Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation Act

Bill: 116-hr-4447
Sponsor: Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1]
Introduced: 2019-09-20 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources
Electric power generation and transmission
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Government information and archives
Rural conditions and development

Summary:
action_date: 2019-09-20
text: 

Expanding Access to Sustainable Energy Act of 2019

 
This bill requires the Department of Energy to award grants to assist rural electric cooperatives with identifying, evaluating, designing, and demonstrating energy storage and microgrid projects that utilize energy from renewable energy sources. (A microgrid is a group of interconnected loads and distributed energy resources that acts as a single controllable entity and that can connect and disconnect from the grid to operate in grid-connected or island mode.)

action_date: 2020-09-15
text: 

Expanding Access to Sustainable Energy Act of 2019

 
This bill requires the Department of Energy to award grants to assist rural electric cooperatives with identifying, evaluating, designing, and demonstrating energy storage and microgrid projects that utilize energy from renewable energy sources. A microgrid is a group of interconnected loads and distributed energy resources that acts as a single controllable entity and that can connect and disconnect from the electric grid to operate in grid-connected or island mode.

action_date: 2020-09-24
text: 

Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation Act

 
This bill addresses provisions related to energy efficiency, renewable energy, carbon pollution reduction, nuclear energy, electric grid modernization and cybersecurity, and otherwise makes changes to provisions related to the Department of Energy (DOE), and other federal agencies.
 
Among other provisions, the bill
 
 
establishes a Federal Smart Building Program to implement smart building technologies among several specified federal agencies; 
 
awards grants to assist rural electric cooperatives with identifying, evaluating, designing, and demonstrating energy storage and microgrid projects that utilize energy from renewable energy sources; 
 
adds energy storage systems to the list of strategies states should consider when developing energy plans and using their utility ratemaking authority; 
 
expands DOE research, development, and demonstration programs for fossil energy; 
 
establishes a program to develop and deploy high-assay low-enriched uranium for domestic commercial use and to develop a schedule for recovering costs associated with such development; 
 
requires DOE to provide financial assistance to carry out projects related to the modernization of the electric grid, including projects related to transmission system planning and operation; 
 
provides incentives for the nonpower industrial sector to reduce nonwater greenhouse gas emission to the atmosphere; and 
 
directs the Office of Economic Impact, Diversity, and Employment of DOE to provide grants to certain businesses to pay the wages of employees when they are receiving training for jobs in the renewable energy, energy efficiency, or grid modernization sectors. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-10-19
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2020-09-24
text: The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of H.R. 4447.
action_date: 2020-09-24
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2020-09-24
text: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 220 - 185 (Roll no. 206).
action_date: 2020-09-24
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 220 - 185 (Roll no. 206).
action_date: 2020-09-24
text: On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 193 - 214 (Roll no. 205).
action_date: 2020-09-24
text: The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
action_date: 2020-09-24
text: Floor summary: DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Lucas motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment to prohibit the use of funds for entities that fail to certify that they will not transfer intellectual properties, technologies or data to other entities deemed to be of risk by the Secretary of Energy or the United States Trade Representative.
action_date: 2020-09-24
text: Mr. Lucas moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. (text: CR H4947)
action_date: 2020-09-24
text: The previous question was ordered without objection.
action_date: 2020-09-24
text: UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was on amendments, which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
action_date: 2020-09-24
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Levin (CA) amendment en bloc No. 4, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Levin (CA) demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
action_date: 2020-09-24
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1129, the House proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Levin(CA)amendment en bloc No. 4.
action_date: 2020-09-24
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Haaland amendment No. 32, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Ms. Haaland demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
action_date: 2020-09-24
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1129, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Haaland amendment No. 32.
action_date: 2020-09-24
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table. Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2020-09-24
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1129, the House proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Pallone amendment en bloc. No. 3.
action_date: 2020-09-24
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table. Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2020-09-24
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1129, the House proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Degette amendment en bloc No. 2
action_date: 2020-09-24
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Stevens amendment en bloc No. 1, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Ms. Stevens demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
action_date: 2020-09-24
text: DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1129, the House proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Stevens amendment en bloc No. 1.
action_date: 2020-09-24
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4898-4949)
action_date: 2020-09-24
text: UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was on H.R. 4447, which was debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
action_date: 2020-09-23
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - Pursuant to clause 1(c) of Rule XIX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on H.R. 4447 would be postponed.
action_date: 2020-09-23
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with 90 minutes of debate on H.R. 4447.
action_date: 2020-09-23
text: Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4447, H.R. 6270 and H.R. 8319. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 4447 under a structured rulee with 90 minutes of general debate. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 6270, under closed rule and H.R. 8319 under a closed rule.
action_date: 2020-09-23
text: Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1129. (consideration: CR H4774-4877; text: CR H4774-4865)
action_date: 2020-09-21
text: Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1129 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4447, H.R. 6270 and H.R. 8319. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 4447 under a structured rulee with 90 minutes of general debate. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 6270, under closed rule and H.R. 8319 under a closed rule.
action_date: 2020-09-15
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 404.
action_date: 2020-09-15
text: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology discharged.
action_date: 2020-09-15
text: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology discharged.
action_date: 2020-09-15
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 116-504, Part I.
action_date: 2020-09-15
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 116-504, Part I.
action_date: 2020-09-09
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2020-09-09
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2019-09-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
action_date: 2019-09-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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: 2019-09-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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: 2019-09-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-09-20
text: Introduced in House