HR 1420 · 116th Congress · Energy

Energy Efficient Government Technology Act

Introduced 2019-02-28· Sponsored by Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 265.(2019-10-23)

Recorded Votes

PassedHouse · 2019-09-09
Roll #515
Yea 384Nay 23
Democrats
220 Yea·0 Nay
Republicans
164 Yea·22 Nay
PassedHouse · 2019-09-09
Roll #515
Yea 384Nay 23
Democrats
220 Yea·0 Nay
Republicans
164 Yea·22 Nay

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Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] 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.…

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CBO Cost Estimate

Congressional Budget Office

H.R. 1420, Energy Efficient Government Technology Act

Oct 22, 2019

As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on September 25, 2019

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Cosponsors (5)

2 Democrats3 Republicans