - Repeals, but continues for crop year 2013: (1) direct payments, (2) countercyclical payments, and (3) the average crop revenue election program (ACRE). Establishes the agriculture risk coverage program... [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-22 |
| US | HB412 | Nashua River Wild and Scenic River Study Act - Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain segments concerning the Nashua River and its tributaries in Massachusetts for study for potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic River... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-07 |
| US | SB275 | Directs the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), upon the request of the licensee for the project numbered 12063 (Little Wood River Ranch, Idaho), to: (1) extend for three years after enactment of this Act the time period during which the lic... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-11 |
| US | HB596 | Public Lands Renewable Energy Development Act of 2013 - Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to require amounts received through FY2020 (currently, through FY2010) from leases under the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to be available to the Secretary of... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-25 |
| US | SB387 | American Infrastructure Investment Fund Act - Establishes the American Infrastructure Investment Fund in the Department of Transportation (DOT) to: (1) invest in infrastructure projects that increase or otherwise improve U.S. economic output, product... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-26 |
| US | SB17 | Energy Production and Project Delivery Act of 2013 - Considers that the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) has approved the Draft Proposed Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program 2010-2015 as a final oil and gas leasing program under t... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-27 |
| US | SB394 | Metal Theft Prevention Act of 2013 - Prohibits stealing specified metal being used in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce, the theft of which harms critical infrastructure, including metal used as part of an electrical substation, power line,... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-27 |
| US | SB491 | Brownfields Utilization, Investment, and Local Development Act of 2013 or the BUILD Act - Amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) to include among entities eligible for brownfields revitalizat... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-07 |
| US | SB513 | Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to modify provisions authorizing the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma to design and construct hydroelectric generating facilities at the W.D. Mayo Lock and Dam on the Arkansas River in Oklahoma. Authorize... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-11 |
| US | SB552 | Quadrennial Energy Review Act of 2013 - Amends the Department of Energy Organization Act to direct the President to establish an interagency energy coordination council to coordinate the Quadrennial Energy Review to provide an integrated view of nati... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-13 |
| US | SB564 | Amends the Federal Power Act regarding annual charges payable by licensees to the United States for use of federal lands to exclude land that has been sold, exchanged, or otherwise transferred from federal ownership, yet remains subject to a power si... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-14 |
| US | HB1197 | Provides that bond arbitrage requirements shall not apply to an issue of bonds that were partially defeased (made void) if: (1) such bonds are redeemed by the governmental issuer within 90 days of the sale of the escrow securities, and (2) any net pr... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-14 |
| US | SB570 | Clean Energy Race to the Top Act of 2013 - Establishes in the Department of Energy (DOE) a program to provide grants to eligible entities, on a competitive basis, to develop and carry out clean energy and carbon reduction measures, such as renewable ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-14 |
| US | HB1107 | Solar Energy Deployment Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Energy to establish a program to award competitive grants to state and local governments for the design, purchase, and installation of qualifying solar equipment on rooftops or parking st... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-15 |
| US | HB1038 | Public Power Risk Management Act of 2013 - Amends the Commodity Exchange Act to direct the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), when it determines whether to provide an exemption to designation as a swap dealer, to treat a utility operations-... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-20 Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote. |
| US | HB1235 | Leave our Lakes Alone Act - Amends the Federal Power Act to prohibit the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) from considering public use and environmental purposes in issuing a license for a project in a state whose law expressly authorizes s... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-22 |
| US | HB1273 | Rural Energy Improvement Act - Amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 regarding the Rural Energy for America Program to: (1) extend the Program through FY2018, (2) create a tiered loan and grant application process that reflects pr... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-02 |
| US | HB867 | Metal Theft Prevention Act of 2013 - Prohibits stealing specified metal being used in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce, the theft of which harms critical infrastructure, including metal used as part of an electrical substation, power line,... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-08 |
| US | HB254 | Bonneville Unit Clean Hydropower Facilitation Act - (Sec. 2) Declares that, in order to facilitate hydropower development on the Diamond Fork System (Utah), a certain amount of reimbursable costs allocated to project power in the Power Appendix of th... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-10 Received in the Senate. |
| US | SR95 | Recognizes the efforts of linemen in keeping the electrical power on and protecting public safety. Supports designation of April 18, 2013, as National Linemen Appreciation Day. [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-10 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2569; text as passed Senate: CR S2568) |
| US | HB1465 | Storage Technology for Renewable and Green Energy Act of 2013 or the STORAGE 2013 Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow, through 2020, a 30% energy tax credit for investment in energy storage property that is directly connected to the ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-10 |
