US Congress Senate Bill 253 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-2)
Status: Introduced on January 29 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2019-09-19 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 207.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Requires the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy to act as the lead federal agency for coordinating and disseminating information on existing federal programs that support energy efficiency, renewable energy, and energy retrofitting projects for schools. The bill also outlines the requirements for such coordination and outreach. Specifically, the office must: review such programs and financing mechanisms for such projects; establish a federal cross-departmental collaborative coordination, education, and outreach effort to communicate about such programs; provide technical assistance for states, local educational agencies, and schools to help develop and finance projects; develop and maintain a single online resource website with contact information for relevant technical assistance and support staff in the office; and establish a process to recognize schools that have successfully implemented such projects.

Streamlining Energy Efficiency for Schools Act

Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME]	Sen. Mark Warner [D-VA]	Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH]	Sen. Rob Portman [R-OH]
Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR]	Sen. Margaret Hassan [D-NH]	Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-09-19	Senate	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 207.
2019-09-19	Senate	Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with amendments. With written report No. 116-107.
2019-07-16	Senate	Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
2019-01-29	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

SB2137 (Related) 2019-10-23 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 263.
HB3962 (Related) 2019-07-26 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
HB762 (Related) 2019-09-19 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 208.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/253/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s253/BILLS-116s253is.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s253/BILLS-116s253rs.pdf