United States · Bill · S
S. 1191 (113th)
Better Buildings Act of 2013
Introduced
19 June 2013
Last action
25 June 2013 · Committee
Status
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 113-70.
Sponsors
Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO], Sen. Ayotte, Kelly [R-NH]
Subjects
Energy, Climate
Source updated
24 March 2026
Summary
Better Buildings Act of 2013 - Amends the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to require the Department of Energy's (DOE) Assistant Secretary of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy to study the feasibility of: (1) significantly improving energy efficiency in commercial buildings through the design and construction of separate spaces with high-performance energy efficiency measures, and (2) encouraging owners and tenants to implement such measures in separate spaces. Requires the Secretary to publish such study on DOE's website. Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Secretary of Energy to develop a voluntary Tenant Star program within the Energy Star program to recognize tenants in commercial buildings that voluntarily achieve high levels of energy efficiency in separate spaces. Requires DOE's Administrator of the Energy Information Administration to collect data on categories of building occupancy that consume significant quantities of energy and on other aspects of the property, building operation, or building occupancy determined to be relevant to lowering energy consumption. Prohibits the impact on climate change from being a factor in determining energy efficiency of commercial building tenants.
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Timeline
19 June 2013
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Source: IntroReferral
19 June 2013
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
25 June 2013
Committee
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 113-70.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 19 June 2013 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Ayotte, Kelly [R-NH] · R · Sponsor
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Related records
- related to → Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2014
- related to ← Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2014
- related to ← Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2014
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/1191
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/s/1191
- us · 113-s-1191 · source updated 24 March 2026