| US | HB1394 | Planning for American Energy Act of 2013 - Amends the Mineral Leasing Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior (the Secretary) and the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to publish every four years a Quadrennial Federal Onshore Energy Production Stra... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-11 |
| US | HB1524 | Make it in America: Create Clean Energy Manufacturing Jobs in America Act - Authorizes federal acquisition of, or the provision of federal funds to states for purchase of, only green technologies that are 85% manufactured in the United States from ar... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-12 |
| US | HB1569 | New Fair Deal Busting America's Rigid Outdated & Needless Subsidies Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal: (1) the excise tax credits for alcohol fuel, biodiesel, and alternative fuel mixtures; (2) the tax credits for the purch... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-15 |
| US | HB1602 | Fair Allocation of Internal Revenue Credit for Renewable Electricity Distribution by Indian Tribes Act of 2013 or the FAIR CREDIT Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, for purposes of the renewable electricity production tax credit, to allo... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-17 |
| US | HB1616 | Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013 [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-19 |
| US | SB26 | Bonneville Unit Clean Hydropower Facilitation Act - Declares that, in order to facilitate hydropower development on the Diamond Fork System (Utah), a certain amount of reimbursable costs allocated to project power in the Power Appendix of the October... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-22 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 47. |
| US | SB25 | South Utah Valley Electric Conveyance Act - Requires the Secretary of the Interior, insofar as the Strawberry Water Users Association conveyed its interest in an electric distribution system to the South Utah Valley Electric Service District, to conv... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-22 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 46. |
| US | SB276 | Directs the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), upon the request of the licensee for the project numbered 12423 (American Falls Reservoir, Idaho), to reinstate the license and extend for three years after enactment of this Act the time perio... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-22 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 55. |
| US | SB157 | Denali National Park Improvement Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to issue permits for specified microhydro projects in the Kantishna Hills area within the Denali National Park and Preserve (the Park) in Alaska. Defines "microhydro... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-22 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 50. |
| US | HB92 | Virgin Islands Energy Crisis Relief Act - Amends the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA), through the Rural Utilities Service, to make a grant to the Water and Power Authority of the U.S. Virgin Islands for... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-23 |
| US | SR111 | Expresses support for the goals of National Safe Digging Month (April). Encourages homeowners and excavators to call 811 (the toll-free, nationwide number to call to obtain information on the location of underground utility lines) before digging. [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-24 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2979; text as passed Senate: CR S2965-2966) |
| US | HB1696 | Master Limited Partnerships Parity Act [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-24 |
| US | SB795 | Master Limited Partnerships Parity Act [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-24 |
| US | SB353 | Oregon Treasures Act of 2013 - Designates specified Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land in Oregon as potential wilderness areas. Provides for the designation of such areas, to be known as the Cathedral Rock Wilderness and the Horse Heaven Wildernes... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-25 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. |
| US | HB1793 | Global Partnerships Act of 2013 - Sets forth provisions regarding global poverty and related matters, including: (1) reduction of global poverty; (2) acceleration of economic growth; (3) micro enterprise and small and medium enterprise assistance; (4... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-26 |
| US | HB1769 | Recognizing the National Benefits of Flood Protection Act of 2013 [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-29 |
| US | HB1533 | Energy Regulatory Public Protection Act - Establishes within the Department of Justice (DOJ) an Office of Public Advocate to represent the interests of members of the general public affected by regulatory matters before the Federal Energy Regulatory ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-30 |
| US | SB860 | Rural Energy Investment Act of 2013 [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-06 |
| US | SB434 | Blackfeet Water Rights Settlement Act of 2013 - Requires the Blackfeet Tribe (Tribe) of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation of Montana to work with the Fort Belknap Indian Community on resolving any conflict between their respective Milk River water rig... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-08 Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. |
| US | HB586 | Denali National Park Improvement Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to issue permits for specified microhydro projects in the Kantishna Hills area within the Denali National Park and Preserve (the Park) in Alaska. Defines "microhydro... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-09 Subcommittee Hearings Held. |
| US | HB267 | Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act of 2013 - (Sec. 3) Amends the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA) to increase from 5,000 to 10,000 kilowatts the size of small hydroelectric power projects which the Federal Energy Regulatory Co... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-13 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 71. |
| US | HB678 | Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act - Amends the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior (acting through the Bureau of Reclamation) to contract for the development of small ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-13 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 72. |
