I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1300 
To strengthen national security and promote energy independence by reducing 
the Nation’s reliance on foreign oil, improving vehicle technology and 
efficiency, increasing the distribution of alternative fuels, bolstering rail 
infrastructure, and expanding access to public transit. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 1, 2007 
Mr. HOYER (for himself, Mr. CLYBURN, Mr. DINGELL, Mr. OBERSTAR, Mr. 
SKELTON, Mr. GORDON of Tennessee, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. 
FILNER, Mr. LANTOS, Mr. REYES, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Mr. ACKERMAN, 
Mr. ALLEN, Mr. ALTMIRE, Mr. ARCURI, Ms. BEAN, Ms. BERKLEY, Mr. 
BERMAN, Mr. BERRY, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. BISHOP of New York, 
Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. BOUCHER, Ms. CORRINE 
BROWN of Florida, Mr. CARDOZA, Mr. CARNAHAN, Ms. CARSON, Mr. 
CLEAVER, Mr. COHEN, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. DAVIS of Illi-
nois, Mr. LINCOLN DAVIS of Tennessee, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Mr. 
DEFAZIO, Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. DELAHUNT, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. DOYLE, 
Mr. ELLISON, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. ETHERIDGE, Mr. FATTAH, Ms. GIF-
FORDS, Mr. GONZALEZ, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Ms. 
HERSETH, Mr. HIGGINS, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. HOLT, Mr. HONDA, Mr. 
ISRAEL, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. KILDEE, Ms. KIL-
PATRICK, Mr. KIND, Mr. KUCINICH, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mr. 
LEVIN, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mrs. MALONEY of New 
York, Ms. MATSUI, Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York, Ms. MCCOLLUM of 
Minnesota, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. MCINTYRE, Mr. MCNERNEY, Mr. MIL-
LER of North Carolina, Mr. MORAN of Virginia, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Ms. 
NORTON, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. PERLMUTTER, Mr. POMEROY, Mr. PRICE of 
North Carolina, Mr. ROSS, Mr. ROTHMAN, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, Mr. 
SARBANES, Mr. SCHIFF, Ms. SCHWARTZ, Mr. SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. 
SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. SIRES, Mr. SMITH of Washington, 
Mr. SNYDER, Mr. STUPAK, Ms. SUTTON, Mrs. TAUSCHER, Mr. TIERNEY, 
Mr. TOWNS, Mr. UDALL of Colorado, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. WALZ of 
Minnesota, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Ms. WATSON, and Mr. WYNN) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on En-
ergy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Serv-
ices, Oversight and Government Reform, Rules, Science and Technology, 
Ways and Means, House Administration, and Transportation and Infra-
structure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
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each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To strengthen national security and promote energy inde-
pendence by reducing the Nation’s reliance on foreign 
oil, improving vehicle technology and efficiency, increas-
ing the distribution of alternative fuels, bolstering rail 
infrastructure, and expanding access to public transit. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Program for Real Energy Security Act’’ or the 
‘‘PROGRESS Act’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Findings. 
TITLE I—NATIONAL COMMISSION ON ENERGY SECURITY AND 
TRANSITION TO NEW FUELS 
Sec. 101. Establishment. 
Sec. 102. Duties of Commission. 
Sec. 103. Membership. 
Sec. 104. Initial meeting. 
Sec. 105. Administrative assistance. 
Sec. 106. Powers of Commission. 
Sec. 107. Reports. 
Sec. 108. Action on report recommendations. 
Sec. 109. Termination. 
TITLE II—NEW MANHATTAN CENTER FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY 
VEHICLES 
Sec. 201. Findings. 
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