United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1485 (117th)
Open Back Better Act of 2021
Introduced
2 March 2021
Last action
3 March 2021 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
Sponsors
Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT], Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9], Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44], Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20], Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7], Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50], Rep. Bowman, Jamaal [D-NY-16]
Subjects
Environment, Energy
Source updated
21 January 2026
Summary
Open Back Better Act of 2021 This bill directs the Department of Energy (DOE) to provide grants to federal and state agencies and tribal organizations to implement building projects that increase resiliency, energy efficiency, renewable energy, and grid integration. It also provides grants for projects that may have combined heat and power and energy storage as project components. States must use at least 40% of grant funds to implement projects in environmental justice communities or low-income communities that have been adversely impacted by the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic.
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Timeline
2 March 2021
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Source: IntroReferral
2 March 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
2 March 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
3 March 2021
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 2 March 2021 · Download file
Documents
3 official files
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Sponsors
- Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] · D · Sponsor
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bowman, Jamaal [D-NY-16] · D · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to → Open Back Better Act of 2021
- related to ← CLEAN Future Act
- related to ← LIFT America Act
- related to ← Open Back Better Act of 2020
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1485
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/1485
- us · 117-hr-1485 · source updated 21 January 2026