United States 115th Congress Status: Passed House Bipartisan · 1 D · 1 R cosponsors

HR 511 — Power And Security Systems (PASS) Act

Last action — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 115th Congress. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Power And Security Systems (PASS) Act This bill amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to require the Department of Energy to issue a rule by July 1, 2021, that determines whether energy conservation standards for external power supplies should be amended. The rule must contain any amended standards and apply to products manufactured on or after July 1, 2023. Current law exempts external power supplies for security or life safety systems (e.g., smoke alarms) from energy conservation standards until July 1, 2017. This bill extends the exemption until July 1, 2023.

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The text has added a reference to the Senate, indicating that the bill was received there and read twice before being referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Additionally, the line indicating that the bill was engrossed in the House has been removed. This matters because it reflects the bill's progress in the legislative process, showing that it has moved from the House to the Senate for further consideration.

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511 Engrossed in House (EH)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H.
511 Referred in Senate (RFS)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H.
511 _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT To provide for consideration of the extension under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of nonapplication of No-Load Mode energy efficiency standards to certain security or life safety alarms or surveillance systems, and for other purposes.
511 _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 24, 2017 Received;
read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT To provide for consideration of the extension under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of nonapplication of No-Load Mode energy efficiency standards to certain security or life safety alarms or surveillance systems, and for other purposes.
Clerk.
KAREN L.
115th CONGRESS 1st Session H.
HAAS, Clerk.
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511 _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT To provide for consideration of the extension under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of nonapplication of No-Load Mode energy efficiency standards to certain security or life safety alarms or surveillance systems, and for other purposes.
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The bill extends the nonapplication of No-Load Mode energy efficiency standards to certain security or life safety alarms or surveillance systems by revising deadlines and provisions related to these standards.

  • 42 U.S.C. 6295(u)(3)(D)(ii)

    2015 → 2021

    Changes the deadline from 2015 to 2021 for certain energy efficiency standards.

  • 42 U.S.C. 6295(u)(3)(D)(ii)

    2017 → 2023

    Changes the deadline from 2017 to 2023 for compliance with certain energy efficiency standards.

  • 42 U.S.C. 6295(u)(3)(E)(ii)

    July 1, 2017, → the effective date of the amendment under subparagraph (D)(ii)

    Alters the reference date for compliance from July 1, 2017, to the effective date of the new amendment.

  • 42 U.S.C. 6295(u)(3)(E)

    (iv) Treatment in rule.--In the rule under subparagraph (D)(ii) and subsequent amendments the Secretary may treat some or all external power supplies designed to be connected to a security or life safety alarm or surveillance system as a separate product class or may extend the nonapplication under clause (ii).

    Allows flexibility for the Secretary to classify certain external power supplies as a separate product class for these efficiency standards.

Action History

  1. Introduced in House

  2. Introduced in House

  3. Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

  4. Mr. Upton moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.

  5. Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H566-568)

  6. DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 511.

  7. Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text of measure as passed: CR H567)

  8. On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text of measure as passed: CR H567)

  9. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  10. Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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Frequently asked questions

What does HR 511 do?
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Power And Security Systems (PASS) Act This bill amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to require the Department of Energy to issue a rule by July 1, 2021, that determines whether energy conservation standards for external power supplies should be amended. The rule must contain any amended standards and apply to products manufactured on or after July 1, 2023. Current law exempts external power supplies for security or life safety systems (e.g., smoke alarms) from energy conservation standards until July 1, 2017. This bill extends the exemption until July 1, 2023.
Who sponsors HR 511?
HR 511 is sponsored by Welch, Peter (Democratic) and Brooks, Susan W. (Republican).
What is the current status of HR 511?
This bill died with 115th Congress. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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