US SB1864 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Introduced on June 13 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-06-13 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Pending: Senate Environment And Public Works Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on June 13 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-06-13 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Pending: Senate Environment And Public Works Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Requires federal contracting agencies to assess how the products they procure affect the levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. The term federal contracting agencies means the Department of Defense, the Department of Energy, the Department of Transportation, the Department of Commerce, the Environmental Protection Agency, the General Services Administration, and the Department of Veterans Affairs. The agencies must publish their assessments.
Title
Buy Clean Transparency Act of 2019
Sponsors
| Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN] | Sen. Tina Smith [D-MN] | Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR] | Sen. Michael Bennet [D-CO] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-06-13 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. |
Subjects
Air quality
Building construction
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Congressional oversight
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental protection
Government information and archives
Infrastructure development
Public contracts and procurement
Building construction
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Congressional oversight
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental protection
Government information and archives
Infrastructure development
Public contracts and procurement
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1864/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s1864/BILLS-116s1864is.pdf |
