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Introduced
01/24/2017
01/24/2017
In Committee
06/07/2017
06/07/2017
Crossed Over
06/13/2017
06/13/2017
Passed
Dead
12/31/2018
12/31/2018
Introduced Session
115th Congress
Bill Summary
Streamlining Energy Efficiency for Schools Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act by directing the Department of Energy's Office of Energy and Renewable Energy to establish a clearinghouse for disseminating information regarding available programs and financing mechanisms that may be used to help initiate, develop, and finance energy efficiency, distributed generation, and energy retrofitting projects for schools. The office must: (1) consult with appropriate agencies to develop a list of programs and financing mechanisms that are, or may be, used for the projects; and (2) coordinate with appropriate agencies to develop a collaborative education and outreach effort to streamline communications and promote the programs and financing mechanisms.
AI Summary
This bill amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to direct the Department of Energy's Office of Energy and Renewable Energy to establish a clearinghouse to disseminate information on available federal programs and financing mechanisms that can be used to initiate, develop, and finance energy efficiency, distributed generation, and energy retrofitting projects for schools. The office must consult with other relevant federal agencies to develop a list of these programs and mechanisms, and coordinate a collaborative education and outreach effort to streamline communications and promote these available resources.
Committee Categories
Agriculture and Natural Resources, Business and Industry
Sponsors (51)
Matt Cartwright (D)*,
Don Beyer (D),
Earl Blumenauer (D),
Buddy Carter (R),
Katherine Clark (D),
Steve Cohen (D),
Gerry Connolly (D),
John Delaney (D),
Mark DeSaulnier (D),
Anna Eshoo (D),
John Garamendi (D),
Raúl Grijalva (D),
Colleen Hanabusa (D),
Sheila Jackson-Lee (D),
Eddie Johnson (D),
Marcy Kaptur (D),
Bill Keating (D),
Stephen Knight (R),
Ann Kuster (D),
Leonard Lance (R),
Barbara Lee (D),
Ted Lieu (D),
David Loebsack (D),
Alan Lowenthal (D),
Carolyn Maloney (D),
Doris Matsui (D),
David McKinley (R),
Luke Messer (R),
Markwayne Mullin (R),
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),
Pete Olson (R),
Scott Peters (D),
Chellie Pingree (D),
Mark Pocan (D),
Jared Polis (D),
Mike Quigley (D),
Amata Radewagen (R),
Kathleen Rice (D),
Jan Schakowsky (D),
Adam Schiff (D),
Bobby Scott (D),
David Scott (D),
José Serrano (D),
Carol Shea-Porter (D),
Louise Slaughter (D),
Jackie Speier (D),
Chris Stewart (R),
Paul Tonko (D),
Niki Tsongas (D),
Filemón Vela (D),
Peter Welch (D),
Last Action
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (on 06/13/2017)
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