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{{Infobox United States federal proposed legislation
| name = Streamlining Energy Efficiency for Schools Act of 2014
| fullname = To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to establish the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy as the lead Federal agency for coordinating Federal, State, and local assistance provided to promote the energy retrofitting of schools.
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| sponsored by = [[Matt Cartwright|Rep. Matthew A. Cartwright (D, PA-17)]]
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The '''Streamlining Energy Efficiency for Schools Act of 2014''' ({{USBill|113|hr|4092}}) is a bill that would require the [[United States Department of Energy]] to establish a centralized clearinghouse to disseminate information on federal programs, incentives, and mechanisms for financing energy-efficient retrofits and upgrades at schools.<ref name="cbo4092"/> The bill would require the DOE to collect the data from all federal agencies and store it in one place online.<ref name=LawmakersTackle>{{cite news|last1=Marcos|first1=Cristina|title=Lawmakers to tackle energy bill, IRS emails|url=https://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/scheduling/210125-lawmakers-to-tackle-energy-bills-and-irs-email-controversy/|access-date=23 June 2014|work=The Hill|date=23 June 2014}}</ref><ref name="4092sum"/>

The bill was introduced into the [[United States House of Representatives]] during the [[113th United States Congress]].

==Provisions of the bill==
''This summary is based largely on the summary provided by the [[Congressional Research Service]], a [[public domain]] source.''<ref name=4092sum>{{cite web|title=H.R. 4092 - Summary|url=https://beta.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/4092|publisher=United States Congress|accessdate=22 June 2014}}</ref>

The Streamlining Energy Efficiency for Schools Act of 2014 would amend the [[Energy Policy and Conservation Act]] to direct the [[United States Secretary of Energy]] ([[United States Department of Energy|DOE]]), acting through the [[Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy]], to act as the lead [[List of United States federal agencies|federal agency]] for coordinating and disseminating information on existing federal programs and assistance that may be used to help initiate, develop, and finance [[Efficient energy use|energy efficiency]], [[renewable energy]], and energy retrofitting projects for schools.<ref name="4092sum"/>

The bill would require the Secretary to: (1) carry out a review of existing programs and financing mechanisms available in or from appropriate federal agencies with jurisdiction over energy financing and facilitation that are currently used or may be used for such purposes; (2) establish a federal cross-departmental collaborative coordination, education, and outreach effort to streamline communication and promote available federal opportunities and assistance for such projects that enables states, local educational agencies, and schools to use existing federal opportunities more effectively and to form partnerships with [[List of current United States governors|governors]], state energy programs, local educational, financial, and energy officials, state and local officials, nonprofit organizations, and other appropriate entities to support project initiation; (3) provide technical assistance for states, local educational agencies, and schools to help develop and finance projects that meet specified requirements; (4) develop and maintain a single online resource website with contact information for relevant technical assistance and support staff in the Office for states, local educational agencies, and schools to effectively access and use federal opportunities and assistance to develop such projects; and (5) establish a process for recognition of schools that have successfully implemented such projects and are willing to serve as resources for other local educational agencies and schools to assist initiation of similar efforts.<ref name="4092sum"/>

==Congressional Budget Office report==
''This summary is based largely on the summary provided by the [[Congressional Budget Office]], as ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on April 30, 2014. This is a [[public domain]] source.''<ref name=cbo4092>{{cite web|title=CBO - H.R. 4092|date=20 May 2014 |url=http://cbo.gov/publication/45388|publisher=Congressional Budget Office|accessdate=22 June 2014}}</ref>

H.R. 4092 would require the Secretary of Energy to establish a centralized clearinghouse to disseminate information on federal programs, incentives, and mechanisms for financing energy-efficient retrofits and upgrades at schools. The bill would direct the Secretary to work with other federal agencies to develop a comprehensive list of such federal programs and to streamline efforts to publicize them through education and outreach.<ref name="cbo4092"/>

Based on information from the Department of Energy (DOE) about current levels of spending for similar efforts, the [[Congressional Budget Office]] (CBO) estimates that enacting H.R. 4092 would not significantly affect the federal budget. We estimate that any additional costs incurred by DOE to expand existing efforts to promote opportunities to boost energy efficiency of schools under H.R. 4092 would total less than $500,000 annually, assuming the availability of appropriated funds. H.R. 4092 would not affect direct spending or revenues; therefore, [[PAYGO|pay-as-you-go]] procedures do not apply.<ref name="cbo4092"/>

H.R. 4092 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the [[Unfunded Mandates Reform Act]] and would impose no costs on state, local, or tribal governments.<ref name="cbo4092"/>

