HOUSE 1420116th CongressPlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 265.

Energy Efficient Government Technology Act

Last Action: 10/23/2019

Actions

2019-10-23Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 265.
2019-10-23Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 116-145.
2019-10-23Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 116-145.
2019-09-25Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
2019-09-10Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
2019-09-09Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2019-09-09On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 384 - 23 (Roll no. 515). (text: CR H7540-7541)
2019-09-09Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 384 - 23 (Roll no. 515).(text: CR H7540-7541)
2019-09-09Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H7546-7547)
2019-09-09At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
2019-09-09DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1420.
2019-09-09Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7540-7541)
2019-09-09Mr. Rush moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2019-03-01Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
2019-02-28Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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CRS Summary

As of 2019-10-23 (25)

Energy Efficient Government Technology Act

This bill sets forth requirements with respect to increasing the energy efficiency of information technologies and data centers within the federal government.

Specifically, this bill requires each federal agency to coordinate with the Office of Management and Budget, the Department of Energy (DOE), and the Environmental Protection Agency to develop an implementation strategy for the maintenance, purchase, and use of energy-efficient and energy-saving information technologies at or for federally owned and operated facilities.

DOE must (1) maintain a data center energy practitioner program that leads to the certification of energy practitioners qualified to evaluate the energy usage and efficiency opportunities in federally owned and operated data centers; and (2) establish an open data initiative to make information about federal data center energy usage available and accessible in a manner that encourages data center innovation, optimization, and consolidation.

Cosponsors (5)

Adam Kinzinger (R-IL)
Peter Welch (D-VT)
Paul Tonko (D-NY)
David McKinley (R-WV)
Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA)

Subjects

Computers and information technology
Energy efficiency and conservation
Environmental technology
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Performance measurement
Public contracts and procurement
Telephone and wireless communication
Water use and supply

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