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
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Contributions

  1. January - February 2003 For $55,500 Against $800
  2. March - April 2003 For $82,600 Against $25,250
  3. May - June 2003 For $78,803 Against $27,500
  4. July - August 2003 For $27,518 Against $6,900
  5. September - October 2003 For $55,050 Against $4,250
  6. November - December 2003 For $75,800 Against $4,500
  7. January - February 2004 For $64,100 Against $1,250
  8. March - April 2004 For $108,381 Against $16,000
  9. May - June 2004 For $139,349 Against $4,000
  10. July - August 2004 For $110,893 Against $2,680
  11. September - October 2004 For $127,630 Against $23,309
  12. November - December 2004 For $24,950 Against $2,000
  13. January - February 2005 For $30,280 Against $0
  14. March - April 2005 For $151,050 Against $10,500
  15. May - June 2005 For $88,253 Against $3,300
  16. July - August 2005 For $31,600 Against $4,000
  17. September - October 2005 For $72,300 Against $5,200
  18. November - December 2005 For $97,750 Against $8,400
  19. January - February 2006 For $68,500 Against $0
  20. March - April 2006 For $158,800 Against $7,450
  21. May - June 2006 For $137,350 Against $3,500
  22. July - August 2006 For $108,266 Against $11,500
  23. September - October 2006 For $202,150 Against $22,060
  24. November - December 2006 For $26,190 Against $5,450
  25. January - February 2007 For $42,300 Against $0
  26. March - April 2007 For $87,982 Against $14,200
  27. May - June 2007 For $86,192 Against $6,200
  28. July - August 2007 For $37,475 Against $0
  29. September - October 2007 For $50,522 Against $8,500
  30. November - December 2007 For $123,750 Against $1,500
  31. January - February 2008 For $47,450 Against $1,000
  32. March - April 2008 For $103,625 Against $8,000
  33. May - June 2008 For $107,200 Against $5,500
  34. July - August 2008 For $85,587 Against $2,000
  35. September - October 2008 For $141,975 Against $9,000
  36. November - December 2008 For $31,918 Against $1,000

Votes

    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 1, 2003 – December 31, 2008.
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    Contributions by Legislator

