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H.R. 6271: To provide for a green building certification program as part of the Energy Star program.

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H.R. 6271: To provide for a green building certification program as part of the Energy Star program.

110th Congress · introduced 2008-06-12 · Energy · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2008-06-12 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Weiner, Anthony D. [D-NY-9] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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What does this mean?

Official title

To provide for a green building certification program as part of the Energy Star program.

Plain summary

Requires the Secretary of Energy to: (1) expand the Energy Star program to include the certification of buildings as green buildings; and (2) study and make recommendations concerning the streamlining of the certification process, development of an online certification program, and design of a program allowing certification by those without green building expertise. Defines "green building" as a building constructed taking into account sustainable site development, water savings, energy efficiency, materials selection, indoor environmental quality, life-cycle concerns of building materials (including emissions and environmental impact), and transit and density-oriented development. Requires a report to Congress setting forth the design of the expanded program.

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

To provide for a green building certification program as part of the Energy Star program.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Weiner, Anthony D. [D-NY-9] · 0 cosponsors

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong110-hr6271 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110