US HR637 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 108-0)
Status: Introduced on March 3 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-03-04 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Energy and Power Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should establish a national goal of more than 50 percent clean and carbon free electricity by 2030 for the purposes of avoiding the worst impacts of climate change, growing our economy, increasing our shared prosperity, improving public health, and preserving our national security. Urges the United States to: (1) establish a national goal of 50% clean and carbon-free electricity by 2030, and (2) enact legislation to accelerate the transition to clean energy.

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Title

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should establish a national goal of more than 50 percent clean and carbon free electricity by 2030 for the purposes of avoiding the worst impacts of climate change, growing our economy, increasing our shared prosperity, improving public health, and preserving our national security.

Sponsors

Rep. John Delaney [D-MD]Sen. Ben Lujan [D-NM]Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA]Rep. Suzan DelBene [D-WA]
Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]Rep. Joseph Kennedy [D-MA]Rep. Kathy Castor [D-FL]Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]
Rep. Eric Swalwell [D-CA]Rep. Jared Polis [D-CO]Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]Rep. David Scott [D-GA]
Rep. Seth Moulton [D-MA]Rep. William Keating [D-MA]Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]Rep. Scott Peters [D-CA]
Rep. James Langevin [D-RI]Rep. Juan Vargas [D-CA]Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]Rep. Joseph Crowley [D-NY]
Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]Rep. Denny Heck [D-WA]Rep. Jim McDermott [D-WA]Rep. Katherine Clark [D-MA]
Rep. Tony Cardenas [D-CA]Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]
Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA]Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]Rep. Doris Matsui [D-CA]Rep. Steve Israel [D-NY]
Rep. Madeleine Bordallo [D-GU]Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]Rep. John Sarbanes [D-MD]Rep. Elizabeth Esty [D-CT]
Rep. Brendan Boyle [D-PA]Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA]Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]
Rep. John Carney [D-DE]Rep. Louise Slaughter [D-NY]Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]Rep. James Himes [D-CT]
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR]Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]Rep. Don Beyer [D-VA]
Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]Rep. C.A. Ruppersberger [D-MD]Rep. Elijah Cummings [D-MD]Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD]
Rep. Alan Grayson [D-FL]Rep. Joaquin Castro [D-TX]Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]Rep. Sean Maloney [D-NY]
Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA]Rep. Daniel Kildee [D-MI]Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]Rep. Michael Capuano [D-MA]
Rep. Xavier Becerra [D-CA]Rep. Lois Capps [D-CA]Rep. Sander Levin [D-MI]Rep. Kathleen Rice [D-NY]
Rep. Rick Larsen [D-WA]Rep. John Yarmuth [D-KY]Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]
Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT]Rep. John Larson [D-CT]Rep. James Clyburn [D-SC]Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]
Rep. Donna Edwards [D-MD]Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]Rep. Brian Higgins [D-NY]
Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]Rep. John Lewis [D-GA]
Rep. Adam Schiff [D-CA]Rep. Robert Scott [D-VA]Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA]
Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham [D-NM]Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]Rep. Patrick Murphy [D-FL]Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]
Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]Rep. Luis Gutierrez [D-IL]Rep. Janice Hahn [D-CA]Rep. Richard Neal [D-MA]
Rep. Maxine Waters [D-CA]Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA]Rep. Brad Sherman [D-CA]Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]
Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]Rep. Niki Tsongas [D-MA]Rep. Bill Foster [D-IL]Rep. Cheri Bustos [D-IL]
Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY]Rep. Richard Nolan [D-MN]Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY]Rep. Corrine Brown [D-FL]
Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D-CO]Rep. Nancy Pelosi [D-CA]Rep. Pete Aguilar [D-CA]Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]

History

DateChamberAction
2016-03-04HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
2016-03-03HouseReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2016-03-03HouseIntroduced in House

Same As/Similar To

SR386 (Same As) 2016-03-03 - Referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1281-1282)

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