Conservation and Renewable Energy Resource Act
Latest action. Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.
Conservation and Renewable Energy Resource Act - Amends the National Energy Conservation Policy Act to add definitions of the terms "commercial customer" and "energy conservation measure." Requires that utilities inspect residential buildings provided with energy conservation measures to ensure properly completed installation. Deletes the provision authorizing the utility to charge the administrative costs of carrying out a utility program to the particular residential customer for whom energy conservation measures have been provided. Directs regulated utilities to establish programs providing for the installation or maintenance by the utility or by approved independent contractors of energy conservation measures for commercial or residential customers. Directs such utilities to make loans to such customers for the purchase of energy conservation measures or for the installation of such measures by independent contractors. Requires that utilities conduct energy audits of buildings seeking to participate in such programs as as a condition of such participation. Sets forth qualifications for independent contractors seeking eligibility to participate in such programs. Sets forth procedures for the financing of such programs. Stipulates that these provisions shall preempt any State or local law prohibiting utilities from establishing such programs. Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to establish a residential and commercial energy conservation grant program to reimburse eligible building owners for part of the costs of supplying or installing energy conservation measures. Directs the Secretary to arrange for the broad distribution of information regarding such grant program. Sets forth application procedures, requirements for eligibility for, and maximum amounts of such grants. Directs the Secretary of Energy to submit an annual report to the Congress on the operation of such grant program. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal years 1980 and 1981 to carry out such program.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Introduced in House" stage on September 28, 1979. 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 September 28, 1979: Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.
- 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 96th Congress (1979-80), 613 of the 12,581 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 4.9 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?
RICHARD OTTINGER (D-NY) introduced it on September 28, 1979, and 2 members have since signed on as cosponsors.
They are 2 Democrats.
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 September 28, 1979, 17196 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 17196 days ago, on September 28, 1979.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 96th Congress has not finished by January 3, 1981 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.
Every answer above is assembled from this measure's own record on Congress.gov and from published counts of what Congress has passed before. Civibrief does not predict outcomes and takes no position on any measure.
Vote history
- HouseIn committee, no floor vote yet
- SenateAwaits House passage
- PresidentAwaits both chambers