S. 506 - High-Performance Green Buildings Act of 2007

Environmental protection. 110th Congress (2007-2008) View bill details
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Summary:
A bill to improve efficiency in the Federal Government through the use of high-performance green buildings, and for other purposes. (by CRS) 
Status:
The bill has passed through committee and has been put on a legislative calendar. 
There have been no votes on this bill.

High-Performance Green Buildings Act of 2007

S. 506 — 110th Congress (2007–2008)

Summary
A bill to improve efficiency in the Federal Government through the use of high-performance green buildings, and for other purposes. (by CRS)
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Title
A bill to improve efficiency in the Federal Government through the use of high-performance green buildings, and for other purposes.
Other Titles
  • High-Performance Green Buildings Act of 2007
  • High-Performance Green Buildings Act of 2007
Sponsor
Frank Lautenberg
Co-Sponsors
Subjects
  • Environmental protection
  • Academic performance
  • Administrative procedure
  • Air conditioning
  • Air pollution
  • Auditing
  • Bicycles
  • Budgets
  • Building construction
  • Child health
  • Child safety
  • Children
  • Commuting
  • Congress
  • Congressional investigations
  • Congressional reporting requirements
  • Cost accounting
  • Education
  • Elementary and secondary education
  • Emergency management
  • Energy
  • Energy conservation
  • Energy efficiency
  • Environmental Protection Agency
  • Environmental assessment
  • Environmental health
  • Executive departments
  • Executive reorganization
  • Federal advisory bodies
  • Federal budgets
  • Federal employees
  • Federal installations
  • Federal office buildings
  • Finance
  • General Services Administration
  • Government employees
  • Government information
  • Government procurement
  • Government publicity
  • Green products
  • Hazardous substances
  • Heating
  • Indoor air pollution
  • Internet
  • Labor productivity
  • Landscape architecture
  • Law
  • Lighting
  • Maintenance and repair
  • Mass rapid transit
  • Medical care
  • Medicine
  • Natural resources
  • Occupational health and safety
  • Office of Management and Budget
  • Pest control
  • Planning-programming-budgeting
  • Public contracts
  • Recycling of waste products
  • Research and development
  • School buildings
  • School health programs
  • School personnel
  • Science policy
  • Solid wastes
  • Standards
  • Student transportation
  • Students
  • Technology
  • Telecommunication
  • Transportation
  • Walking
  • Waste reduction
  • Water conservation
  • Water resources
  • Web sites
Related Bills
Major Actions
Introduced2/06/2007
Referred to Committee
Bill History

There have been no votes on this bill.

ActionDateDescription
Introduced2/06/2007
2/06/2007Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
2/06/2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1644-1645)
Put on a legislative calendar6/06/2007Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
12/12/2007Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Boxer with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 110-241.
Put on a legislative calendar12/12/2007Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 533.
NumberSponsorDate OfferedStatus

Total contributions given to Senators within 30 days of the vote "Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works." from interest groups that…