    Namesort iconPartyState$ From Interest Groups
    That Supported
    $ From Interest Groups
    That Opposed
    Daniel K. AkakaDHI$33,316$0
    Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$17,800$1,000
    Alan Wayne AllardRCO$0$0
    Max BaucusDMT$62,549$0
    Birch "Evan" BayhDIN$47,050$0
    Bob BennettRUT$4,200$0
    Joe BidenDDE$1,000$1,250
    Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$24,600$560
    Christopher "Kit" BondRMO$8,749$0
    Barbara BoxerDCA$48,043$0
    Sherrod BrownDOH$45,750$250
    Sam BrownbackRKS$1,500$0
    Jim BunningRKY$4,900$2,000
    Richard BurrRNC$11,930$6,809
    Robert ByrdDWV$21,500$0
    Maria CantwellDWA$33,250$0
    Ben CardinDMD$59,950$0
    Tom CarperDDE$21,780$2,000
    Bob CaseyDPA$69,225$0
    Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$18,950$12,000
    Hillary ClintonDNY$97,510$6,000
    Tom CoburnROK$2,200$1,000
    William Thad CochranRMS$7,200$0
    Norm ColemanRMN$39,350$9,200
    Susan CollinsRME$6,800$2,000
    Gaylord Kent ConradDND$41,300$0
    Bob CorkerRTN$15,550$1,250
    John CornynRTX$85,412$5,000
    Larry CraigRID$1,000$0
    Mike CrapoRID$750$0
    Jim DeMintRSC$27,550$1,500
    Chris DoddDCT$44,250$13,200
    Mary Elizabeth DoleRNC$21,250$7,050
    Pete DomeniciRNM$4,650$2,300
    Byron DorganDND$33,500$0
    Dick DurbinDIL$52,325$0
    John EnsignRNV$12,068$1,000
    Mike EnziRWY$2,000$0
    Russ FeingoldDWI$32,022$0
    Dianne FeinsteinDCA$25,850$0
    Lindsey GrahamRSC$33,600$1,000
    Chuck GrassleyRIA$29,150$1,000
    Judd GreggRNH$7,450$0
    Chuck HagelRNE$0$0
    Tom HarkinDIA$35,350$0
    Orrin HatchRUT$17,600$4,000
    Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$30,750$800
    Jim InhofeROK$7,700$1,250
    Dan InouyeDHI$43,550$0
    Johnny IsaksonRGA$26,000$5,300
    Tim JohnsonDSD$31,500$0
    Ted KennedyDMA$39,600$0
    John KerryDMA$27,050$0
    Amy KlobucharDMN$32,350$0
    Herb KohlDWI$0$0
    Jon KylRAZ$13,450$16,350
    Mary LandrieuDLA$67,910$1,000
    Frank LautenbergDNJ$45,500$0
    Patrick LeahyDVT$3,000$0
    Carl LevinDMI$32,000$0
    Joe LiebermanICT$19,450$28,500
    Blanche LincolnDAR$35,850$0
    Chester Trent LottRMS$9,900$0
    Dick LugarRIN$18,575$2,800
    Mel MartinezRFL$23,000$0
    John McCainRAZ$4,500$2,000
    Claire McCaskillDMO$37,650$0
    Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$50,550$8,000
    Bob MenéndezDNJ$306,557$28,000
    Barbara MikulskiDMD$34,700$0
    Lisa MurkowskiRAK$16,550$5,000
    Patty MurrayDWA$77,750$0
    Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$37,600$1,000
    Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$44,050$0
    Barack ObamaDIL$39,450$0
    Mark PryorDAR$25,082$0
    John "Jack" ReedDRI$23,540$0
    Harry ReidDNV$52,100$0
    Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$1,500$0
    John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$31,800$0
    Ken SalazarDCO$46,460$0
    Bernie SandersIVT$38,600$0
    Chuck SchumerDNY$25,050$21,500
    Jeff SessionsRAL$37,825$2,000
    Richard ShelbyRAL$58,750$1,000
    Gordon SmithROR$18,750$9,600
    Olympia SnoweRME$11,400$1,000
    Arlen SpecterDPA$83,463$9,750
    Debbie StabenowDMI$38,950$0
    Ted StevensRAK$7,250$0
    John SununuRNH$29,050$0
    Jon TesterDMT$15,800$0
    Craig ThomasRWY$7,000$0
    John ThuneRSD$20,990$5,750
    David VitterRLA$45,700$7,400
    George VoinovichROH$14,018$11,580
    John WarnerRVA$2,000$0
    Jim WebbDVA$24,290$1,750
    Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$22,400$0
    Ron WydenDOR$19,050$4,000

