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S. 1106 - Sensible Accounting to Value Energy Act of 2013

Housing and community development. 113th Congress (2013-2014) View bill details
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Summary:
A bill to improve the accuracy of mortgage underwriting used by Federal mortgage agencies by ensuring that energy costs are included in the underwriting process, to reduce the amount of energy consumed by homes, to facilitate the creation of energy efficiency retrofit and construction jobs, and for other purposes. (by CRS) 
Status:
The bill has been referred to committee. 
There have been no votes on this bill.

Sensible Accounting to Value Energy Act of 2013

S. 1106 — 113th Congress (2013–2014)

Summary
A bill to improve the accuracy of mortgage underwriting used by Federal mortgage agencies by ensuring that energy costs are included in the underwriting process, to reduce the amount of energy consumed by homes, to facilitate the creation of energy efficiency retrofit and construction jobs, and for other purposes. (by CRS)
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Title
A bill to improve the accuracy of mortgage underwriting used by Federal mortgage agencies by ensuring that energy costs are included in the underwriting process, to reduce the amount of energy consumed by homes, to facilitate the creation of energy efficiency retrofit and construction jobs, and for other purposes.
Other Titles
  • Sensible Accounting to Value Energy Act of 2013
  • Sensible Accounting to Value Energy Act of 2013
Sponsor
Michael F. Bennet
Co-Sponsors
Subjects
  • Housing and community development
  • Administrative law and regulatory procedures
  • Advisory bodies
  • Department of Housing and Urban Development
  • Energy efficiency and conservation
  • Energy prices
  • Government studies and investigations
  • Housing finance and home ownership
  • Public utilities and utility rates
  • Residential rehabilitation and home repair
Related Bills
Major Actions
Introduced6/06/2013
Referred to Committee
Bill History

There have been no votes on this bill.

ActionDateDescription
Introduced6/06/2013
6/06/2013Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
6/06/2013Introduced in Senate
5/07/2014Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Policy. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 113-466.
NumberSponsorDate OfferedStatus

Total contributions given to Senators from interest groups that…

supported this bill

Real estate
Democratic/Liberal
Real estate agents
Environmental policy
Chemicals
Engineering, architecture & construction mgmt svcs
Residential construction
Electronics manufacturing & services
Architectural services
Special trade contractors
Computer manufacture & services
Furniture & wood products
Manufacturing
Health & welfare policy
Other real estate services
Builders associations
Chambers of commerce
Building materials
Public official (elected or appointed)
Energy, Natural Resources and Environment
Consumer groups
$5,262,910
$80,700
$3,553,943
$1,284,015
$323,021
$316,971
$360,505
$163,812
$965,249
$1,179,481
$3,487,647
$1,927,595
$408,782
$5,823,182
$113,922
$1,369,879
$11,448,667
$6,929,704
$8,650
$399,870
$265,840
$45,674,345
$0
42 Organizations Supported and 0 Opposed; See Which Ones
42 Organizations Supported and 0 Opposed; See Which Ones

Organizations that took a position on
Sensible Accounting to Value Energy Act of 2013

