HR-7516 : Still Just a Bill

Clean Energy Innovation and Deployment Act of 2020

This bill addresses provisions related to clean energy and zero-emission electricity technology.

Among these provisions, the bill (1) implements measures to deploy clean energy technologies and make them commercially available, including through the activities of a Clean Energy Deployment Administration within the Department of Energy; (2) sets forth requirements for a zero-emission electricity standard; (3) provides incentives to power companies for the accelerated deployment of a zero-emission electricity system, including tax credits and grants; (4) reauthorizes through FY2030 and revises the Weatherization Assistance Program; and (5) establishes a nationwide program to improve education and training for jobs in energy-related industries with existing or expected worker shortages.

Action Timeline

Action DateTypeTextSource
2020-07-10CommitteeReferred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.House committee actions
2020-07-10CommitteeReferred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.House committee actions
2020-07-09IntroReferralReferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, Ways and Means, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Education and Labor, 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.House floor actions
2020-07-09IntroReferralReferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, Ways and Means, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Education and Labor, 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.House floor actions
2020-07-09IntroReferralReferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, Ways and Means, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Education and Labor, 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.House floor actions
2020-07-09IntroReferralReferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, Ways and Means, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Education and Labor, 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.House floor actions
2020-07-09IntroReferralReferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, Ways and Means, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Education and Labor, 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.House floor actions
2020-07-09CommitteeReferred to the Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures.House committee actions
2020-07-09IntroReferralIntroduced in HouseLibrary of Congress

Policy Area :

Energy
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  • Accounting and auditing
  • Administrative law and regulatory procedures
  • Administrative remedies
  • Advanced technology and technological innovations
  • Advisory bodies
  • Air quality
  • Alternative and renewable resources
  • Aviation and airports
  • Civil actions and liability
  • Climate change and greenhouse gases
  • Coal
  • Congressional oversight
  • Credit and credit markets
  • Debt collection
  • Department of Energy
  • Electric power generation and transmission
  • Employee hiring
  • Employment and training programs
  • Energy assistance for the poor and aged
  • Energy efficiency and conservation
  • Energy research
  • Energy storage, supplies, demand
  • Executive agency funding and structure
  • Floods and storm protection
  • Forests, forestry, trees
  • Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
  • Government information and archives
  • Government lending and loan guarantees
  • Government studies and investigations
  • Government trust funds
  • Higher education
  • Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles
  • Income tax credits
  • Infrastructure development
  • Interest, dividends, interest rates
  • Land use and conservation
  • Lighting, heating, cooling
  • Manufacturing
  • Motor vehicles
  • Nuclear power
  • Oil and gas
  • Performance measurement
  • Public contracts and procurement
  • Public utilities and utility rates
  • Research and development
  • Residential rehabilitation and home repair
  • Science and engineering education
  • Securities
  • State and local government operations
  • Student aid and college costs
  • Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
  • Teaching, teachers, curricula
  • Technology assessment
  • Technology transfer and commercialization
  • User charges and fees
  • Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
  • Vocational and technical education
  • Water quality
  • Wetlands