H.R. 969 - To Amend Title VI of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to Establish a Federal Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard for Certain Retail Electric Utilities, and for Other Purposes.
- Sponsor:
- Tom Udall
- Summary:
- This bill would establish a national Renewable Energy Standard requiring 20 percent of U.S. electricity generation to come from renewable energy sources by 2020. The bill would establish a nationwide credit trading system to initiate the transition. (by CRS)
- Status:
- The bill has been introduced.
To Amend Title VI of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to Establish a Federal Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard for Certain Retail Electric Utilities, and for Other Purposes.
H.R. 969 — 110th Congress (2007–2008)
- Summary
- This bill would establish a national Renewable Energy Standard requiring 20 percent of U.S. electricity generation to come from renewable energy sources by 2020. The bill would establish a nationwide credit trading system to initiate the transition. (by CRS)
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- Title
- To amend title VI of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish a Federal renewable energy portfolio standard for certain retail electric utilities, and for other purposes.
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- Sponsor
- Tom Udall
- Co-Sponsors
- Gary Ackerman
- Thomas Allen
- Robert Andrews
- Joe Baca
- Tammy Baldwin
- Shelley Berkley
- Howard Berman
- Timothy Bishop
- Earl Blumenauer
- Robert Brady
- Corrine Brown
- Lois Capps
- Michael Capuano
- Julia Carson
- Michael Castle
- William Clay
- John Conyers
- Joseph Crowley
- Elijah Cummings
- Susan Davis
- Danny Davis
- Lincoln Davis
- Diana DeGette
- Rosa DeLauro
- William Delahunt
- Norman Dicks
- Lloyd Doggett
- Michael Doyle
- Vernon Ehlers
- Rahm Emanuel
- Eliot Engel
- Anna Eshoo
- Sam Farr
- Chaka Fattah
- Bob Filner
- Barney Frank
- Wayne Gilchrest
- Raul Grijalva
- Luis Gutiérrez
- Jane Harman
- Alcee Hastings
- Maurice Hinchey
- Rush Holt
- Michael Honda
- Jay Inslee
- Steve Israel
- Jesse Jackson
- Eddie Johnson
- Paul Kanjorski
- Marcy Kaptur
- Patrick Kennedy
- Dale Kildee
- Carolyn Kilpatrick
- Ronald Kind
- Mark Kirk
- Dennis Kucinich
- James Langevin
- Tom Lantos
- John Larson
- Barbara Lee
- Sheila Jackson-Lee
- Sander Levin
- John Lewis
- Frank LoBiondo
- Zoe Lofgren
- Nita Lowey
- Stephen Lynch
- Carolyn Maloney
- Edward Markey
- Carolyn McCarthy
- Betty McCollum
- James McDermott
- James McGovern
- John McHugh
- Michael McNulty
- Martin Meehan
- Kendrick Meek
- Michael Michaud
- George Miller
- James Moran
- Jerrold Nadler
- Grace Napolitano
- Richard Neal
- Eleanor Norton
- John Olver
- Frank Pallone
- William Pascrell
- Donald Payne
- Collin Peterson
- Todd Platts
- James Ramstad
- Steven Rothman
- Lucille Roybal-Allard
- Bobby Rush
- Timothy Ryan
- Linda Sánchez
- Loretta Sanchez
- Janice Schakowsky
- Adam Schiff
- José Serrano
- Christopher Shays
- Brad Sherman
- Christopher Smith
- Adam Smith
- Hilda Solis
- Fortney Stark
- Ellen Tauscher
- C. Thompson
- Bennie Thompson
- John Tierney
- Mark Udall
- Christopher Van Hollen
- Nydia Velázquez
- James Walsh
- Diane Watson
- Melvin Watt
- Henry Waxman
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- Lynn Woolsey
- Albert Wynn
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- Stephanie Herseth Sandlin
- Daniel Lipinski
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- Allyson Schwartz
- Gwen Moore
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- Albio Sires
- Harry Mitchell
- Gabrielle Giffords
- Jerry McNerney
- Ed Perlmutter
- Joe Courtney
- Christopher Murphy
- Kathy Castor
- Ron Klein
- Henry Johnson
- Mazie Hirono
- Phil Hare
- Bruce Braley
- David Loebsack
- John Sarbanes
- Timothy Walz
- Keith Ellison
- Carol Shea-Porter
- Paul Hodes
- Yvette Clarke
- John Hall
- Kirsten Gillibrand
- Michael Arcuri
- Joe Sestak
- Patrick Murphy
- Christopher Carney
- Steve Cohen
- Peter Welch
- Steve Kagen
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Introduced 2/08/2007 Referred to Committee - Bill History
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There have been no votes on this bill.
Action Date Description Introduced 2/08/2007 2/08/2007 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. 2/09/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality. Number Sponsor Date Offered Status
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