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

Energy. 110th Congress (2007-2008) View bill details
Sponsor:
Harry Reid
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)
Status:
The bill has passed through committee and has been put on a legislative calendar.
Amendments:
3 proposed amendments. accepted. 3 rejected. View 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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    Total contributions given to Senators from interest groups that…

    $136,865
    $136,865
    5.2 times as much
    $291,984
    $425,568
    $717,552
    1 Organization Supported and 4 Opposed; See Which Ones

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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.org, 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
    Akaka, DanielDHI$0$250
    Alexander, LamarRTN$0$5,500
    Allard, WayneRCO$0$0
    Barrasso, JohnRWY$0$4,000
    Baucus, MaxDMT$0$8,250
    Bayh, EvanDIN$0$1,000
    Bennett, RobertRUT$0$5,500
    Biden, JosephDDE$2,100$250
    Bingaman, JeffDNM$0$3,750
    Bond, ChristopherRMO$400$25,150
    Boxer, BarbaraDCA$1,200$11,300
    Brown, SherrodDOH$0$3,250
    Brownback, SamuelRKS$0$4,500
    Bunning, JimRKY$0$5,500
    Burr, RichardRNC$18,266$22,249
    Byrd, RobertDWV$0$1,250
    Cantwell, MariaDWA$250$650
    Cardin, BenjaminDMD$0$5,800
    Carper, ThomasDDE$0$10,600
    Casey, RobertDPA$0$500
    Chambliss, SaxbyRGA$1,751$18,500
    Clinton, HillaryDNY$3,800$15,820
    Coburn, ThomasROK$866$5,250
    Cochran, ThadRMS$0$1,000
    Coleman, NormRMN$4,850$26,780
    Collins, SusanRME$0$18,700
    Conrad, KentDND$0$250
    Corker, BobRTN$1,000$18,419
    Cornyn, JohnRTX$0$17,500
    Craig, LarryRID$0$0
    Crapo, MichaelRID$0$1,500
    DeMint, JimRSC$0$37,000
    Dodd, ChristopherDCT$0$2,000
    Dole, ElizabethRNC$0$6,250
    Domenici, PeteRNM$0$200
    Dorgan, ByronDND$0$0
    Durbin, RichardDIL$0$7,250
    Ensign, JohnRNV$0$6,000
    Enzi, MichaelRWY$0$7,000
    Feingold, RussellDWI$0$0
    Feinstein, DianneDCA$1,250$1,000
    Graham, LindseyRSC$0$14,634
    Grassley, CharlesRIA$0$18,000
    Gregg, JuddRNH$0$16,500
    Hagel, CharlesRNE$0$500
    Harkin, ThomasDIA$0$1,500
    Hatch, OrrinRUT$0$6,000
    Hutchison, KayRTX$2,000$6,250
    Inhofe, JamesROK$0$250
    Inouye, DanielDHI$0$0
    Isakson, JohnRGA$0$13,500
    Johnson, TimDSD$0$0
    Kennedy, EdwardDMA$0$6,500
    Kerry, JohnDMA$0$11,250
    Klobuchar, AmyDMN$0$750
    Kohl, HerbertDWI$0$0
    Kyl, JonRAZ$0$18,800
    Landrieu, MaryDLA$0$6,500
    Lautenberg, FrankDNJ$500$250
    Leahy, PatrickDVT$0$0
    Levin, CarlDMI$0$10,250
    Lieberman, JosephICT$1,000$8,250
    Lincoln, BlancheDAR$0$18,550
    Lott, TrentRMS$0$12,000
    Lugar, RichardRIN$0$3,000
    Martinez, MelRFL$23,100$5,500
    McCain, JohnRAZ$4,000$0
    McCaskill, ClaireDMO$250$0
    McConnell, MitchRKY$1,250$19,000
    Menéndez, RobertDNJ$0$1,000
    Mikulski, BarbaraDMD$0$1,500
    Murkowski, LisaRAK$0$9,000
    Murray, PattyDWA$500$200
    Nelson, BenDNE$0$20,750
    Nelson, BillDFL$0$1,300
    Obama, BarackDIL$500$1,750
    Pryor, MarkDAR$250$5,000
    Reed, JohnDRI$200$2,500
    Reid, HarryDNV$0$2,500
    Roberts, PatRKS$0$3,450
    Rockefeller, JohnDWV$0$1,750
    Salazar, KenDCO$4,000$0
    Sanders, BernardIVT$500$0
    Schumer, CharlesDNY$0$1,500
    Sessions, JeffersonRAL$0$13,500
    Shelby, RichardRAL$4,000$6,200
    Smith, GordonROR$0$13,250
    Snowe, OlympiaRME$0$22,250
    Specter, ArlenDPA$4,600$21,550
    Stabenow, Debbie AnnDMI$700$6,750
    Stevens, TedRAK$1,200$0
    Sununu, JohnRNH$2,000$17,000
    Tester, JonDMT$0$500
    Thomas, CraigRWY$0$2,000
    Thune, JohnRSD$27,066$12,700
    Vitter, DavidRLA$20,266$17,000
    Voinovich, GeorgeROH$2,000$11,250
    Warner, JohnRVA$0$0
    Webb, JimDVA$250$1,250
    Whitehouse, SheldonDRI$1,000$750
    Wicker, RogerRMS$0$11,000
    Wyden, RonDOR$0$1,000

