Coming to a house floor near you
Source: BY KELSEY TAMBORRINO, Politico • Posted: Wednesday, September 16, 2020
House Democrats unveiled a nearly 900-page clean energy package on Tuesday, teeing up floor consideration for the measure next week. The Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation Act, H.R. 4447 (116), “fulfills House Democrats’ promise to invest in the creation of high-paying jobs by making America a global leader in clean energy,” Majority Leader Steny Hoyer(D-Md.) said in a statement. In her own statement, Speaker Nancy Pelosi touted the measure’s focus on research and development to “unleash a clean energy revolution.”
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) walks to the House floor through Statuary Hall at the Capitol. | Photo by Gabriella Demczuk/Getty Images
What’s in it? The wide-ranging legislation combines several green energy bills and includes boosts to energy efficiency in buildings and energy retrofitting for schools and homes, as well as workforce training, investments in renewable technologies and boosts to electric vehicle infrastructure. Amendments to the measure are due to the Rules Committee by Friday.