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    NamePartyState$ From Interest Groups
    That Supported
    $ From Interest Groups
    That Opposed
    Daniel K. AkakaDHI$33,316$0
    Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$17,800$1,000
    Alan Wayne AllardRCO$0$0
    Max BaucusDMT$62,549$0
    Birch "Evan" BayhDIN$47,050$0
    Bob BennettRUT$4,200$0
    Joe BidenDDE$1,000$1,250
    Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$24,600$560
    Christopher "Kit" BondRMO$8,749$0
    Barbara BoxerDCA$48,043$0
    Sherrod BrownDOH$45,750$250
    Sam BrownbackRKS$1,500$0
    Jim BunningRKY$4,900$2,000
    Richard BurrRNC$11,930$6,809
    Robert ByrdDWV$21,500$0
    Maria CantwellDWA$33,250$0
    Ben CardinDMD$59,950$0
    Tom CarperDDE$21,780$2,000
    Bob CaseyDPA$69,225$0
    Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$18,950$12,000
    Hillary ClintonDNY$97,510$6,000
    Tom CoburnROK$2,200$1,000
    William Thad CochranRMS$7,200$0
    Norm ColemanRMN$39,350$9,200
    Susan CollinsRME$6,800$2,000
    Gaylord Kent ConradDND$41,300$0
    Bob CorkerRTN$15,550$1,250
    John CornynRTX$85,412$5,000
    Larry CraigRID$1,000$0
    Mike CrapoRID$750$0
    Jim DeMintRSC$27,550$1,500
    Chris DoddDCT$44,250$13,200
    Mary Elizabeth DoleRNC$21,250$7,050
    Pete DomeniciRNM$4,650$2,300
    Byron DorganDND$33,500$0
    Dick DurbinDIL$52,325$0
    John EnsignRNV$12,068$1,000
    Mike EnziRWY$2,000$0
    Russ FeingoldDWI$32,022$0
    Dianne FeinsteinDCA$25,850$0
    Lindsey GrahamRSC$33,600$1,000
    Chuck GrassleyRIA$29,150$1,000
    Judd GreggRNH$7,450$0
    Chuck HagelRNE$0$0
    Tom HarkinDIA$35,350$0
    Orrin HatchRUT$17,600$4,000
    Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$30,750$800
    Jim InhofeROK$7,700$1,250
    Dan InouyeDHI$43,550$0
    Johnny IsaksonRGA$26,000$5,300
    Tim JohnsonDSD$31,500$0
    Ted KennedyDMA$39,600$0
    John KerryDMA$27,050$0
    Amy KlobucharDMN$32,350$0
    Herb KohlDWI$0$0
    Jon KylRAZ$13,450$16,350
    Mary LandrieuDLA$67,910$1,000
    Frank LautenbergDNJ$45,500$0
    Patrick LeahyDVT$3,000$0
    Carl LevinDMI$32,000$0
    Joe LiebermanICT$19,450$28,500
    Blanche LincolnDAR$35,850$0
    Chester Trent LottRMS$9,900$0
    Dick LugarRIN$18,575$2,800
    Mel MartinezRFL$23,000$0
    John McCainRAZ$4,500$2,000
    Claire McCaskillDMO$37,650$0
    Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$50,550$8,000
    Bob MenéndezDNJ$306,557$28,000
    Barbara MikulskiDMD$34,700$0
    Lisa MurkowskiRAK$16,550$5,000
    Patty MurrayDWA$77,750$0
    Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$37,600$1,000
    Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$44,050$0
    Barack ObamaDIL$39,450$0
    Mark PryorDAR$25,082$0
    John "Jack" ReedDRI$23,540$0
    Harry ReidDNV$52,100$0
    Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$1,500$0
    John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$31,800$0
    Ken SalazarDCO$46,460$0
    Bernie SandersIVT$38,600$0
    Chuck SchumerDNY$25,050$21,500
    Jeff SessionsRAL$37,825$2,000
    Richard ShelbyRAL$58,750$1,000
    Gordon SmithROR$18,750$9,600
    Olympia SnoweRME$11,400$1,000
    Arlen SpecterDPA$83,463$9,750
    Debbie StabenowDMI$38,950$0
    Ted StevensRAK$7,250$0
    John SununuRNH$29,050$0
    Jon TesterDMT$15,800$0
    Craig ThomasRWY$7,000$0
    John ThuneRSD$20,990$5,750
    David VitterRLA$45,700$7,400
    George VoinovichROH$14,018$11,580
    John WarnerRVA$2,000$0
    Jim WebbDVA$24,290$1,750
    Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$22,400$0
    Ron WydenDOR$19,050$4,000

    Interest Groups that supported this bill

    $ Donated
    Engineers - type unknown$1,567,693
    Teachers unions$985,365
    Health & welfare policy$515,981

    Interest Groups that opposed this bill

    $ Donated
    Building materials$256,699
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