US Congress House Bill 2177 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)
Status: Introduced on April 30 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-08-18 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Energy Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2015 This bill revises a variety of programs to encourage energy efficiency in buildings, industry, the federal government, and certain appliances. States and Indian tribes must measure their compliance with certain residential and commercial building energy codes. The Department of Energy (DOE) must: (1) provide technical assistance and incentive funding to implement building energy codes, and (2) establish energy saving targets for updating model building energy codes. DOE must: (1) provide grants to establish building training and assessment centers at institutions of higher education, and (2) establish a process to recognize schools for implementing energy efficient and renewable energy projects and assisting initiation of similar efforts. The General Services Administration must develop model leasing provisions and best practices to encourage building owners and tenants to use greater cost-effective energy efficiency measures in commercial buildings. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) must develop a Tenant Star program to recognize tenants of spaces in commercial buildings who voluntarily achieve high levels of energy efficiency. DOE may make awards to utilities, utility regulators, and utility partners to develop and implement programs to provide aggregated whole building energy consumption information to multitenant building owners. The energy-intensive industries program is renamed the future of industry program. DOE must: (1) conduct on-site technical assessments at the request of a manufacturer to identify opportunities for maximizing energy efficiency, prevent pollution and minimize waste, improve efficient use of water in manufacturing processes, and conserve natural resources; and (2) carry out an industry-government partnership program to research, develop, and demonstrate new sustainable manufacturing and industrial technologies and processes. A Supply Star program is established within DOE to identify and promote practices, recognize companies, and recognize products that use highly efficient supply chains that conserve energy, water, and other resources. DOE must establish rebate programs for expenditures for purchasing and installing certain: (1) electric motors with controls that reduce energy use, and (2) energy efficient transformers. This bill revises requirements concerning the energy performance of federal buildings, certification under the Energy Star Program, certification of green buildings, energy efficiency in federal real estate transactions and programs, and verification of compliance with energy conservation standards for certain appliances. The Department of Housing and Urban Development must establish a demonstration program for energy and water conservation improvements at multifamily residential units. Energy conservation standards are established for grid-enabled water heaters for use as part of an electric thermal storage or demand response program (a program that enables customers to reduce or shift their power use during peak demand periods).

Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2015

Rep. David McKinley [R-WV]

Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]

Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA]

Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-08-18	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
2015-05-01	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
2015-05-01	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
2015-04-30	House	Referred to House Science, Space, and Technology
2015-04-30	House	Referred to House Financial Services
2015-04-30	House	Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
2015-04-30	House	Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure
2015-04-30	House	Referred to House Budget
2015-04-30	House	Referred to House Energy and Commerce
2015-04-30	House	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, Transportation and Infrastructure, Oversight and Government Reform, Financial Services, and Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2015-04-30	House	Introduced in House

HB175 (Related) 2015-01-09 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
HB873 (Related) 2015-02-13 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
HB906 (Related) 2015-06-09 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 102.
HB1268 (Related) 2016-03-15 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
HB1273 (Related) 2015-03-06 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
HB1785 (Related) 2015-04-17 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
HB1802 (Related) 2015-04-17 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
HB1867 (Related) 2015-04-17 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
SB1 (Related) 2015-03-04 - Message on Senate action sent to the House.
SB128 (Related) 2015-01-08 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
SB259 (Related) 2015-01-27 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
SB523 (Related) 2015-04-30 - Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.
SB535 (Related) 2015-04-30 - Became Public Law No: 114-11. (TXT | PDF)
SB720 (Related) 2015-09-09 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 210.
SB869 (Related) 2015-04-30 - Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.
SB1052 (Related) 2015-04-30 - Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.
SB1706 (Related) 2015-07-07 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
SB2012 (Related) 2016-09-08 - Conference held.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2177/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr2177/BILLS-114hr2177ih.pdf