Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015
This bill amends the Energy Conservation and Production Act, the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA), and the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 with respect to energy efficiency in buildings and appliances.
The Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy of the Department of Energy (DOE) shall conduct activities with respect to manufacturing energy efficiency.
Vehicle Innovation Act of 2015
DOE shall conduct research, development, engineering, demonstration, and commercial application programs regarding passenger as well as medium- and heavy-duty commercial vehicles and transit vehicles.
The Federal Power Act is amended with respect to cybersecurity threats, and requirements are prescribed for enhanced electric grid security as well as bulk-power system reliability.
The EPCA is amended regarding the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
The Natural Gas Act is amended with respect to liquefied natural gas exports.
DOE shall conduct programs with respect to electric grid storage and related grid matters.
The Department of Energy High-End Computing Revitalization Act of 2004 is replaced by the Exascale Computing Act of 2015, and DOE shall conduct research for development of two or more exascale computing machine architectures.
The bill amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 and specified other Acts regarding:
The Energy Policy Act of 2005 and other Acts are amended to:
DOE and the Department of the Interior shall establish a joint NEWS Office and Interagency Coordination Committee on the Nexus of Energy and Water for Sustainability.
Interior may develop a current and accurate multipurpose cadastre to support federal land management activities.
The Department of Energy Organization Act is amended to:
The bill establishes a Working Group on Energy Markets.
The EPCA is amended to repeal the mandates for various specified studies, reports, plans, and programs.
The bill establishes a National Park Service Critical Maintenance and Revitalization Conservation Fund, and revises requirements for the Land and Water Conservation Fund and the Historic Preservation Fund.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-09-08 | ResolvingDifferences | Conference held. | Senate |
| 2016-09-07 | Floor | APPOINTMENT OF CONFEREE - The Chair announced the appointment of Mr. Kinzinger of Illinois as a conferee on S. 2012 to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Mr. Whitfield of Kentucky. | House floor actions |
| 2016-07-12 | Floor | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | Senate |
| 2016-07-12 | Floor | Senate disagrees to the House amendment to the Senate bill, agrees to request for conference, and the Presiding Officer appoints the following conferees: Murkowski, Barrasso, Risch, Cornyn, Cantwell, Wyden, and Sanders. (consideration: CR S4975) | Senate |
| 2016-07-12 | Floor | Motion to disagree to the House amendment to the Senate bill, agree to request for conference, and the Presiding Officer appoints the following conferees: Murkowski, Barrasso, Risch, Cornyn, Cantwell, Wyden, and Sanders agreed to by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S4975) | Senate |
| 2016-07-12 | Vote | Cloture on the motion to disagree to the House amendment to the Senate bill, agree to request for conference, and the Presiding Officer appoints the following conferees: Murkowski, Barrasso, Risch, Cornyn, Cantwell, Wyden, and Sanders invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 84 - 3. Record Vote Number: 125. (consideration: CR S4975; text: CR S4975) | Senate |
| 2016-07-12 | Floor | Cloture motion on the motion to disagree to the House amendment to the Senate bill, agree to request for conference, and the Presiding Officer appoints the following conferees: Murkowski, Barrasso, Risch, Cornyn, Cantwell, Wyden, and Sanders presented in Senate. (consideration: CR S4962-4963; text: S4962-4963) | Senate |
| 2016-07-12 | Floor | Motion to disagree to the House amendment to the Senate bill, agree to request for conference, and the Presiding Officer appoints the following conferees: Murkowski, Barrasso, Risch, Cornyn, Cantwell, Wyden, and Sanders made in Senate. (consideration: CR S4962) | Senate |
| 2016-07-12 | Floor | Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S4962-4975) | Senate |
| 2016-05-26 | Floor | Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate bill and House requests a conference. | Senate |
