H.R. 2368: GREEN Act
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H.R. 2368: GREEN Act
113th Congress · introduced 2013-06-13 · Education · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2013-06-13 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
GREEN Act
Plain summary
Grants for Renewable Energy Education for the Nation Act or GREEN Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award competitive grants to partnerships of local educational agencies (LEAs), postsecondary institutions, and clean and renewable energy industry representatives to develop programs of study focused on emerging careers and jobs in the fields of clean and renewable energy. Requires a priority be given to grant applications that: (1) use online learning or other innovative methods to deliver a program of study to individuals outside the partnership, and (2) focus on low-performing students and special populations. Authorizes the Secretary to award competitive grants to LEAs and postsecondary institutions to promote development of career and technical educational facilities that are energy efficient and use renewable energy practices.
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9] · 26 cosponsors
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Cosponsors on this site
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Mark Takano (D-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Judy Chu (D-CA), Raul Ruiz (D-CA), William R. Keating (D-MA), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Scott H. Peters (D-CA), Hakeem S. Jeffries (D-NY)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113hr2368.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/hr>
Record fed-us-cong113-hr2368 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113