A bill to exclude power supply circuits, drivers, and devices to be connected to, and power, light-emitting diodes or organic light-emitting diodes providing illumination or ceiling fans using direct current motors from energy conservation standards for external power supplies.
- Last Action
- 10/25/2017
Actions
- 2017-10-25Held at the desk.
- 2017-10-25Received in the House.
- 2017-10-25Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- 2017-10-24Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S6772-6773; text as passed Senate: CR S6772-6773)
- 2017-10-24Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.(consideration: CR S6772-6773; text as passed Senate: CR S6772-6773)
- 2017-05-24Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 97.
- 2017-05-24Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 115-78.
- 2017-05-24Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 115-78.
- 2017-03-30Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- 2017-01-24Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- 2017-01-24Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2017-10-24 (82)
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the Senate reported version is repeated here.)
(Sec. 1) This bill amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to exclude from energy conservation standards for external power supplies any power supply circuit, driver, or device designed to power light-emitting diodes (commonly known as LEDs) or to power ceiling fans using direct current motors. The Department of Energy may prescribe new energy conservation standards for that equipment no earlier than one year after the date on which a test procedure has been prescribed.
Cosponsors (2)
- Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)
- Maria Cantwell (D-WA)
Subjects
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Department of Energy
- Electric power generation and transmission
- Energy efficiency and conservation
- Energy storage, supplies, demand
- Lighting and heating
- Lighting, heating, cooling
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