| 2016-05-26 | ResolvingDifferences | The Speaker appointed conferees - from the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure for consideration of secs. 1005, 1006, 1010, 1014, 1016-1019, 1022, 3001, 4724, title VII, and sec. 10331 of the Senate bill and secs. 2007, 3116, 3117, and 3141 of Division A, and title IX of Division B, subtitle D of title II of Divsion C of the House amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Hardy, Zeldin, and DeFazio. | House floor actions |
| 2016-05-26 | ResolvingDifferences | The Speaker appointed conferees - from the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology for consideration of secs. 1014, 1201, 1203, 1301-1304, 1306-1308, 1310, 1311, 2002, 2301, 2401, part III of subtitle A of title III, secs. 3101, 3302, 3307, 3402, 3403, 3501, 3502, 4001, 4002, 4006, 4101, subtitle C of title IV, secs. 4402, 4404, 4406, 4720, 4721, 4727, 4728, and 4737 of the Senate bill, and sec. 1109 and title VII of Division A, and Division D of the House amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Smith (TX), Weber (TX), and Johnson, E. B.. | House floor actions |
| 2016-05-26 | ResolvingDifferences | The Speaker appointed conferees - from the Committee on Natural Resources for consideration of secs. 2308, 3001, part II of title II, 3017, 3104, 3109, 3201, 3301-3306, 3308-3312, 4006, 4401, 4403, 4405, 4407, 4410, 4412-4414, title V, sec. 6001, subtitle A of title VI, sec. 6202, title VIII, title IX, subtitles A, B, and C of title X, parts I, II, III, and IV of subtitle D of title X, and secs. 10341 and 10345 of the Senate bill, and secs. 1115 and 1116 of Division A, Division B, and Division C of the House amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Bishop (UT), Young (AK), Lummis, Denham, Westerman, Grijalva, Huffman, and Dingell. | House floor actions |
| 2016-05-26 | ResolvingDifferences | The Speaker appointed conferees - from the Committee on Agriculture for consideration of secs. 3017, 3305, 4501, 4502, 5002, part II of subtitle C of title X, and sec. 10233 of the Senate bill, and secs. 1116 and 5013 of division A, Division B, and secs. 1031, 1032, 1035-1037, subtitle K of title I, sec. 2013, subtitles F, M, and Q of title II, and title XXV of Division C of the House amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Conaway, Thompson (PA), and Peterson. | House floor actions |
| 2016-05-26 | ResolvingDifferences | The Speaker appointed conferees - from the Committee on Energy and Commerce for consideration of the Senate bill and the House amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Upton, Barton, Whitfield, Shimkus, Latta, McMorris Rodgers, Olson, McKinley, Pompeo, Griffith, Johnson (OH), Flores, Mullin, Pallone, Rush, Capps, Matsui, Castor (FL), Sarbanes, Welch, Lujan, Ben Ray (NM), Tonko, and Loebsack. | House floor actions |
| 2016-05-25 | ResolvingDifferences | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2016-05-25 | Vote | On motion that the House instruct conferees Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 205 - 212 (Roll no. 264). (consideration: CR H3260-3261) | House floor actions |
| 2016-05-25 | Floor | UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question on adoption of the Grijalva motion to instruct conferees to S. 2012. | House floor actions |
| 2016-05-25 | Floor | POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the motion to instruct, the Chair put the question on the motion and by voice vote, announced that the nays had prevailed. Mr. Grijalva demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the motion to instruct until a time to be announced. | House floor actions |
| 2016-05-25 | ResolvingDifferences | The previous question was ordered without objection. (consideration: CR H3219) | House floor actions |
| 2016-05-25 | Floor | DEBATE - The House proceeded with an hour of debate on the motion to instruct conferees. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the managers on the part of the House at the conference on disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the House amendment to the bill S. 2012 to be instructed to insist on inclusion of section 5002. | House floor actions |
| 2016-05-25 | ResolvingDifferences | Mr. Grijalva moved that the House instruct conferees. (consideration: CR H3219; text: CR H3219) | House floor actions |
| 2016-05-25 | ResolvingDifferences | On motion that the House insist upon its amendment, and request a conference Agreed to by voice vote. | House floor actions |
| 2016-05-25 | ResolvingDifferences | The previous question was ordered without objection. (consideration: CR H3219) | House floor actions |
| 2016-05-25 | ResolvingDifferences | Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 744, Mr. Barton moved that the House insist upon its amendment, and request a conference. | House floor actions |
