US Congress Senate Bill 1191 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on June 19 2013 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2013-06-25 - Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 113-70.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Better Buildings Act of 2013 - Amends the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to require the Department of Energy's (DOE) Assistant Secretary of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy to study the feasibility of: (1) significantly improving energy efficiency in commercial buildings through the design and construction of separate spaces with high-performance energy efficiency measures, and (2) encouraging owners and tenants to implement such measures in separate spaces. Requires the Secretary to publish such study on DOE's website. Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Secretary of Energy to develop a voluntary Tenant Star program within the Energy Star program to recognize tenants in commercial buildings that voluntarily achieve high levels of energy efficiency in separate spaces. Requires DOE's Administrator of the Energy Information Administration to collect data on categories of building occupancy that consume significant quantities of energy and on other aspects of the property, building operation, or building occupancy determined to be relevant to lowering energy consumption. Prohibits the impact on climate change from being a factor in determining energy efficiency of commercial building tenants.

Better Buildings Act of 2013

Sen. Michael Bennet [D-CO]

Sen. Kelly Ayotte [R-NH]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-06-25	Senate	Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 113-70.
2013-06-19	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

HB2126 (Related) 2014-03-06 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
SB2074 (Related) 2014-02-27 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
SB2971 (Related) 2014-12-03 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/1191/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/s1191/BILLS-113s1191is.pdf