supported this bill

Engineers - type unknown
Health & welfare policy
Teachers unions

opposed this bill

Building materials
Date Range of Contributions
Within days of the vote "Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works."
ContributorInterest groupAmountDatesort iconSenate memberPartyState
Carubba, RoyEngineers - type unknown$5001/17/07David VitterRLA
Grant, John Mr JrEngineers - type unknown$2501/26/07Elizabeth DoleRNC
Partain, WilliamEngineers - type unknown$2501/29/07Pete DomeniciRNM
National Education AssnTeachers unions$1,0001/30/07Carl LevinDMI
National Education AssnTeachers unions$5,0001/31/07Debbie Ann StabenowDMI
Pesses, Leon REngineers - type unknown$1,0001/31/07Mary LandrieuDLA
Pharmaceutical Care Management AssnHealth & welfare policy$2,0002/12/07Mitch McConnellRKY
Hulteen, LindaEngineers - type unknown$5002/19/07Ted StevensRAK
Undelhoven, JamesEngineers - type unknown$5002/19/07Ted StevensRAK
Reisz, a I MrEngineers - type unknown$2502/20/07Jefferson SessionsRAL
Wisnosky, KerryEngineers - type unknown$2,3002/20/07Richard ShelbyRAL
Wisnosky, KerryEngineers - type unknown$1,7002/20/07Richard ShelbyRAL
Delaurentis, SusanHealth & welfare policy$1,0002/21/07Barbara BoxerDCA
Murazzi, MichaelEngineers - type unknown$5002/21/07Mel MartinezRFL
Purdue, Paula JTeachers unions$5002/21/07Richard DurbinDIL
Kirby, Timothy SEngineers - type unknown$1,0002/22/07Lindsey GrahamRSC
Millennium Engineering & IntegrationEngineers - type unknown$2,0002/22/07Elizabeth DoleRNC
Millennium Engineering & IntegrationEngineers - type unknown$2,0002/22/07Elizabeth DoleRNC
Schutz, Brent JEngineers - type unknown$2,0002/22/07Lindsey GrahamRSC
Schutz, Brent JEngineers - type unknown$7002/22/07Lindsey GrahamRSC
Schutz, Brent JEngineers - type unknown$-7002/22/07Lindsey GrahamRSC
Siegel, MarkHealth & welfare policy$4,6002/22/07Norm ColemanRMN
Chou, DavidEngineers - type unknown$1,0002/23/07Pete DomeniciRNM
Dengel, GailEngineers - type unknown$2502/23/07Russell FeingoldDWI
Mckee, Brian MrEngineers - type unknown$4,0002/26/07Elizabeth DoleRNC
Mckee, Brian MrEngineers - type unknown$1,7002/26/07Elizabeth DoleRNC
Mckee, Brian MrEngineers - type unknown$-1,7002/26/07Elizabeth DoleRNC
Pharmaceutical Care Management AssnHealth & welfare policy$2,0002/26/07Saxby ChamblissRGA
Rwj Fund for Health Care ExcellenceHealth & welfare policy$1,0002/26/07Robert MenéndezDNJ
Feaver, EllenTeachers unions$2002/28/07Max BaucusDMT
Gockel, David TEngineers - type unknown$1,0002/28/07Frank LautenbergDNJ
Millennium Engineering & IntegrationEngineers - type unknown$2,3002/28/07Richard ShelbyRAL
Millennium Engineering & IntegrationEngineers - type unknown$1,7002/28/07Richard ShelbyRAL
American Health Quality AssnHealth & welfare policy$1,0003/2/07Thomas HarkinDIA
Castles, RobertEngineers - type unknown$5003/3/07Jim DeMintRSC
Wooten, JamesEngineers - type unknown$5003/3/07Jim DeMintRSC
Lilly, DavidEngineers - type unknown$2503/5/07Richard LugarRIN
American Aids PacHealth & welfare policy$2,5003/7/07Richard DurbinDIL
Biddy, DouglasEngineers - type unknown$2003/7/07Richard BurrRNC
Bocook, Dewey LEngineers - type unknown$5003/7/07Mitch McConnellRKY
Hall, Susan MsEngineers - type unknown$2,0003/8/07Elizabeth DoleRNC
Hill, Rod LEngineers - type unknown$1,5003/8/07Thad CochranRMS
Siegel, MarkHealth & welfare policy$2,3003/8/07Norm ColemanRMN
Siegel, MarkHealth & welfare policy$-2,3003/8/07Norm ColemanRMN
4 Organizations Supported and 1 Opposed; See Which Ones

Organizations that took a position on
High-Performance Green Buildings Act of 2007

4 organizations supported this bill

American Public Health Association
(n.d.). X. Inter-Section and Policy Updates. Retrieved n.d., from .
American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers
(n.d.). Letter to Sen. Lautenberg in Support of S.506, the High-Performance Green Buildings Act . Retrieved n.d., from .
Healthy Schools Network, Inc.
(n.d.). Healthy Schools Network, Inc Invited Testimony. Retrieved n.d., from .
National Education Association
(n.d.). Letter to Senator Frank Lautenberg. Retrieved n.d., from .

1 organization opposed this bill

National Lumber and Building Materials Dealers Association
(n.d.). The Monthly Washington Briefing for NLBMDA's Advocacy Team. Retrieved n.d., from .

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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 7, 2007 – March 8, 2007.
Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org

Contributions by Legislator

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

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

Interest Groups that supported this bill

$ Donated
Engineers - type unknown$30,450
Health & welfare policy$14,100
Teachers unions$6,700

Interest Groups that opposed this bill

$ Donated
Building materials$0
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