S. 1756: Small Business Energy Efficiency Act of 2015
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S. 1756: Small Business Energy Efficiency Act of 2015
114th Congress · introduced 2015-07-14 · Commerce · Latest: By Senator Vitter from Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship filed written report under authority of the order of the Senate of 12/10/2016. Report No. 114-408.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2015-07-14 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: By Senator Vitter from Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship filed written report under authority of the order of the Senate of 12/10/2016. Report No. 114-408. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Small Business Energy Efficiency Act of 2015
Plain summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) This bill amends the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to allow a state development company to use the economic development objective of helping small businesses achieve savings through energy efficiency to qualify for loan assistance.
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Official text
Small Business Energy Efficiency Act of 2015
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate without amendment)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] · 2 cosponsors
Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 1756, Small Business Energy Efficiency Act of 2015 (2015-09-03)
Cosponsors on this site
Christopher A. Coons (D-DE), Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI)
Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] reported raising $176,810 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate without amendment)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114s1756.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/s>
Record fed-us-cong114-s1756 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114