Energy Independence and Security Act

Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007

Other short titles	Advanced Geothermal Energy Research and Development Act of 2007 Department of Energy Carbon Capture and Sequestration Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 2007 Green Jobs Act of 2007 Marine and Hydrokinetic Renewable Energy Research and Development Act Solar Energy Research and Advancement Act of 2007 Ten-in-Ten Fuel Economy Act United States Energy Storage Competitiveness Act of 2007 Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act
Long title	An Act to move the United States toward greater energy independence and security, to increase the production of clean renewable fuels, to protect consumers, to increase the efficiency of products, buildings, and vehicles, to promote research on and deploy greenhouse gas capture and storage options, and to improve the energy performance of the Federal Government, and for other purposes.
Acronyms (colloquial)	EISA
Nicknames	Long-Term Energy Alternatives for the Nation Act
Enacted by	the 110th United States Congress
Effective	December 19, 2007
Citations
Public law	110-140
Statutes at Large	121 Stat. 1492
Codification
Titles amended	42 U.S.C.: Public Health and Social Welfare
U.S.C. sections created	42 U.S.C. ch. 152 § 17001 et seq.
Legislative history
Introduced in the House as H.R. 6 by Nick J. Rahall, II (D–WV) on January 12, 2007 Committee consideration by House Ways and Means, House Natural Resources, House Budget, House Rules, House Transportation and Infrastructure Passed the House on January 18, 2007 (264-163, Roll call vote 040, via Clerk.House.gov) Passed the Senate on June 21, 2007 (65-27, Roll call vote 226, via Senate.gov) with amendment House agreed to Senate amendment on December 6, 2007 (235-181, Roll call vote 1140, via Clerk.House.gov) with further amendment Senate agreed to House amendment on December 13, 2007 (86-8, Roll call vote 430, via Senate.gov) Signed into law by President George W. Bush on December 19, 2007

The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (Pub.L. 110-140 originally named the Clean Energy Act of 2007) is an Act of Congress concerning the energy policy of the United States. As part of the Democratic Party's 100-Hour Plan during the 110th Congress, it was introduced in the United States House of Representatives by Representative Nick Rahall of West Virginia, along with 198 cosponsors. Despite Rahall becoming 1 of only 4 Democrats to oppose the final bill, it passed in the House without amendment in January 2007. When the Act was introduced in the Senate in June 2007, it was combined with Senate Bill S. 1419: Renewable Fuels, Consumer Protection, and Energy Efficiency Act of 2007. This amended version passed the Senate on June 21, 2007. After further amendments and negotiation between the House and Senate, a revised bill passed both houses on December 18, 2007 and President Bush, a Republican, signed it into law on December 19, 2007, in response to his "Twenty in Ten" challenge to reduce gasoline consumption by 20% in 10 years.

The stated purpose of the act is “to move the United States toward greater energy independence and security, to increase the production of clean renewable fuels, to protect consumers, to increase the efficiency of products, buildings, and vehicles, to promote research on and deploy greenhouse gas capture and storage options, and to improve the energy performance of the Federal Government, and for other purposes.”. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi promoted the Act as a way of lowering energy costs to consumers. The bill followed another major piece of energy legislation, the Energy Policy Act of 2005.

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