Buy Green Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-3607
Sponsor: Rep. Levin, Andy [D-MI-9]
Introduced: 2021-05-28 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Air quality
Alternative and renewable resources
Building construction
Business records
Buy American requirements
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Congressional oversight
Department of Energy
Department of Veterans Affairs
Elementary and secondary education
Employee hiring
Employee leave
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Energy efficiency and conservation
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Environmental health
Executive agency funding and structure
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Government studies and investigations
Government trust funds
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Health facilities and institutions
Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles
Industrial facilities
Labor standards
Labor-management relations
Manufacturing
Motor carriers
Motor vehicles
Performance measurement
Public contracts and procurement
Public transit
Railroads
Small business
Solid waste and recycling
State and local finance
State and local government operations
Veterans' medical care
Wages and earnings
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2021-05-28
text: 

Buy Green Act of 2021

 
This bill provides for federal procurement of clean energy products.
 
Specifically, the bill establishes a Clean Energy Fund at the Department of Energy (DOE) and authorizes DOE to transfer amounts from the fund to federal agencies for clean energy-related purchases. The bill creates a grant program for state, local, and tribal governments to make such purchases. 
 
The bill (1) provides grants to electrify the federal vehicle fleet, to states and municipalities to electrify public transit and school buses, and to design, build, and retrofit buildings to be more energy efficient; and (2) establishes a grant program for U.S. companies to invest in clean energy manufacturing by retrofitting or building facilities that produce clean energy products.
 
The bill (1) establishes specified labor protections applicable to projects funded by grants in this bill and for manufacturers of specified products; and (2) directs 40% of state, local, and tribal grant funding for grants provided by this bill to purchases that benefit frontline, disadvantaged, and vulnerable communities that have been environmentally neglected.
 
The bill establishes within DOE a Green Procurement Oversight Advisory Board.
 
The Government Accountability Office shall conduct oversight of the use of funds and publicly report on program efficacy each year.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-06-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2021-06-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
action_date: 2021-06-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2021-05-31
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
action_date: 2021-05-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, 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: 2021-05-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, 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: 2021-05-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, 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: 2021-05-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-05-28
text: Introduced in House