US HB2360 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)
Status: Introduced on April 25 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-05-07 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
Pending: House Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on April 25 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-05-07 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
Pending: House Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Addresses renewable energy, energy efficiency, and energy storage in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Specifically, the Department of Agriculture (USDA) must establish a grant program under which USDA may award grants for renewable energy systems, energy efficiency activities, energy storage, smart grids, or microgrids. In addition, USDA may award grants to train residents of Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands to develop, construct, maintain, or operate renewable energy systems. The Department of Energy must ensure that its national laboratories offer to provide technical assistance to grant recipients. The Government Accountability Office must study and report on renewable energy and energy efficiency in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
Title
Renewable Energy for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands Act
Sponsors
Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA] | Rep. Stacey Plaskett [D-VI] | Rep. Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon [R-PR] | Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ] |
Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-05-07 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit. |
2019-04-26 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy. |
2019-04-25 | House | Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
2019-04-25 | House | Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
2019-04-25 | House | Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
2019-04-25 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy. |
2019-04-25 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Alternative and renewable resources
Caribbean area
Congressional oversight
Energy
Energy efficiency and conservation
Energy research
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Puerto Rico
Research administration and funding
U.S. territories and protectorates
Virgin Islands
Caribbean area
Congressional oversight
Energy
Energy efficiency and conservation
Energy research
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Puerto Rico
Research administration and funding
U.S. territories and protectorates
Virgin Islands
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/2360/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr2360/BILLS-116hr2360ih.pdf |