America’s Climate Security Act (S 2191)

This bipartisan bill would set a firm, economy-wide cap on America's global warming pollution.  The Climate Security Act passed out of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on December 5th and is now ready for a full Senate vote, which could come early next year.

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The Energy Bill (HR 6)

This summer, both the House and Senate passed separate energy bills.  Both bodies spent three months negotiating a compromise bill that incorporates the strongest provisions from each chamber.  Ultimately, the President signed a bill that raises automobile fuel economy standards and significantly expands a renewable fuels mandate.  Unfortunately, the final bill does not include several key provisions, including a Renewable Electricity Standard (“RES”), which would have required power plants to provide 15% of our energy from clean, renewable sources by 2020.

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United States-Israel Energy Cooperation Act

On December 19, 2007, the President signed The Energy Independence and Security Act (H.R. 6) into law. Of particular concern to the Jewish community, the Act included a provision ("The United States-Israel Energy Cooperation Act", "USIECA") that would encourage cooperation between the United States and Israel on research, development, and commercialization of alternative energy, improved energy efficiency, and renewable energy sources.

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