S. 1419 - Renewable Fuels, Consumer Protection, and Energy Efficiency Act of 2007

Energy. 110th Congress (2007-2008) View bill details
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A bill to move the United States 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, and for… More
A bill to move the United States 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, and for other purposes. (by CRS) Hide
 
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The bill has passed through committee and has been put on a legislative calendar. 
Amendments:
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Renewable Fuels, Consumer Protection, and Energy Efficiency Act of 2007

S. 1419 — 110th Congress (2007–2008)

Summary
A bill to move the United States 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, and for other purposes. (by CRS)
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Title
A bill to move the United States 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, and for other purposes.
Other Titles
  • Renewable Fuels, Consumer Protection, and Energy Efficiency Act of 2007
  • Biofuels for Energy Security and Transportation Act of 2007
  • Carbon Capture and Sequestration Act of 2007
  • Energy Diplomacy and Security Act of 2007
  • Energy Efficiency Promotion Act of 2007
  • Petroleum Consumer Price Gouging Protection Act
  • Public Buildings Cost Reduction Act of 2007
  • Ten-in-Ten Fuel Economy Act
  • United States Energy Storage Competitiveness Act of 2007
Sponsor
Harry Reid
Co-Sponsors
    Subjects
    • Energy
    • Air pollution
    • Air pollution control
    • Alcohol as fuel
    • Alternative energy sources
    • Automobiles
    • Biomass energy
    • Block grants
    • Budgets
    • Business
    • Carbon cycle
    • Climate change
    • Consumers
    • Cost effectiveness
    • Diplomacy
    • Electric batteries
    • Electric power distribution
    • Electric power transmission
    • Electric utilities
    • Electric vehicles
    • Energy conservation
    • Energy demand
    • Energy efficiency
    • Energy prices
    • Energy research
    • Energy security
    • Energy storage
    • Environmental protection
    • Federal aid to education
    • Federal aid to research
    • Federal installations
    • Federal office buildings
    • Federally-guaranteed loans
    • Finance
    • Foreign policy
    • Fuel consumption
    • Gasoline
    • Government information
    • Government publicity
    • Government vehicles
    • Greenhouse gases
    • Heating
    • Higher education
    • International affairs
    • International cooperation
    • Labeling
    • Lighting
    • Petroleum
    • Petroleum industry
    • Presidents
    • Profit
    • Public buildings
    • Research and development
    • Science policy
    • Service stations
    • Standards
    • State and local government
    • Transportation
    • Trucks
    • War and emergency powers
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    Major Actions
    Introduced5/17/2007
    Amendments (3 proposed)
    Bill History

    There have been no votes on this bill.

    ActionDateDescription
    Introduced5/17/2007
    Put on a legislative calendar5/17/2007Introduced in the Senate. Read twice. Ordered Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 156.
    NumberSponsorDate OfferedStatus
    S. Amdt. 1636Menéndez, Robert [D-NJ]June 18, 2007Offered on June 17, 2007.

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    S. Amdt. 1753DeMint, Jim [R-SC]June 20, 2007Offered on June 19, 2007.

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    S. Amdt. 1836Reid, Harry [D-NV]June 21, 2007Offered on June 20, 2007.

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    Contributions

    1. January - February 2003 For $0 Against $-1,250
    2. March - April 2003 For $400 Against $38,050
    3. May - June 2003 For $8,500 Against $44,750
    4. July - August 2003 For $0 Against $8,000
    5. September - October 2003 For $0 Against $29,557
    6. November - December 2003 For $0 Against $25,600
    7. January - February 2004 For $3,000 Against $3,950
    8. March - April 2004 For $2,200 Against $13,750
    9. May - June 2004 For $3,000 Against $43,249
    10. July - August 2004 For $21,900 Against $33,000
    11. September - October 2004 For $60,232 Against $21,100
    12. November - December 2004 For $1,332 Against $6,000
    13. January - February 2005 For $0 Against $2,500
    14. March - April 2005 For $2,750 Against $22,600
    15. May - June 2005 For $0 Against $18,200
    16. July - August 2005 For $0 Against $5,250
    17. September - October 2005 For $2,750 Against $10,370
    18. November - December 2005 For $2,250 Against $5,000
    19. January - February 2006 For $0 Against $1,750
    20. March - April 2006 For $250 Against $30,843
    21. May - June 2006 For $2,300 Against $21,250
    22. July - August 2006 For $250 Against $12,500
    23. September - October 2006 For $1,250 Against $37,169
    24. November - December 2006 For $0 Against $7,550
    25. January - February 2007 For $1,000 Against $9,500
    26. March - April 2007 For $450 Against $35,500
    27. May - June 2007 For $7,100 Against $28,884
    28. July - August 2007 For $1,500 Against $8,450
    29. September - October 2007 For $-500 Against $39,200
    30. November - December 2007 For $4,850 Against $14,550
    31. January - February 2008 For $0 Against $7,500
    32. March - April 2008 For $4,600 Against $18,500
    33. May - June 2008 For $2,000 Against $29,800
    34. July - August 2008 For $2,500 Against $22,530
    35. September - October 2008 For $250 Against $38,200
    36. November - December 2008 For $751 Against $9,000

