US SB1071 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress
Status
Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on May 9 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-05-09 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Pending: Senate Energy And Natural Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on May 9 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-05-09 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Pending: Senate Energy And Natural Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Duplicative Green Building Program Evaluation Act This bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to report on and make public the outcomes of specified green building programs administered by DOE and listed in the Government Accountability Office's "2012 Annual Report: Opportunities to Reduce Duplication, Overlap and Fragmentation, Achieve Savings, and Enhance Revenue." DOE must conduct an analysis of whether any of the programs should be eliminated or consolidated and report on methods to improve the programs. Within a year, DOE must identify which programs were specifically authorized by Congress and which are carried out solely under DOE's discretionary authority.
Title
Duplicative Green Building Program Evaluation Act
Sponsors
| Sen. Jeff Flake [R-AZ] | Sen. Claire McCaskill [D-MO] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-05-09 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. |
Subjects
Air quality
Building construction
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Congressional oversight
Department of Energy
Energy
Energy assistance for the poor and aged
Energy efficiency and conservation
Environmental technology
Executive agency funding and structure
Government information and archives
Government lending and loan guarantees
Government studies and investigations
Income tax credits
Performance measurement
Public transit
Residential rehabilitation and home repair
Solid waste and recycling
Building construction
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Congressional oversight
Department of Energy
Energy
Energy assistance for the poor and aged
Energy efficiency and conservation
Environmental technology
Executive agency funding and structure
Government information and archives
Government lending and loan guarantees
Government studies and investigations
Income tax credits
Performance measurement
Public transit
Residential rehabilitation and home repair
Solid waste and recycling
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/1071/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s1071/BILLS-115s1071is.pdf |
