S. 239 -  Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2017 - encourages the use of Energy Savings Performance Contracts (ESPCs) and Utility Energy Savings Contracts (UESCs) in federal buildings. Mandatory federal audits already outline energy savings projects for federal facilities aimed at reducing energy consumption and saving tax dollars; however, federal agencies are currently not required to implement these changes. This legislation changes that and would allow projects to be paid for by ESPCs or UESCs. ESPCs and UESCs are innovative public-private partnerships in which private companies use their own money and resources to make energy efficiency upgrades to federal buildings. In exchange for making energy efficient upgrades, those private companies receive a portion of the money saved as a result of the increased efficiency in federal buildings. ESPCs and UESCs create private sector jobs upgrading the federal governments estimated three billion square feet of office space at no real cost to taxpayers.

H.R. 723 - Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2017 - House version of S. 239. 

S. 385 - Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act - also known as the Portman-Shaheen energy efficiency bill. This bill includes a provision that would repeal Section 433, a ban on fossil fuel-generated energy in Federal buildings. 

H.R. 1443 - Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act - also known as the McKinley-Welch energy efficiency.  This bill is the House champion to S. 385. This bill includes a provision that would repeal Section 433, a ban on fossil fuel-generated energy in Federal buildings. 

H.R.4476, PURPA Modernization Act of 2017;

S.79, Securing Energy Infrastructure Act;

S. 1844, Coordinating Interagency Review of Natural Gas Infrastructure Act; Promote & protect the interests of natural gas utilities regarding pipeline safety legislation and any regulatory regime affecting natural gas utilities.  Promote the development of the natural gas vehicle market by supporting various incentives. Labor-HHS Appropriations Legislation -Support adequate funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP).  The program is fully authorized at $5.1 billion and for the past several years it has not been funded above $3.4 billion.  This changed in late May when the 2018 omnibus appropriations bill raised funding to over $3.6 billion.  Will continue to ask for substantial program support and funding in FY2019
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