    Votes

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

      1 organization supported this bill

      Governors' Ethanol Coalition
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      Includes reported contributions to congressional campaigns of Senators in office during the 110th U.S. Congress, from interest groups invested in the vote according to MapLight, January 1, 2003 – December 31, 2008.
      Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org

      Contributions by Legislator

      Namesort iconPartyState$ From Interest Groups
      That Supported
      $ From Interest Groups
      That Opposed
      Daniel K. AkakaDHI$0$250
      Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$0$5,500
      Alan Wayne AllardRCO$0$0
      Max BaucusDMT$0$8,250
      Birch "Evan" BayhDIN$0$1,000
      Bob BennettRUT$0$5,500
      Joe BidenDDE$2,100$250
      Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$0$3,750
      Christopher "Kit" BondRMO$400$24,950
      Barbara BoxerDCA$1,200$11,300
      Sherrod BrownDOH$0$3,250
      Sam BrownbackRKS$0$4,500
      Jim BunningRKY$0$5,500
      Richard BurrRNC$18,266$22,249
      Robert ByrdDWV$0$1,250
      Maria CantwellDWA$250$650
      Ben CardinDMD$0$5,800
      Tom CarperDDE$0$10,600
      Bob CaseyDPA$0$500
      Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$1,751$18,500
      Hillary ClintonDNY$3,800$15,820
      Tom CoburnROK$866$5,250
      William Thad CochranRMS$0$1,000
      Norm ColemanRMN$4,850$26,780
      Susan CollinsRME$0$18,700
      Gaylord Kent ConradDND$0$250
      Bob CorkerRTN$1,000$18,419
      John CornynRTX$0$17,500
      Larry CraigRID$0$0
      Mike CrapoRID$0$1,500
      Jim DeMintRSC$0$37,000
      Chris DoddDCT$0$2,000
      Mary Elizabeth DoleRNC$0$6,250
      Pete DomeniciRNM$0$200
      Byron DorganDND$0$0
      Dick DurbinDIL$0$7,250
      John EnsignRNV$0$6,000
      Mike EnziRWY$0$7,000
      Russ FeingoldDWI$0$0
      Dianne FeinsteinDCA$1,250$1,000
      Lindsey GrahamRSC$0$14,634
      Chuck GrassleyRIA$0$18,000
      Judd GreggRNH$0$16,500
      Chuck HagelRNE$0$500
      Tom HarkinDIA$0$1,500
      Orrin HatchRUT$0$6,000
      Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$2,000$6,250
      Jim InhofeROK$0$250
      Dan InouyeDHI$0$0
      Johnny IsaksonRGA$0$13,500
      Tim JohnsonDSD$0$0
      Ted KennedyDMA$0$6,500
      John KerryDMA$0$11,250
      Amy KlobucharDMN$0$750
      Herb KohlDWI$0$0
      Jon KylRAZ$0$18,800
      Mary LandrieuDLA$0$6,500
      Frank LautenbergDNJ$500$250
      Patrick LeahyDVT$0$0
      Carl LevinDMI$0$10,250
      Joe LiebermanICT$1,000$8,250
      Blanche LincolnDAR$0$18,550
      Chester Trent LottRMS$0$12,000
      Dick LugarRIN$0$3,000
      Mel MartinezRFL$23,100$5,500
      John McCainRAZ$4,000$0
      Claire McCaskillDMO$250$0
      Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$1,250$19,000
      Bob MenéndezDNJ$0$1,000
      Barbara MikulskiDMD$0$1,500
      Lisa MurkowskiRAK$0$9,000
      Patty MurrayDWA$500$200
      Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$0$20,750
      Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$0$1,300
      Barack ObamaDIL$500$1,750
      Mark PryorDAR$250$5,000
      John "Jack" ReedDRI$200$2,500
      Harry ReidDNV$0$2,500
      Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$0$3,450
      John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$0$1,750
      Ken SalazarDCO$4,000$0
      Bernie SandersIVT$500$0
      Chuck SchumerDNY$0$1,500
      Jeff SessionsRAL$0$13,500
      Richard ShelbyRAL$4,000$6,200
      Gordon SmithROR$0$13,250
      Olympia SnoweRME$0$22,250
      Arlen SpecterDPA$4,600$21,550
      Debbie StabenowDMI$700$6,750
      Ted StevensRAK$1,200$0
      John SununuRNH$2,000$17,000
      Jon TesterDMT$0$500
      Craig ThomasRWY$0$2,000
      John ThuneRSD$27,066$12,700
      David VitterRLA$20,266$17,000
      George VoinovichROH$2,000$11,250
      John WarnerRVA$0$0
      Jim WebbDVA$250$1,250
      Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$1,000$750
      Ron WydenDOR$0$1,000

