Program for Real Energy Security Act

Bill: 109-hr-5965
Sponsor: Rep. Hoyer, Steny H. [D-MD-5]
Introduced: 2006-07-28 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Agricultural wastes
Agriculture and Food
Alaska
Alcohol as fuel
Alternative energy sources
Armed Forces and National Security
Automobile industry
Bicycles
Biomass energy
Bonds
Buy American
Capital investments
Cellulose
Coal
Collective bargaining
Commerce
Commercialization
Commuting
Compensation (Law)
Conferences
Congress
Congressional investigations
Congressional reporting requirements
Construction costs
Construction industries
Construction workers
Consumer education
Defense contracts
Defense procurement
Department of Energy
Department of Transportation
Diesel motor
Economics and Public Finance
Electric batteries
Electric vehicles
Energy conservation
Energy crops
Energy demand
Energy efficiency
Energy prices
Energy research
Energy security
Energy supplies
Energy transportation
Environmental Protection
Expedited congressional procedure
Exports
Federal advisory bodies
Federal aid to research
Federal aid to transportation
Federally-guaranteed loans
Finance and Financial Sector
Fines (Penalties)
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Fringe benefits
Fuel consumption
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Government publicity
Government vehicles
Grants-in-aid
Highspeed ground transportation
House rules and procedure
Hydrogen
Income tax
Industrial arbitration
Infrastructure
Infrastructure (Economics)
Inspectors general
Intellectual property
Inventions
Labeling
Labor and Employment
Labor contracts
Laboratories
Law
Legislative resolutions
Maintenance and repair
Manufacturing industries
Marketing
Mass rapid transit
Military transportation
Military vehicles
Minimum wages
Motor vehicles
Natural gas vehicles
Oils and fats
Patents
Petroleum refineries
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Public-private partnerships
Railroad commuting traffic
Railroad employees
Railroad engineering
Railroad finance
Railroad freight operations
Railroad passenger traffic
Railroad rates
Railroad safety
Railroads
Refuse as fuel
Research and development
Research centers
Research grants
Science, Technology, Communications
Senate rules and procedure
Service stations
Small business
Standards
Subsidies
Surface Transportation Board
Tax credits
Tax exclusion
Tax-exempt securities
Taxation
Technological innovations
Technology assessment
Technology transfer
Trade secrets
Traffic engineering
Transportation and Public Works
Transportation planning
Transportation research
Wages

Summary:
action_date: 2006-07-28
text: 
Program for Real Energy Security Act or the PROGRESS Act - Establishes the National Commission on Energy Security and Transition to New Fuels. Sets forth the duties of the Commission, including to make recommendations to Congress and the President for: (1) preserving the national energy security in the event of a terrorist attack or natural disaster; and (2) reducing U.S. dependence on foreign oil over a specified period.
 
Establishes: (1) the New Manhattan Center for High Efficiency Vehicles; and (2) the Advisory Council on Federal Participation. Requires the Secretary of Energy to carry out a program of grants to federal and private sector researchers (including the Center) to research and develop alternative fuels and technologies to improve the productivity of U.S. automotive firms in the manufacture of high efficiency vehicles. 
 
Establishes a grant program to provide assistance to retail and wholesale motor fuel dealers or other entities to install, replace, or convert motor fuel storage and dispensing infrastructure for use in the storage and dispensing of biobased fuels.
 
Sets forth requirements calling for: (1) the production and distribution of biobased fuels (ethanol) and deployment of new engine technologies for fuel-flexible, hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and biodiesel vehicles; (2) greater use of alternative fuels in dual fueled vehicles operating in the federal fleet; and (3) the increase and expansion of employer-provided mass transit fringe benefits.
 
Transit Rail Accommodation Improvement and Needs Act - Allows for the shared use of rail carrier trackage and rail rights-of-way by mass transportation authorities. Authorizes capital investment grants to improve intercity passenger rail service.
 
Allows a tax credit to holders of qualified high-speed rail infrastructure bonds.
 
Railroad Track Modernization Act of 2006 - Establishes a capital grant program for the rehabilitation, preservation, or improvement of railroad track of class II and class III railroads. Requires the issuance of regulations implementing reliability standards for the safe transportation of energy supplies by rail.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-08-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities.
action_date: 2006-08-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
action_date: 2006-08-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Technology, and Standards.
action_date: 2006-08-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.
action_date: 2006-07-31
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads.
action_date: 2006-07-31
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways, Transit and Pipelines.
action_date: 2006-07-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Government Reform, Rules, Science, Ways and Means, House Administration, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.
action_date: 2006-07-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Government Reform, Rules, Science, Ways and Means, House Administration, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.
action_date: 2006-07-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Government Reform, Rules, Science, Ways and Means, House Administration, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.
action_date: 2006-07-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Government Reform, Rules, Science, Ways and Means, House Administration, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.
action_date: 2006-07-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Government Reform, Rules, Science, Ways and Means, House Administration, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.
action_date: 2006-07-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Government Reform, Rules, Science, Ways and Means, House Administration, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.
action_date: 2006-07-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Government Reform, Rules, Science, Ways and Means, House Administration, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.
action_date: 2006-07-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Government Reform, Rules, Science, Ways and Means, House Administration, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.
action_date: 2006-07-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Government Reform, Rules, Science, Ways and Means, House Administration, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.
action_date: 2006-07-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2006-07-28
text: Introduced in House