| 2016-05-25 | Floor | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2016-05-25 | Vote | On passage Passed by recorded vote: 241 - 178 (Roll no. 250). | House floor actions |
| 2016-05-25 | Vote | On motion to commit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 178 - 239 (Roll no. 249). (consideration: CR H3217-3218) | House floor actions |
| 2016-05-25 | Floor | Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3217-3218, H3219-3220) | House floor actions |
| 2016-05-25 | Floor | POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - Pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20 and a previous order of the House, further proceedings on the Peters (CA) motion to commit were postponed until a time to be announced. | House floor actions |
| 2016-05-25 | Floor | The previous question on the motion to commit with instructions was ordered without objection. (consideration: CR H3208) | House floor actions |
| 2016-05-25 | Floor | DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Peters (CA) motion to commit with instructions, pending a reservation of a point of order. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment inserting a new section pertaining to consideration of impacts on climate change. Subsequently, the reservation was removed. | House floor actions |
| 2016-05-25 | Floor | Mr. Peters moved to commit with instructions to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. (consideration: CR H3207; text: CR H3207) | House floor actions |
| 2016-05-25 | Floor | The previous question was ordered on S. 2012, as amended, pursuant to the rule. (consideration: CR H3207) | House floor actions |
| 2016-05-25 | Floor | DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on S. 2012, as amended. | House floor actions |
| 2016-05-25 | Floor | The resolution provides for consideration of S. 2012 and H.R. 5233. | House floor actions |
| 2016-05-25 | Floor | Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 744. (consideration: CR H3117-3208; text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H3117-3198) | House floor actions |
| 2016-05-25 | Floor | ORDER OF PROCEDURE - Mr. Whitfield asked unanimous consent that the question of adoption of a motion to commit on S. 2012 may be subject to postponement as though under clause 8 or rule 20. Agreed to without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2016-05-24 | Floor | Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 744 Reported to House. The resolution provides for consideration of S. 2012 and H.R. 5233. | House floor actions |
| 2016-04-21 | Floor | Held at the desk. | House floor actions |
| 2016-04-21 | Floor | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | Senate |
| 2016-04-21 | Floor | Received in the House. | House floor actions |
| 2016-04-20 | Vote | Passed Senate with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 85 - 12. Record Vote Number: 54. (text: CR S2208-2289) | Senate |
| 2016-04-20 | Floor | Motion by Senator McConnell to reconsider the vote by which cloture was not invoked on the measure (Record Vote No. 17) rendered moot in Senate. | Senate |
| 2016-04-20 | Floor | Cloture motion on the measure rendered moot in Senate. | Senate |
| 2016-04-20 | Floor | Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S2207-2289) | Senate |
| 2016-04-19 | Floor | Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S2145-2191) | Senate |
| 2016-02-04 | Floor | Motion by Senator McConnell to reconsider the vote by which cloture was not invoked on the measure (Roll Call Vote No. 17) entered in Senate. | Senate |
| 2016-02-04 | Vote | Cloture on the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 43 - 54. Record Vote Number: 17. (consideration: CR S646; text: CR S646) | Senate |
| 2016-02-04 | Floor | Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S637-646, S649) | Senate |
| 2016-02-03 | Floor | Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S539-570) | Senate |
| 2016-02-02 | Floor | Cloture motion on the measure presented in Senate. (consideraton: CR S477; text: S477) | Senate |
| 2016-02-02 | Floor | Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S460-470, S470-484) | Senate |
| 2016-02-01 | Floor | Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S405-421) | Senate |
| 2016-01-28 | Floor | Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S299-326) | Senate |
| 2016-01-27 | Floor | Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S217-224, S224-240, S243-247) | Senate |
| 2015-09-09 | Calendars | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 218. | Senate |
| 2015-09-09 | Committee | Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Murkowski. With written report No. 114-138. | Senate |
| 2015-09-09 | IntroReferral | Introduced in Senate | Library of Congress |