Energy Research, Development, Demonstration, and Commercial Application Act of 2003
Latest action. Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 94.
Energy Research, Development, Demonstration, and Commercial Application Act of 2003 - Directs the Secretary of Energy (Secretary) to conduct programs of energy research, development, demonstration and commercial application (RD&D) for: (1) energy efficiency; (2) distributed energy and electric systems; (3) renewable energy; (4) fossil energy; (5) nuclear energy; and (6) hydrogen.
Title I: Research and Development - Subtitle A: Energy Efficiency - Part 1: Authorization of Appropriations - (Sec. 104) Authorizes appropriations for (RD&D) targeting energy efficiency and conservation.
Part 2: Lighting Systems - (Sec. 105) Instructs the Secretary to implement a Next Generation Lighting Initiative to support RD&D activities related to advanced solid-state lighting technologies based on white light emitting diodes. Prescribes implementation guidelines.
Part 3: Buildings - (Sec. 106) Instructs the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy to establish an interagency group to develop a National Building Performance Initiative to integrate Federal, State, and voluntary private sector efforts to reduce the costs of construction, operation, maintenance, and renovation of commercial, industrial, institutional, and residential buildings.
(Sec. 106A) Directs the Secretary to conduct an RD&D program on advanced control devices to improve the energy efficiency of electric motors used in heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and comparable systems.
Part 4: Vehicles (Sec. 108) - Directs the Secretary to conduct an RD&D for the secondary use of batteries.
Part 5: Energy Efficiency Science Initiative - (Sec. 110) Requires the Secretary to establish and report to Congress on an Energy Efficiency Science Initiative for competitive grants for research relating to energy efficiency.
Part 6: Advanced Energy Technology Transfer Centers - (Sec. 110A) Directs the Secretary to make grants to nonprofit institutions, State and local governments, or universities (or consortia thereof), to establish a geographically dispersed network of Advanced Energy Technology Transfer Centers.
Subtitle B: Distributed Energy and Electric Energy Systems - Part 1: Authorization of Appropriations - (Sec. 111) Authorizes appropriations for distributed energy and electric energy systems activities, including micro-cogeneration energy technology.
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Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Reported to House amended, Part I" stage on May 22, 2003. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Where is it in the process, and what happens next?
4 steps remain before this bill could become law.
The record's latest action, on June 27, 2003: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 94.
- Clearing the committees it was referred to, and being scheduled for a floor vote
- Passage by the House
- Passage by the Senate
- The President's signature. If the President vetoes it, two-thirds of both chambers must vote to override.
How likely is it to become law?
Civibrief does not forecast outcomes and this page has no opinion about this one. What the record supports is a base rate, which is a fact about the whole pile, not a prediction about this measure.
In the 108th Congress (2003-04), 498 of the 8,623 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 5.8 percent. That count covers every measure at every stage, including the many that never left committee.
This one is not there yet: 4 steps are still outstanding, listed above.
Has anyone actually voted on it?
No. No roll call in this Congress cites this measure. That is the ordinary outcome: most measures never reach a recorded floor vote, and a committee ends most of them simply by not acting.
A vote is not the only thing that happens to a measure. Hearings, markups, and referrals are all recorded actions, and none of them is a vote of the full chamber.
Who is behind it?
SHERWOOD BOEHLERT (R-NY) introduced it on January 8, 2003, and 1 member has since signed on as a cosponsor.
They are 1 Democrat.
Cosponsoring is a formal signature on the text. It is not a commitment to vote for the measure, it does not bind anyone's party, and a long list of cosponsors is a measure of attention rather than of prospects.
How long has it been in play?
It was introduced on January 8, 2003, 8693 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 8523 days ago, on June 27, 2003.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 108th Congress has not finished by January 3, 2005 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.
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Vote history
- HouseIn committee, no floor vote yet
- SenateAwaits House passage
- PresidentAwaits both chambers