HR 501 United States House · 117th Congress

Climate Smart Ports Act

Summary

Climate Smart Ports Act This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a grant program for purchasing or installing equipment and technology to reduce pollution at ports. Specifically, the grants must be used for equipment or technology that produces zero exhaust emissions of certain pollutants and greenhouse gases or captures 100% of the exhaust emissions produced by an ocean-going vessel at berth.

Issues: ✓ Energy ✓ Environment ✓ Transportation

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2021

Committee Review

Floor Vote

President

Introduced Jan 28, 2021 Last action Feb 2, 2021

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Full legislative history

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Total actions

3

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Committee

2

Feb 2, 2021

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.

lower

Jan 28, 2021

Committee

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

lower

Jan 28, 2021

Introduced

Introduced in House

lower

1 primary · 38 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role

Legislator

Party

State

District

Nanette Diaz Barragán

Alan S. Lowenthal

Alcee L. Hastings

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Carolyn B. Maloney

Chellie Pingree