Health and Human Services and Climate Change On Nov. 5, Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Chair Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) moved the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act (S. 1733) out of her committee without amendments. The bill has a placeholder for the Energy Refund Program, a cash entitlement that would provide benefits to low-income households whose energy costs would rise as the bill’s energy provisions are implemented
Hearings On October 27, the Senate Environmental and Public Works Committee held a full Senate hearing on S. 1733 "Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act" (please be advised this is a very large file).
H.R. 2454- American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009- passed house vote on July 7, 2009. Waiting on Senate action.
The legislation prescribes a detailed plan for administering the Energy Refund Program in which states would be mandated to “co-administer” the ERP with the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and utilize many SNAP procedures including electronic benefit transfer. APHSA has issued a letter to the Senate objecting to the House provisions and to the fact that the House included no administrative funding for the new program.
- Legislative Text(please be advised this is an extremely large file)
- CRS Summary
