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Senate Bill 4060
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Open Back Better Act of 2020
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Jun 24, 2020
Overview
Text
Sponsor
Democrat
Introduced
Jun 24, 2020
Latest Action
Jun 24, 2020
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
4060
Congress
116
Policy Area
Energy
Energy
Primary focus of measure is all sources and supplies of energy, including alternative energy sources, oil and gas, coal, nuclear power; efficiency and conservation; costs, prices, and revenues; electric power transmission; public utility matters.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Tina Smith
Minnesota
Senate Votes (0)
House Votes (0)
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Open Back Better Act of 2020

This bill directs the Department of Energy (DOE) to provide grants to federal and state agencies and tribal organizations to implement building projects that increase resiliency, energy efficiency, renewable energy, and grid integration. It also provides grants for projects that may have combined heat and power and energy storage as project components.

States must use at least 40% of grant funds to implement projects in environmental justice communities or low-income communities that have been adversely impacted by the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic.

No funds may be used for a project unless all of the iron, steel, and manufactured goods used in the project are produced in the United States, with specified exceptions.

The bill also directs DOE to hire a specified number of employees to carry out the grant program, including at least 300 full-time employees in the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.

Text (1)
Introduced in Senate
June 24, 2020
Related Bills (2)
Jul 01, 2020
Passed House
130
Sponsorship
House Bill 2
Moving Forward Act
Active
Amendments
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
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Identified By
CRS
Jun 24, 2020
Introduced in House
3
Sponsorship
House Bill 7303
Open Back Better Act of 2020
Introduced
Type
Identical Bill
Identical Bill
A bill that is word-for-word identical to another bill. Bills are characterized as identical to each other at the introduced stage only, even though a later (e.g., reported or passed) version of a bill might meet the same criteria for text similarity. Companion measures, procedurally-related measures, and legislation with text similarities are other related bill types.
Identified By
CRS
Actions (2)
06/24/2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
06/24/2020
Introduced in Senate
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Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:46:09 PM
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