United States · Bill · S
S. 167 (108th)
A bill to direct the Secretary of Energy to carry out a Next Generation Lighting Initiative.
Introduced
15 January 2003
Last action
15 January 2003 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S852-853)
Sponsors
Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM], Rep. DeWine, Mike [R-OH-7]
Subjects
Energy, Education
Source updated
24 March 2026
Summary
Next Generation Lighting Initiative Act - Directs the Secretary of Energy to implement: (1) the Next Generation Lighting Initiative to support research, development, demonstration, and commercial application activities related to advanced solid-state lighting technologies based on white light emitting diodes; (2) fundamental research activities of the Initiative through a private consortium (which may include private firms, trade associations and institutions of higher education), selected through a competitive process; and (3) development, demonstration, and commercial application activities of the Initiative through awards to private firms, trade associations, and institutions of higher education.
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Timeline
15 January 2003
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S852-853)
Source: IntroReferral
15 January 2003
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S851-852)
Source: IntroReferral
15 January 2003
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 15 January 2003 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 15 January 2003
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 15 January 2003
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 15 January 2003
Sponsors
- Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. DeWine, Mike [R-OH-7] · R · Sponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-bill/167
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/s/167
- us · 108-s-167 · source updated 24 March 2026