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H.R. 957: Green Energy Education Act of 2009

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H.R. 957: Green Energy Education Act of 2009

111th Congress · introduced 2009-02-10 · Education · Latest: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy. Hearings held.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2009-02-10 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 199 (2009): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, HR957 (2009-04-22), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy. Hearings held. 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.

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Official title

Green Energy Education Act of 2009

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Green Energy Education Act of 2009 - Authorizes the Secretary of Energy to contribute energy research and development funds to the National Science Foundation (NSF) for the Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship program to support graduate education related to such energy projects. Authorizes the Secretary to contribute funds for advanced energy technology research and development for high performance buildings to the NSF for curriculum development to improve undergraduate or graduate interdisciplinary engineering and architecture education related to the design and construction of such buildings.

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Official text

Green Energy Education Act of 2009

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] · 3 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

André Carson (D-IN)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] reported raising $276,976 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

Recorded votes

Sources

Record fed-us-cong111-hr957 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111