Consolidate Heavy-handed and Outdated Programs Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-5322
Sponsor: Rep. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN-7]
Introduced: 2014-07-31 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Administrative remedies
Advanced technology and technological innovations
Advisory bodies
Air quality
Alternative and renewable resources
Arms control and nonproliferation
Business records
Coal
Congressional oversight
Department of Energy
Economic performance and conditions
Electric power generation and transmission
Energy efficiency and conservation
Energy research
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental health
Environmental technology
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
Federal officials
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Indian social and development programs
Intellectual property
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Intergovernmental relations
Judicial review and appeals
Manufacturing
Motor fuels
Nuclear power
Nuclear weapons
Oil and gas
Public contracts and procurement
Radioactive wastes and releases
Research and development
Solid waste and recycling
State and local government operations
Strategic materials and reserves
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2014-07-31
text: 
Consolidate Heavy-handed and Outdated Programs Act of 2014 - Consolidates the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish the Department of Energy and the Environment (DEE), with the primary mission of ensuring U.S. security and prosperity by: (1) protecting human health; (2) safeguarding the natural environment; and (3) addressing U.S. energy, environmental, and nuclear challenges through transformative science and technology solutions. Transfers to the DEE Secretary all of the functions of the EPA Administrator and the Secretary of Energy.
 
Establishes within the Department: (1) an Energy and Environmental Information Administration, (2) an Office of Science, (3) an Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence, (4) an Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs, and (5) the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission as an independent regulatory commission. Transfers to the Commission specified functions of the Federal Power Commission (FPC). Preserves the Southeastern Power Administration, the Southwestern Power Administration, and the Bonneville Power Administration as distinct organizational entities within DEE, each headed by an Administrator.
 
Requires the DEE Secretary to establish policy for the National Nuclear Security Administration and assess annually the vulnerability of Department facilities to a terrorist attack. 
 
Requires the President to submit a proposed National Energy Policy Plan to Congress by April 1, 2015, and biennially thereafter.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-08-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
action_date: 2014-07-31
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Rules, 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: 2014-07-31
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Rules, 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: 2014-07-31
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Rules, 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: 2014-07-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2014-07-31
text: Introduced in House