United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1268 (114th)
Energy Efficient Government Technology Act
Introduced
4 March 2015
Last action
15 March 2016 · Introduced
Status
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Sponsors
Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18], Rep. Kinzinger, Adam [R-IL-16], Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT], Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1], Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20], Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50]
Subjects
Environment, Energy, Budget
Source updated
24 March 2026
Environment · Energy · Budget
Summary
Energy Efficient Government Technology Act This bill amends the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to require: (1) each federal agency to coordinate with the Office of Management and Budget, the Department of Energy (DOE), and the Environmental Protection Agency to develop an implementation strategy for the maintenance, purchase, and use of energy-efficient and energy-saving information technologies; (2) DOE to maintain a data center energy practitioner program that leads to the certification of energy practitioners qualified to evaluate the energy usage and efficiency opportunities in federal data centers; and (3) DOE to establish an open data initiative to make information about federal data center energy usage available and accessible in a manner that encourages data center innovation, optimization, and consolidation.
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Timeline
4 March 2015
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
4 March 2015
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
4 March 2015
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Source: IntroReferral
6 March 2015
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
Source: Committee
24 February 2016
Committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Source: Committee
25 February 2016
Reported
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Source: Committee
25 February 2016
Committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Source: Committee
14 March 2016
Passed
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Source: Floor
14 March 2016
Passed
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1305-1306)
Source: Floor
14 March 2016
Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H1305-1306)
Source: Floor
14 March 2016
Floor
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1268.
Source: Floor
14 March 2016
Floor
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1305-1307)
Source: Floor
14 March 2016
Floor
Mr. Whitfield moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Source: Floor
15 March 2016
Introduced
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Referred in Senate · 15 March 2016 · Download file
- Engrossed in House · 14 March 2016 · Download file
- Introduced in House · 4 March 2015 · Download file
Documents
8 official files
Referred in Senate (text)
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Referred in Senate (text)
Referred in Senate · EN · 15 March 2016
Referred in Senate (PDF)
Referred in Senate · EN · 15 March 2016
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Engrossed in House (text)
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Engrossed in House (PDF)
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Passed House amended
summary · EN · 14 March 2016
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 4 March 2015
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Introduced in House
summary · EN · 4 March 2015
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Sponsors
- Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Kinzinger, Adam [R-IL-16] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] · D · Cosponsor
- · sseg00 · Standing
- · hsif00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015
- related to → To promote energy efficiency, and for other purposes.
- related to → Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015
- related to ← Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2015
- related to ← Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2015
- related to ← Energy Efficient Government Technology Act
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1268
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/1268
- us · 114-hr-1268 · source updated 24 March 2026