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“On agreeing to the Perry amendment (A013) Failed by recorded vote: 127 - 297 (Roll no. 236).”
This amendment attempted to remove all funding for the Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. Because the amendment was voted down by the House, the original funding for green energy research and efficiency programs remains in the bill.
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An amendment numbered 32 printed in House Report 119-232 to strike all funding for the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
“On agreeing to the Perry amendment (A013) Failed by recorded vote: 127 - 297 (Roll no. 236).”
This amendment attempted to remove all funding for the Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. Because the amendment was voted down by the House, the original funding for green energy research and efficiency programs remains in the bill.
This was an effort to end federal financial support for sustainable energy technologies. Had it passed, it would have stopped government-funded research aimed at reducing carbon emissions and lowering energy costs for consumers.
Renewable energy companies, scientific researchers, and homeowners who use federal energy efficiency programs would have been the most directly affected.