Also tagged in: Air pollution, Alternative energy sources, Business, Carbon cycle, Climate change, Commercialization, Electric power production, Electric power transmission, Energy, Energy conservation, Energy consumption, Energy efficiency, Environmental protection, Environmental technology, Executive departments, Federal advisory bodies, Fuel consumption, Geothermal resources, Government corporations, Manufacturing industries, Motor vehicles, Solar energy, Technological innovations, Technology, Transportation, Waste reduction, Wind power
Latest Action: 09/23/2008 - Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the j Bill TextTo promote development of a 21st century energy system to increase United States competitiveness in the world energy technology marketplace, and for other purposes. 9/23/2008--Introduced. 21st Century Energy Technology Deployment Act - Directs the Secretary of Energy, after consultation with the Energy Technology Advisory Council of the 21st Century Energy Deployment Corporation (both established by this Act), to develop and publish near-, medium-, and long-term goals for the deployment of clean energy technologies through the Corporation to establish or promote specified energy generation, transmission, and use and energy technology manufacturing capacities.Requires the Advisory Council to publish 5- and 10-year performance targets and to establish initial targets until those are published.Allows the Corporation to purchase, and make commitments to purchase, debt instruments associated with the deployment of clean energy technologies. Describes lending authorities [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Air pollution, Alternative energy sources, Business, Carbon cycle, Climate change, Commercialization, Electric power production, Electric power transmission, Energy, Energy conservation, Energy consumption, Energy efficiency, Environmental protection, Environmental technology, Executive departments, Federal advisory bodies, Fuel consumption, Geothermal resources, Government corporations, Manufacturing industries, Motor vehicles, Solar energy, Technological innovations, Technology, Transportation, Waste reduction, Wind power
Latest Action: 07/15/2008 - Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Bill TextA bill to promote development of a 21st century energy system to increase United States competitiveness in the world energy technology marketplace, and for other purposes. 7/8/2008--Introduced. 21st Century Energy Technology Deployment Act - Directs the Secretary of Energy, after consultation with the Energy Technology Advisory Council of the 21st Century Energy Deployment Corporation (both established by this Act), to develop and publish near-, medium-, and long-term goals for the deployment of clean energy technologies through the Corporation to establish or promote specified energy generation, transmission, and use and energy technology manufacturing capacities.Requires the Advisory Council to publish 5- and 10-year performance targets and to establish initial targets until those are published.Allows the Corporation to purchase, and make commitments to purchase, debt instruments associated with the deployment of clean energy technologies. Describes lending [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Advanced weapons, Affiliated corporations, Agriculture, Agriculture in foreign trade, American investments, Armed forces, Arms control, Arms control verification, Arms sales, Ballistic missiles, Bank loans, Biological warfare, Boundaries, Business, Chemical warfare, Civil liberties, Conferences, Congress, Congress and foreign policy, Congressional oversight, Congressional reporting requirements, Conventional weapons, Criminal justice, Debt agreements, Debt relief, Defense economics, Defense policy, Democracy, Development credit institutions, Diplomacy, Diplomats, Dissenters, Economic assistance, Elections, Embargo, Emergency management, Energy, Export controls, Export finance, Exports, Foreign aid, Foreign investments, Foreign loans, Foreign policy, Foreign service, Government contractors, Government procurement, Government property, Governmental investigations, Human rights, Import restrictions, Imports, International affairs, International agencies, International broadcasting, International control of nuclear power, International cooperation, International finance, International relief, Iran, Iraq, Iraq compilation, Joint ventures, Law, Lebanon, Licenses, Middle East and North Africa, Military agreements, Military and naval supplies, Military assistance, Military technology, Natural resources, Nongovernmental organizations, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear nonproliferation, Nuclear weapons, Ordnance, Petroleum, Petroleum industry, Political prisoners, Politics and government, President and foreign policy, Presidents, Public contracts, Radio broadcasting, Rockets (Ordnance), Sanctions (International law), Sovereignty, State-sponsored terrorism, Subsidiary corporations, Syria, Technical assistance, Technology, Technology transfer, Telecommunication, Television broadcasting, Terrorism, Trade, Trade agreements, Treaties, United Nations, Weapons of mass destruction, Weapons systems
