US HB739 | 2011-2012 | 112th Congress

US Congress House Bill 739 (Prior Session Legislation)

Status

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Introduced on February 16 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-02-28 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Energy and Power Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Amends the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to prohibit any federal or state requirement to increase energy efficient lighting in public buildings from requiring a hospital, school, day care center, mental health facility, or nursing home to install or utilize energy efficient lighting that contains mercury.

Title

To provide that no Federal or State requirement to increase energy efficient lighting in public buildings shall require a hospital, school, day care center, mental health facility, or nursing home to install or utilize such energy efficient lighting if the lighting contains mercury.

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-02-28	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
2011-02-17	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
2011-02-16	House	Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure
2011-02-16	House	Referred to House Energy and Commerce
2011-02-16	House	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.