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H.R.762 / 116th Congress

Streamlining Energy Efficiency for Schools Act

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 208.

Official summary

Version 53 · Passed House · Mar 5, 2019

Streamlining Energy Efficiency for Schools Act of 2019

This bill directs the Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency 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.

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Who introduced it

Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8] · D–PA

Committees

  • Energy and Natural Resources Committee
  • Energy and Commerce Committee
26 cosponsorship records, including any withdrawals

Actions

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  1. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 208.

  2. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 116-108.

  3. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 116-108.

  4. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

  5. Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

  6. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  7. On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2328)

  8. Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H2328)

  9. DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 762.

  10. Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2328-2329)

  11. Mr. Tonko moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.

  12. Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.

  13. Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

  14. Introduced in House

  15. Introduced in House

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