Latest Action: 04/24/2008 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Bill TextA bill to strengthen sanctions against the Government of Syria, to enhance multilateral commitment to address the Government of Syria's threatening policies, to establish a program to support a transition to a democratically-elected government in Syria, and for other purposes. 4/24/2008--Introduced. Syria Accountability and Liberation Act - States that U.S. sanctions, controls, and regulations relating to Syria shall remain in effect until the President certifies that Syria has ceased support for terrorism, has dismantled biological, chemical, or nuclear weapons programs and has committed to combat their proliferation, respects the boundaries and sovereignty of all neighboring countries, and upholds human rights and civil liberties. Imposes specified trade, assistance, and military sanctions, as appropriate, on persons or countries that transfer goods or technology so as to contribute to Syria's biological, chemical, nuclear, or advanced conventional weapons programs.[...] show full description
Also tagged in: Advanced weapons, Affiliated corporations, Agriculture, Agriculture in foreign trade, American investments, Armed forces, Arms control, Arms control verification, Arms sales, Ballistic missiles, Bank loans, Biological warfare, Boundaries, Business, Chemical warfare, Civil liberties, Conferences, Congress, Congress and foreign policy, Congressional oversight, Congressional reporting requirements, Conventional weapons, Criminal justice, Debt agreements, Debt relief, Defense economics, Defense policy, Democracy, Development credit institutions, Diplomacy, Diplomats, Dissenters, Economic assistance, Elections, Embargo, Emergency management, Energy, Export controls, Export finance, Exports, Foreign aid, Foreign investments, Foreign loans, Foreign policy, Foreign service, Government contractors, Government procurement, Government property, Governmental investigations, Human rights, Import restrictions, Imports, International affairs, International agencies, International broadcasting, International control of nuclear power, International cooperation, International finance, International relief, Iran, Iraq, Iraq compilation, Joint ventures, Law, Lebanon, Licenses, Middle East and North Africa, Military agreements, Military and naval supplies, Military assistance, Military technology, Natural resources, Nongovernmental organizations, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear nonproliferation, Nuclear weapons, Ordnance, Petroleum, Petroleum industry, Political prisoners, Politics and government, President and foreign policy, Presidents, Public contracts, Radio broadcasting, Rockets (Ordnance), Sanctions (International law), Sovereignty, State-sponsored terrorism, Subsidiary corporations, Syria, Technical assistance, Technology, Technology transfer, Telecommunication, Television broadcasting, Terrorism, Trade, Trade agreements, Treaties, United Nations, Weapons of mass destruction, Weapons systems
Latest Action: 05/18/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. Bill TextTo strengthen sanctions against the Government of Syria, to enhance multilateral commitment to address the Government of Syria's threatening policies, to establish a program to support a transition to a democratically-elected government in Syria, and for other purposes. 5/15/2007--Introduced. Syria Accountability and Liberation Act - States that U.S. sanctions, controls, and regulations relating to Syria shall remain in effect until the President certifies that Syria has ceased support for terrorism, has dismantled biological, chemical, or nuclear weapons programs and has committed to combat their proliferation, respects the boundaries and sovereignty of all neighboring countries, and upholds human rights and civil liberties. Imposes specified trade, assistance, and military sanctions, as appropriate, on persons or countries that transfer goods or technology so as to contribute to Syria's biological, chemical, nuclear, or advanced conventional weapons programs. [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Administrative fees, Budgets, Business, Computer industry, Computers, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Consumers, Electronic commerce, Electronics, Electronics industry, Environmental health, Environmental protection, Governmental investigations, Grants-in-aid, Hazardous substances, Hazardous wastes, Internet, Labeling, Landfills, Law, Medical care, Medicine, Nonprofit organizations, Packaging, Recycling industry, Recycling of waste products, Refuse and refuse disposal, Social services, Solid wastes, Technological innovations, Technology, Telecommunication, Transportation, Transportation of hazardous substances, Video display terminals
Latest Action: 02/02/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials. Bill TextTo establish a grant and fee program through the Environmental Protection Agency to encourage and promote the recycling of used computers and to promote the development of a national infrastructure for the recycling of used computers, and for other purposes. 1/4/2007--Introduced. National Computer Recycling Act - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), after submitting to Congress the results of a study of waste materials in used computers that may be hazardous to human health or the environment along with related management recommendations, to require assessment of a fee on the sale to an end-user of any computer, monitor, or other designated electronic devices. Exempts nonprofit organizations from the fee requirement. Authorizes the Administrator to create additional fee exemptions for sales that will likely result in maximum reuse of significant components and the disposal of remaining components in an environmentally sound and lawful [...] show full description
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