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
- Grace Napolitano
- Gwen Moore
- Edward Markey
- Bob Filner
- James Walsh
- Mark Kirk
- Timothy Bishop
- Sheila Jackson-Lee
- Dennis Kucinich
- Carolyn McCarthy
- Jerrold Nadler
- Paul Kanjorski
- James McGovern
- John Tierney
- Wayne Gilchrest
- John Conyers
- Raul Grijalva
- Yvette Clarke
- William Delahunt
- Michael Arcuri
- Christopher Carney
- Christopher Smith
- Eliot Engel
- C. Thompson
- Nita Lowey
- Eleanor Norton
- Lincoln Davis
- Robert Wexler
- Sam Farr
- Alcee Hastings
- Melvin Watt
- Kathy Castor
- James Ramstad
- Allyson Schwartz
- Stephanie Herseth Sandlin
- Keith Ellison
- Jesse Jackson
- Michael McNulty
- Michael Capuano
- Adam Smith
- Adam Schiff
- Ed Perlmutter
- Anna Eshoo
- Daniel Lipinski
- Gary Ackerman
- Diane Watson
- Michael Michaud
- Jerry McNerney
- Timothy Walz
- John McHugh
- Christopher Shays
- Diana DeGette
- Ellen Tauscher
- Hilda Solis
- Rush Holt
- Mark Udall
- Linda Sánchez
- Bruce Braley
- Dale Kildee
- James McDermott
- Chaka Fattah
- Stephen Lynch
- Donald Payne
- Ron Klein
- Gabrielle Giffords
- Collin Peterson
- Thomas Allen
- Zoe Lofgren
- Tom Lantos
- Bennie Thompson
- John Kuhl
- Doris Matsui
- Timothy Ryan
- Fortney Stark
- Lucille Roybal-Allard
- James Langevin
- Nydia Velázquez
- Robert Andrews
- Loretta Sanchez
- Harry Mitchell
- Kirsten Gillibrand
- Corrine Brown
- David Loebsack
- Ben Chandler
- Joe Courtney
- Frank Pallone
- Henry Johnson
- Melissa Bean
- Rosa DeLauro
- Joseph Crowley
- Kendrick Meek
- Betty McCollum
- Jane Harman
- Lynn Woolsey
- Steven Rothman
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- Steve Kagen
- John Hall
- Phil Hare
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- Rahm Emanuel
- William Clay
- Russ Carnahan
- Mazie Hirono
- Jay Inslee
- Christopher Van Hollen
- Frank LoBiondo
- Steve Cohen
- Joe Baca
- Albio Sires
- Danny Davis
- Brad Sherman
- John Sarbanes
- Richard Neal
- Norman Dicks
- Michael Honda
- Vernon Ehlers
- Brian Higgins
- Robert Brady
- Paul Hodes
- James Moran
- Eddie Johnson
- Susan Davis
- Elijah Cummings
- Earl Blumenauer
- Ronald Kind
- John Lewis
- Albert Wynn
- Carol Shea-Porter
- Patrick Kennedy
- Shelley Berkley
- Sander Levin
- Howard Berman
- John Olver
- Luis Gutiérrez
- Michael Doyle
- Lois Capps
- Christopher Murphy
- Henry Waxman
- John Larson
- Todd Platts
- William Pascrell
- George Miller
- Julia Carson
- Patrick Murphy
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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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