H.R. 2863: GREEN Jobs Act of 2013
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H.R. 2863: GREEN Jobs Act of 2013
113th Congress · introduced 2013-07-30 · Commerce · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2013-07-30 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
GREEN Jobs Act of 2013
Plain summary
Growing Responsible Energy Efficient Neighborhoods Jobs Act of 2013 or the GREEN Jobs Act of 2013 - Amends the Community Development Banking and Financial Institutions Act of 1994 to allow financial and technical assistance provided under such Act to be used by community development financial institutions to develop or support small businesses that provide green jobs to low-income individuals in low-income communities. Limits such assistance to $2 million in financial assistance and $100,000 in technical assistance. Defines "green jobs" as jobs that: (1) aim to protect or restore ecosystems and biodiversity; (2) reduce energy, materials, and water consumption through high efficiency strategies; (3) reduce greenhouse gas emissions and other pollutants; (4) minimize or altogether avoid generation of all forms of waste and pollution; or (5) increase the use of energy generation systems such as solar, fuel cells, natural gas, and micro turbines.
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Official text
GREEN Jobs Act of 2013
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] · 24 cosponsors
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Cosponsors on this site
Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA), Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Al Green (D-TX), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Gwen Moore (D-WI)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113hr2863.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/hr>
Record fed-us-cong113-hr2863 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113