==Procedural history==
{| class="wikitable"
!Congress
!Short title
!Bill number(s)
!Date introduced
!Sponsor(s)
!# of cosponsors
!Latest status
|-
|[[111th United States Congress|111th Congress]]
|Streamlining Energy Efficiency for Schools Act of 2010
|{{USBill|111|S|3364}}
|May 13, 2010
|[[Mark Udall]]
(D-CO)
|6
|Died in committee
|-
|[[112th United States Congress|112th Congress]]
|Streamlining Energy Efficiency for Schools Act of 2011
|{{USBill|112|S|828}}
|April 14, 2011
|[[Mark Udall]]
(D-CO)
|1
|Died in committee
|-
|rowspan=2|[[113th United States Congress|113th Congress]]
|Streamlining Energy Efficiency for Schools Act of 2014
|{{USBill|113|HR|4092}}
|February 26, 2014
|[[Matt Cartwright]]
(D-PA)
|46
|Passed House
|-
|Streamlining Energy Efficiency for Schools Act of 2013
|{{USBill|113|S|1084}}
|June 3, 2013
|[[Mark Udall]]
(D-CO)
|2
|Died in committee
|-
|[[114th United States Congress|114th Congress]]
|Streamlining Energy Efficiency for Schools Act of 2015
|{{USBill|114|HR|756}}
|February 5, 2015
|[[Matt Cartwright]]
(D-PA)
|56
|Passed House
|-
|rowspan=2|[[115th United States Congress|115th Congress]]
|Streamlining Energy Efficiency for Schools Act of 2017
|{{USBill|115|HR|627}}
|January 24, 2017
|[[Matt Cartwright]]
(D-PA)
|50
|Passed House
|-
|rowspan=3|Streamlining Energy Efficiency for Schools Act
|{{USBill|115|S|383}}
|February 15, 2017
|[[Susan Collins]]
(R-ME)
|5
|Died in committee
|-
|rowspan=2|[[116th United States Congress|116th Congress]]
|{{USBill|116|HR|762}}
|January 24, 2019
|[[Matt Cartwright]]
(D-PA)
|26
|Passed House
|-
|{{USBill|116|S|253}}
|January 29, 2019
|[[Susan Collins]]
(R-ME)
|6
|Died in committee
|}

The Streamlining Energy Efficiency for Schools Act of 2014 was introduced into the [[United States House of Representatives]] on February 26, 2014, by [[Matt Cartwright|Rep. Matthew A. Cartwright (D, PA-17)]].<ref name=4092allactions>{{cite web|title=H.R. 4092 - All Actions|url=https://beta.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/4092/all-actions|publisher=United States Congress|accessdate=23 June 2014}}</ref> The bill was referred to the [[United States House Committee on Energy and Commerce]] and the [[United States House Energy Subcommittee on Energy and Power]]. The bill was scheduled to be voted on under a [[suspension of the rules]] on June 23, 2014.<ref name="LawmakersTackle"/>

==Debate and discussion==
Rep. Cartwright, who introduced the bill, argued that "the bill is a strategic and cost-saving investment to relieve the fiscal pressure felt by schools across the country while bringing us closer to energy security."<ref name=SBCmagCommVote>{{cite web|title=House Committee Unanimously Approves Energy Efficiency for Schools Act|url=http://www.sbcmag.info/news/2014/may/house-committee-unanimously-approves-energy-efficiency-schools-act|publisher=SBC Magazine|accessdate=23 June 2014|date=5 May 2014}}</ref> Cartwright cited statistics from [[Energy Star]] indicating that schools in the United States spend $6 billion a year on energy bills, the second largest category of spending after personnel.<ref name="SBCmagCommVote"/>

[[ASHRAE]], formerly the "American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers", supported the bill.<ref name="SBCmagCommVote"/> The [[U.S. Green Building Council]] also supported the bill, saying that it "aims to make important improvements to existing federal policies."<ref name=USGBCsupport>{{cite web|last1=Howard|first1=Bryan|title=Efficiency bills march out of House committee|url=http://www.usgbc.org/articles/efficiency-bills-march-out-house-committee|publisher=U.S. Green Building Council|accessdate=23 June 2014|date=1 May 2014}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[List of bills in the 113th United States Congress]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{wikisource|Portal:Acts of the United States Congresses/Acts of the 113th United States Congress}}
*[http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.uscongress/legislation.113hr4092 Library of Congress - Thomas H.R. 4092]
*[https://beta.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/4092 beta.congress.gov H.R. 4092]
*[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/113/hr4092 GovTrack.us H.R. 4092]
*[http://www.opencongress.org/bill/hr4092-113/show OpenCongress.org H.R. 4092]
*[http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/113_HR_4092.html WashingtonWatch.com H.R. 4092]
*[http://cbo.gov/publication/45388 Congressional Budget Office's report on H.R. 4092]
*[http://energycommerce.house.gov/markup/committee-consider-hr-6-hr-2689-and-hr-4092 House Energy Committee markup of H.R. 4092]

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