Bill no.

Title

Short Summary

Status

NPCA Action

S.1321 – Bingaman (D-NM)

Energy Savings Act

To enhance the energy security of the United States by promoting biofuels, energy efficiency, and carbon capture and storage.

Introduced on 5/7/2007 and referred to the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. With written report No. 110-65, placed on Sen. Legis. Calendar.

Monitoring

H.R.2556 – Wilson, Heather (RC-NM)

Energy Savings Act

Companion to S.1321

Introduced on 5/24/07 and Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, in addition to the Committees on Science and Technology, Transportation and Infrastructure, Oversight and Government Reform, and Financial Services.

Monitoring

S.1419

Reid (D-NV)

Renewable Fuels, Consumer Protection, and Energy Efficiency Act of 2007

A bill to move the U.S. toward greater energy independence and security, to increase the production of clean renewable fuels, to protect consumers from price gouging, to increase the energy efficiency of products, buildings and vehicles, to promote research on and deploy greenhouse gas capture and storage options, and to improve the energy performance of the federal government.

Introduced in the Senate. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 156. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6272-6301)

Monitoring

H.R.2950. H] – Wilson, Heather (R-NM)

Renewable Fuels, Consumer Protection, and Energy Efficiency Act of 2007

Companion to S.1419

Introduced on 6/28/07 and referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, in addition to the Committees on Science and Technology, Education and Labor, Transportation and Infrastructure, Natural Resources, Oversight and Government Reform, Financial Services, Foreign Affairs, Small Business, the Judiciary, Armed Services, Intelligence (Permanent Select), and Agriculture.

Monitoring

S.1554.IS] – Collins, Susan M. (R-ME)

Energy Independence, Clean Air, and Climate Security Act of 2007

A bill to comprehensively address challenges relating to energy independence, air pollution, and climate change facing the U.S.

Introduced on 6/6/2007 and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Monitoring

S.280 – Lieberman (D-CT)

Climate Stewardship and Innovation Act of 2007

A bill to provide for a program to accelerate the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S. by establishing a market-driven system of greenhouse gas tradable allowances, to support the deployment of new climate change-related technologies, and to ensure benefits to consumers from the trading in such allowances.

Introduced on 1/12/2007 and referred to the Sen. Committee on Environment and Public Works. Hearings held 7/24/2007 in the Committee on Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Private Sector and Consumer Solutions to Global Warming and Wildlife Protection

Monitoring

H.R.620 – Olver, John W. (D-MA)

Companion to S.280

Introduced on 1/22/2007 and referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, in addition to the Committees on Science and Technology, and Natural Resources. On 2/07/2007, the bill was referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Oceans.

Monitoring

S.1793.IS] – Clinton, Hillary Rodham (D-NY)

Home Lead Safety Tax Credit Act of 2007

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit for property owners who remove lead-based paint hazards.

Introduced on July 17 and referred to the Sen. Committee on Finance

At Senator Clinton's staff's invitation, NPCA worked on this measure as it was introduced in the prior Congress, conforming definitions to those recognized by HUD-EPA, and aligning the presumptions with Goal 2010 set by the Centers for Disease Control. NPCA worked to help get a bi-partisan mix of influential co-sponsors, and generally worked to ensure that the budgetary concerns could be explained in light of the new federal tax credit at the heart of the bill.  The tax credit notion would go a long way toward providing incentive to landlords taking responsibility to ensure that children reside in dwellings in accord with federal and state duties of care.