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Main Subject: Energy

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.)

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Senate Actions

IntroReferral
Oct. 19 2020	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

House floor actions Actions

Floor

Sep. 24
2020

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.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 220 - 185 (Roll no. 206).
On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 193 - 214 (Roll no. 205).
The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
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.
Mr. Lucas moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. (text: CR H4947)
The previous question was ordered without objection.
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.
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.
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.
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.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1129, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Haaland amendment No. 32.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table. Agreed to without objection.
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.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table. Agreed to without objection.
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
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.

Library of Congress Actions

Floor
Sep. 24 2020	Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 220 - 185 (Roll no. 206).

House bill HR4447-116

Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation Act

House bill HR4447-116

Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation Act

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