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H.R. 7256: Federal Agency Environmental Procurement Act

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H.R. 7256: Federal Agency Environmental Procurement Act

110th Congress · introduced 2008-10-03 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2008-10-03 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Bilbray, Brian P. [R-CA-50] · 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 Oversight and Government Reform. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Federal Agency Environmental Procurement Act

Plain summary

Federal Agency Environmental Procurement Act - Directs the head of each agency to ensure that: (1) when procuring a consumer electronic or information technology product, the agency meets at least 95% of the agency's requirements with an Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT)-registered product, unless there is no EPEAT standard for such product; (2) the Energy Star feature is enabled on agency computers and monitors; and (3) the agency establishes and implements policies to extend the useful life of agency electronic equipment; and (4) the agency uses environmentally sound practices with respect to disposition of electronic equipment that has reached the end of its useful life. Excludes the Government Accountability Office (GAO) from the definition of "agency" for purposes of this Act.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

Federal Agency Environmental Procurement Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Bilbray, Brian P. [R-CA-50] · 0 cosponsors

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong110-hr7256 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110