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S1246Referred to Committee

Home Energy Retrofit Finance Program Act

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
111th
Congress
2009-06-11
Introduced
0
Cosponsors
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Type

Sponsor

Bernard Sanders
Bernard Sanders
Independent · VT · Senator

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (0)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

No cosponsors on record. Bills can pass without cosponsors — this often means the sponsor introduced the bill alone, either because it's a messaging bill, a chairman's mark, or simply early in the legislative cycle.

Latest Action

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6552-6553)

2009-06-11

Source: Congress.gov

Plain-English Summary

Home Energy Retrofit Finance Program Act - Directs the Secretary to Energy (DOE) to: (1) provide Home Energy Retrofit Finance Program grants to states to establish or expand revolving finance funds to support financing for energy efficiency measures and renewable energy improvements to existing homes and residential buildings; and (2) conduct and report to Congress on an evaluation of such Program.

Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.

Subjects

Energy
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