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    NamePartyState$ From Interest Groups
    That Supported
    $ From Interest Groups
    That Opposed
    Akaka, DanielDHI$0$250
    Alexander, LamarRTN$0$5,500
    Allard, WayneRCO$0$0
    Barrasso, JohnRWY$0$4,000
    Baucus, MaxDMT$0$8,250
    Bayh, EvanDIN$0$1,000
    Bennett, RobertRUT$0$5,500
    Biden, JosephDDE$2,100$250
    Bingaman, JeffDNM$0$3,750
    Bond, ChristopherRMO$400$25,150
    Boxer, BarbaraDCA$1,200$11,300
    Brown, SherrodDOH$0$3,250
    Brownback, SamuelRKS$0$4,500
    Bunning, JimRKY$0$5,500
    Burr, RichardRNC$18,266$22,249
    Byrd, RobertDWV$0$1,250
    Cantwell, MariaDWA$250$650
    Cardin, BenjaminDMD$0$5,800
    Carper, ThomasDDE$0$10,600
    Casey, RobertDPA$0$500
    Chambliss, SaxbyRGA$1,751$18,500
    Clinton, HillaryDNY$3,800$15,820
    Coburn, ThomasROK$866$5,250
    Cochran, ThadRMS$0$1,000
    Coleman, NormRMN$4,850$26,780
    Collins, SusanRME$0$18,700
    Conrad, KentDND$0$250
    Corker, BobRTN$1,000$18,419
    Cornyn, JohnRTX$0$17,500
    Craig, LarryRID$0$0
    Crapo, MichaelRID$0$1,500
    DeMint, JimRSC$0$37,000
    Dodd, ChristopherDCT$0$2,000
    Dole, ElizabethRNC$0$6,250
    Domenici, PeteRNM$0$200
    Dorgan, ByronDND$0$0
    Durbin, RichardDIL$0$7,250
    Ensign, JohnRNV$0$6,000
    Enzi, MichaelRWY$0$7,000
    Feingold, RussellDWI$0$0
    Feinstein, DianneDCA$1,250$1,000
    Graham, LindseyRSC$0$14,634
    Grassley, CharlesRIA$0$18,000
    Gregg, JuddRNH$0$16,500
    Hagel, CharlesRNE$0$500
    Harkin, ThomasDIA$0$1,500
    Hatch, OrrinRUT$0$6,000
    Hutchison, KayRTX$2,000$6,250
    Inhofe, JamesROK$0$250
    Inouye, DanielDHI$0$0
    Isakson, JohnRGA$0$13,500
    Johnson, TimDSD$0$0
    Kennedy, EdwardDMA$0$6,500
    Kerry, JohnDMA$0$11,250
    Klobuchar, AmyDMN$0$750
    Kohl, HerbertDWI$0$0
    Kyl, JonRAZ$0$18,800
    Landrieu, MaryDLA$0$6,500
    Lautenberg, FrankDNJ$500$250
    Leahy, PatrickDVT$0$0
    Levin, CarlDMI$0$10,250
    Lieberman, JosephICT$1,000$8,250
    Lincoln, BlancheDAR$0$18,550
    Lott, TrentRMS$0$12,000
    Lugar, RichardRIN$0$3,000
    Martinez, MelRFL$23,100$5,500
    McCain, JohnRAZ$4,000$0
    McCaskill, ClaireDMO$250$0
    McConnell, MitchRKY$1,250$19,000
    Menéndez, RobertDNJ$0$1,000
    Mikulski, BarbaraDMD$0$1,500
    Murkowski, LisaRAK$0$9,000
    Murray, PattyDWA$500$200
    Nelson, BenDNE$0$20,750
    Nelson, BillDFL$0$1,300
    Obama, BarackDIL$500$1,750
    Pryor, MarkDAR$250$5,000
    Reed, JohnDRI$200$2,500
    Reid, HarryDNV$0$2,500
    Roberts, PatRKS$0$3,450
    Rockefeller, JohnDWV$0$1,750
    Salazar, KenDCO$4,000$0
    Sanders, BernardIVT$500$0
    Schumer, CharlesDNY$0$1,500
    Sessions, JeffersonRAL$0$13,500
    Shelby, RichardRAL$4,000$6,200
    Smith, GordonROR$0$13,250
    Snowe, OlympiaRME$0$22,250
    Specter, ArlenDPA$4,600$21,550
    Stabenow, Debbie AnnDMI$700$6,750
    Stevens, TedRAK$1,200$0
    Sununu, JohnRNH$2,000$17,000
    Tester, JonDMT$0$500
    Thomas, CraigRWY$0$2,000
    Thune, JohnRSD$27,066$12,700
    Vitter, DavidRLA$20,266$17,000
    Voinovich, GeorgeROH$2,000$11,250
    Warner, JohnRVA$0$0
    Webb, JimDVA$250$1,250
    Whitehouse, SheldonDRI$1,000$750
    Wicker, RogerRMS$0$11,000
    Wyden, RonDOR$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$425,568
    Chambers of commerce$291,984
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