US Congress Senate Bill 1971 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-1)
Status: Introduced on January 29 2014 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2014-12-10 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 636.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Nexus of Energy and Water for Sustainability Act of 2014 or NEWS Act of 2014 - Requires the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy to establish either Committee on Energy-Water Nexus for Sustainability or the Subcommittee on Energy-Water Nexus for Sustainability under the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC), co-chaired by the Secretary of Energy (DOE) and Secretary of the Interior. Defines "energy-water nexus" as the link between: (1) energy efficiency and the quantity of water needed to produce fuels and energy; and (2) the quantity of energy needed to transport, reclaim, and treat water. Requires the Committee or Subcommittee to: (1) serve as a forum for developing common federal goals and plans on energy-water nexus issues; (2) promote coordination of the related activities of all federal departments and agencies; (3) coordinate and develop capabilities for data collection, categorization, and dissemination of data from and to other federal departments and agencies; and (4) engage in information exchange between federal departments and agencies. Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), by 30 days after the President submits the budget of the U.S. Government each year, to submit to specified congressional committees an interagency budget crosscut report that: (1) displays the budget proposed, including any interagency or intra-agency transfer, for each of the federal agencies that carry out energy-water nexus projects for the upcoming fiscal year; (2) identifies all federal and state expenditures since 2011 on energy-water nexus projects; and (3) lists all energy-water nexus projects to be undertaken in the upcoming fiscal year, with the federal portion of funds for those projects.

NEWS Act of 2014

Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R-AK]	Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI]	Sen. Mary Landrieu [D-LA]	Sen. Brian Schatz [D-HI]
Sen. Tom Udall [D-NM]	Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-12-10	Senate	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 636.
2014-12-10	Senate	Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Landrieu with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 113-296.
2014-11-13	Senate	Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
2014-06-25	Senate	Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 113-428.
2014-01-29	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S602)
2014-01-29	Senate	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S601-602)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/1971/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/s1971/BILLS-113s1971is.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/s1971/BILLS-113s1971rs.pdf