US SR224 | 2021-2022 | 117th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 19-1)
Status: Introduced on May 18 2021 - 25% progression
Action: 2021-05-18 - Referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text: CR S2579-2580)
Pending: Senate Energy And Natural Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on May 18 2021 - 25% progression
Action: 2021-05-18 - Referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text: CR S2579-2580)
Pending: Senate Energy And Natural Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
This resolution expresses the sense of the Senate that the United States must (1) accelerate the electrification of households, buildings, and businesses; (2) modernize the electricity grid; and (3) continue on the path towards decarbonizing electricity generation by 2035.
Title
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States must seize the opportunity to create millions of jobs, become a net exporter of clean energy, and secure a better, more equitable future by accelerating the electrification of households, buildings, and businesses in the United States, modernizing the United States electricity grid, and continuing on the path towards decarbonizing electricity generation in the United States by 2035.
Sponsors
Sen. Martin Heinrich [D-NM] | Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI] | Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ] | Sen. Alex Padilla [D-CA] |
Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR] | Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA] | Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL] | Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT] |
Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN] | Sen. Michael Bennet [D-CO] | Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD] | Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR] |
Sen. Jacky Rosen [D-NV] | Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA] | Sen. Ben Lujan [D-NM] | Sen. Angus King [I-ME] |
Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD] | Sen. John Hickenlooper [D-CO] | Sen. Tim Kaine [D-VA] | Sen. Jon Ossoff [D-GA] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2021-05-18 | Senate | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text: CR S2579-2580) |
Subjects
Advanced technology and technological innovations
Air quality
Alternative and renewable resources
Building construction
Buy American requirements
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Coal
Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
Computer security and identity theft
Economic development
Economic performance and conditions
Electric power generation and transmission
Employee hiring
Employment and training programs
Energy
Energy efficiency and conservation
Energy research
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Environmental health
Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles
Indian social and development programs
Labor market
Labor standards
Labor-management relations
Land use and conservation
Licensing and registrations
Manufacturing
Metals
Minority health
Oil and gas
Poverty and welfare assistance
Public contracts and procurement
Public transit
Research and development
Residential rehabilitation and home repair
Rural conditions and development
Solid waste and recycling
Vocational and technical education
Wages and earnings
Worker safety and health
Air quality
Alternative and renewable resources
Building construction
Buy American requirements
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Coal
Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
Computer security and identity theft
Economic development
Economic performance and conditions
Electric power generation and transmission
Employee hiring
Employment and training programs
Energy
Energy efficiency and conservation
Energy research
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Environmental health
Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles
Indian social and development programs
Labor market
Labor standards
Labor-management relations
Land use and conservation
Licensing and registrations
Manufacturing
Metals
Minority health
Oil and gas
Poverty and welfare assistance
Public contracts and procurement
Public transit
Research and development
Residential rehabilitation and home repair
Rural conditions and development
Solid waste and recycling
Vocational and technical education
Wages and earnings
Worker safety and health
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-resolution/224/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/sres224/BILLS-117sres224is.pdf |