SUBCOMMITTEE ACTION

Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality

Wednesday, June 20, 2007

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The Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality considered, pursuant to notice, the following six Committee Prints and took the following actions:

Committee Print to promote energy efficiency was forwarded favorably to the full Committee, amended, by a yea-nay vote: 17-14;

The following amendments were offered:

• An amendment offered by Mr. Barrow, #1, was adopted, by a voice vote;
  
  
• An amendment offered by Mr. Gillmor, #2, was defeated by a voice vote;
  
  
• An amendment offered by Ms. Baldwin, #3, was adopted by a voice vote;
  
  
• An amendment offered by Mr. Hastert, #4, was withdrawn;
  
  
• Two amendments offered en bloc by Ms. Baldwin, #5, were withdrawn;
  
  
• An amendment offered by Mr. Whitfield, #6, was adopted by a voice vote;
  
  
• An amendment offered by Mr. Matheson, #7, was adopted by a voice vote;
  
  
• An amendment offered by Mr. Burgess, #8, was defeated by a yea-nay vote: 13-16;
  
  
• An amendment offered by Mr. Inslee, #9, was withdrawn;
  
  
• An amendment offered by Mr. Pickering, #10, was withdrawn;
  
  
• An amendment offered by Mr. Rogers, #11, was adopted by a voice vote;
  
  
• An amendment offered by Mr. Barrow, #12, was withdrawn by a voice vote;
  
  
• An amendment offered by Mr. Buyer, #13, was defeated by a voice vote;
  
  
• An amendment offered by Mr. Inslee, #14, was withdrawn;
  
  
• An amendment offered by Mr. Hastert, #15, was adopted by a voice vote;
  
  
• An amendment offered by Mr. Gillmor, #16, was defeated by a yea-nay vote: 13-18;
  
  
• An amendment offered by Mr. Burgess, #17, was defeated by a yea-nay vote: 14-16;
  
  
• An amendment offered by Mr. Barton, #18, was defeated by a voice vote;
  
  
• An amendment offered by Mr. Hastert, #19, was withdrawn;
  
  
• An amendment offered by Mr. Pickering, #20, was defeated by a yea-nay vote: 13-18.
  

Committee Print to facilitate the transition to a smart grid was forwarded favorably to the full Committee by a yea-nay vote: 16-10.

The following amendments were offered:

• An amendment offered by Mr. Inslee, #1, was withdrawn;
  
  
• An amendment offered by Mr. Barton, #2, was defeated by a yea-nay vote: 13-15;
  
  
• An amendment offered by Mr. Inslee, #3, was withdrawn.
  

Committee Print regarding Department of Energy EPAct Loan Guarantees was forwarded favorably to the full Committee, amended, by a yea-nay vote: 17-12.

The following amendments were offered:

• An amendment offered by Mr. Ross, #1, was withdrawn;
  
  
• An amendment offered by Mr. Upton, #2, was adopted by a voice vote;
  
  
• An amendment offered by Mr. Barton, #3, was defeated by a voice vote;
  
  
• An amendment offered by Mr. Butterfield, #4, was withdrawn.
  

Committee Print to promote advanced battery and plug-in hybrid technologies was forwarded favorably, amended, to the full Committee by a voice vote;

The following amendments were offered:

• Three amendments offered en bloc by Mr. Upton, #1, was adopted by a voice vote;
• An amendment offered by Mr. Rogers, #2, was adopted by a voice vote;
• An amendment offered by Mr. Rogers, #3, was adopted by a voice vote;
• An amendment offered by Ms. Baldwin, #4, was adopted by a voice vote.

Committee Print to enhance Energy Information Administration (EIA) data collection was forwarded favorably, without amendment, to the full Committee by a voice vote.

Committee Print to promote renewable fuel infrastructure was forwarded favorably to the full Committee, amended, by a yea-nay vote: 17-14.

The following amendments were offered:

• An amendment offered by Mr. Butterfield, #1, was adopted by a yea-nay vote: 17-13;
  
  
• An amendment to the Butterfield Amendment #1 offered by Mr. Barton, #1A, was defeated by a yea-nay vote: 13-17;
  
  
• An amendment offered by Mr. Rogers, #2, was adopted by voice vote;
  
  
• An amendment offered by Mr. Barton, #3, was defeated by a yea-nay vote: 14-17;
  
  
• An amendment offered by Mr. Rogers, #4, was adopted by voice vote;
  
  
• An amendment offered by Mr. Upton, #5, was withdrawn;
  
  
• An amendment offered by Mr. Barton, #6, was ruled not germane;
  
  
• An amendment offered by Mr. Shimkus, #7, was withdrawn;
  
  
• An amendment offered by Mr. Whitfield, #8, was withdrawn.
  
  

THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND AIR QUALITY ADJOURNED
SUBJECT TO THE CALL OF THE CHAIR