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      NamePartyState$ From Interest Groups
      That Supported
      $ From Interest Groups
      That Opposed
      Daniel K. AkakaDHI$0$250
      Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$0$5,500
      Alan Wayne AllardRCO$0$0
      Max BaucusDMT$0$8,250
      Birch "Evan" BayhDIN$0$1,000
      Bob BennettRUT$0$5,500
      Joe BidenDDE$2,100$250
      Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$0$3,750
      Christopher "Kit" BondRMO$400$24,950
      Barbara BoxerDCA$1,200$11,300
      Sherrod BrownDOH$0$3,250
      Sam BrownbackRKS$0$4,500
      Jim BunningRKY$0$5,500
      Richard BurrRNC$18,266$22,249
      Robert ByrdDWV$0$1,250
      Maria CantwellDWA$250$650
      Ben CardinDMD$0$5,800
      Tom CarperDDE$0$10,600
      Bob CaseyDPA$0$500
      Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$1,751$18,500
      Hillary ClintonDNY$3,800$15,820
      Tom CoburnROK$866$5,250
      William Thad CochranRMS$0$1,000
      Norm ColemanRMN$4,850$26,780
      Susan CollinsRME$0$18,700
      Gaylord Kent ConradDND$0$250
      Bob CorkerRTN$1,000$18,419
      John CornynRTX$0$17,500
      Larry CraigRID$0$0
      Mike CrapoRID$0$1,500
      Jim DeMintRSC$0$37,000
      Chris DoddDCT$0$2,000
      Mary Elizabeth DoleRNC$0$6,250
      Pete DomeniciRNM$0$200
      Byron DorganDND$0$0
      Dick DurbinDIL$0$7,250
      John EnsignRNV$0$6,000
      Mike EnziRWY$0$7,000
      Russ FeingoldDWI$0$0
      Dianne FeinsteinDCA$1,250$1,000
      Lindsey GrahamRSC$0$14,634
      Chuck GrassleyRIA$0$18,000
      Judd GreggRNH$0$16,500
      Chuck HagelRNE$0$500
      Tom HarkinDIA$0$1,500
      Orrin HatchRUT$0$6,000
      Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$2,000$6,250
      Jim InhofeROK$0$250
      Dan InouyeDHI$0$0
      Johnny IsaksonRGA$0$13,500
      Tim JohnsonDSD$0$0
      Ted KennedyDMA$0$6,500
      John KerryDMA$0$11,250
      Amy KlobucharDMN$0$750
      Herb KohlDWI$0$0
      Jon KylRAZ$0$18,800
      Mary LandrieuDLA$0$6,500
      Frank LautenbergDNJ$500$250
      Patrick LeahyDVT$0$0
      Carl LevinDMI$0$10,250
      Joe LiebermanICT$1,000$8,250
      Blanche LincolnDAR$0$18,550
      Chester Trent LottRMS$0$12,000
      Dick LugarRIN$0$3,000
      Mel MartinezRFL$23,100$5,500
      John McCainRAZ$4,000$0
      Claire McCaskillDMO$250$0
      Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$1,250$19,000
      Bob MenéndezDNJ$0$1,000
      Barbara MikulskiDMD$0$1,500
      Lisa MurkowskiRAK$0$9,000
      Patty MurrayDWA$500$200
      Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$0$20,750
      Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$0$1,300
      Barack ObamaDIL$500$1,750
      Mark PryorDAR$250$5,000
      John "Jack" ReedDRI$200$2,500
      Harry ReidDNV$0$2,500
      Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$0$3,450
      John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$0$1,750
      Ken SalazarDCO$4,000$0
      Bernie SandersIVT$500$0
      Chuck SchumerDNY$0$1,500
      Jeff SessionsRAL$0$13,500
      Richard ShelbyRAL$4,000$6,200
      Gordon SmithROR$0$13,250
      Olympia SnoweRME$0$22,250
      Arlen SpecterDPA$4,600$21,550
      Debbie StabenowDMI$700$6,750
      Ted StevensRAK$1,200$0
      John SununuRNH$2,000$17,000
      Jon TesterDMT$0$500
      Craig ThomasRWY$0$2,000
      John ThuneRSD$27,066$12,700
      David VitterRLA$20,266$17,000
      George VoinovichROH$2,000$11,250
      John WarnerRVA$0$0
      Jim WebbDVA$250$1,250
      Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$1,000$750
      Ron WydenDOR$0$1,000

      Interest Groups that supported this bill

      $ Donated
      Public official (elected or appointed)$136,865

      Interest Groups that opposed this bill

      $ Donated
      Small business associations$416,368
      Chambers of commerce$285,984
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