42 organizations supported this bill

Affordable Comfort
undersigned organizations (2013, October 21). Coalition Letter supporting S. 1106, the Sensible Accounting to Value Energy Act (SAVE Act). Retrieved November 12, 2013, from U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
Alliance for Environmental Sustainability
undersigned (2013, August 1). SAVE Act Coalition Letter. Retrieved August 30, 2013, from National Housing Conference.
Alliance to Save Energy
undersigned (2013, August 1). SAVE Act Coalition Letter. Retrieved August 30, 2013, from National Housing Conference.
American Chemistry Council
undersigned (2013, August 1). SAVE Act Coalition Letter. Retrieved August 30, 2013, from National Housing Conference.
American Institute of Architects
undersigned (2013, August 1). SAVE Act Coalition Letter. Retrieved August 30, 2013, from National Housing Conference.
Appraisal Institute
undersigned (2013, August 1). SAVE Act Coalition Letter. Retrieved August 30, 2013, from National Housing Conference.
BASF
undersigned (2013, August 1). SAVE Act Coalition Letter. Retrieved August 30, 2013, from National Housing Conference.
Blow-in-Blanket Contractors Association
undersigned (2013, August 1). SAVE Act Coalition Letter. Retrieved August 30, 2013, from National Housing Conference.
building energy efficient codes network
undersigned (2013, August 1). SAVE Act Coalition Letter. Retrieved August 30, 2013, from National Housing Conference.
california energy efficiency industry council
undersigned organizations (2013, October 21). Coalition Letter supporting S. 1106, the Sensible Accounting to Value Energy Act (SAVE Act). Retrieved November 12, 2013, from U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
Center for American Progress
undersigned organizations (2013, October 21). Coalition Letter supporting S. 1106, the Sensible Accounting to Value Energy Act (SAVE Act). Retrieved November 12, 2013, from U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
Center for Neighborhood Technology
undersigned (2013, August 1). SAVE Act Coalition Letter. Retrieved August 30, 2013, from National Housing Conference.
CNT Energy
undersigned organizations (2013, October 21). Coalition Letter supporting S. 1106, the Sensible Accounting to Value Energy Act (SAVE Act). Retrieved November 12, 2013, from U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
Consumer Federation of America
undersigned organizations (2013, October 21). Coalition Letter supporting S. 1106, the Sensible Accounting to Value Energy Act (SAVE Act). Retrieved November 12, 2013, from U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
Digital Energy and Sustainability Solutions Campaign
undersigned (2013, August 1). SAVE Act Coalition Letter. Retrieved August 30, 2013, from National Housing Conference.
Dow Chemical Company
undersigned (2013, August 1). SAVE Act Coalition Letter. Retrieved August 30, 2013, from National Housing Conference.
efficiency first
undersigned (2013, August 1). SAVE Act Coalition Letter. Retrieved August 30, 2013, from National Housing Conference.
Environmental Defense Fund
undersigned (2013, August 1). SAVE Act Coalition Letter. Retrieved August 30, 2013, from National Housing Conference.
Green Builder Coalition
undersigned (2013, August 1). SAVE Act Coalition Letter. Retrieved August 30, 2013, from National Housing Conference.
Insulation Contractors Association of America
undersigned (2013, August 1). SAVE Act Coalition Letter. Retrieved August 30, 2013, from National Housing Conference.
International Association of Certified Home Inspectors
undersigned (2013, August 1). SAVE Act Coalition Letter. Retrieved August 30, 2013, from National Housing Conference.
International Code Council
undersigned (2013, August 1). SAVE Act Coalition Letter. Retrieved August 30, 2013, from National Housing Conference.
Johns Manville
undersigned (2013, August 1). SAVE Act Coalition Letter. Retrieved August 30, 2013, from National Housing Conference.
Leading Builders of America
undersigned (2013, August 1). SAVE Act Coalition Letter. Retrieved August 30, 2013, from National Housing Conference.
Masco
undersigned (2013, August 1). SAVE Act Coalition Letter. Retrieved August 30, 2013, from National Housing Conference.
Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance
undersigned (2013, August 1). SAVE Act Coalition Letter. Retrieved August 30, 2013, from National Housing Conference.
National Association of Home Builders
undersigned (2013, August 1). SAVE Act Coalition Letter. Retrieved August 30, 2013, from National Housing Conference.
National Association of Manufacturers
undersigned organizations (2013, October 21). Coalition Letter supporting S. 1106, the Sensible Accounting to Value Energy Act (SAVE Act). Retrieved November 12, 2013, from U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
National Association of Realtors
undersigned (2013, August 1). SAVE Act Coalition Letter. Retrieved August 30, 2013, from National Housing Conference.
National Association of State Energy Officials
undersigned (2013, August 1). SAVE Act Coalition Letter. Retrieved August 30, 2013, from National Housing Conference.
National Association of the Remodeling Industry
undersigned organizations (2013, October 21). Coalition Letter supporting S. 1106, the Sensible Accounting to Value Energy Act (SAVE Act). Retrieved November 12, 2013, from U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
National Electrical Manufacturers Association
undersigned (2013, August 1). SAVE Act Coalition Letter. Retrieved August 30, 2013, from National Housing Conference.
National Housing Conference
undersigned (2013, August 1). SAVE Act Coalition Letter. Retrieved August 30, 2013, from National Housing Conference.
North American Insulation Manufacturers Association
undersigned (2013, August 1). SAVE Act Coalition Letter. Retrieved August 30, 2013, from National Housing Conference.
northeast energy efficiency partnerships
undersigned (2013, August 1). SAVE Act Coalition Letter. Retrieved August 30, 2013, from National Housing Conference.
Passive House Institute US
undersigned (2013, August 1). SAVE Act Coalition Letter. Retrieved August 30, 2013, from National Housing Conference.
Real Estate Roundtable
undersigned (2013, August 1). SAVE Act Coalition Letter. Retrieved August 30, 2013, from National Housing Conference.
Residential Energy Services Network
undersigned (2013, August 1). SAVE Act Coalition Letter. Retrieved August 30, 2013, from National Housing Conference.
southeast energy efficiency alliance
undersigned (2013, August 1). SAVE Act Coalition Letter. Retrieved August 30, 2013, from National Housing Conference.
structural insulated panel association
undersigned (2013, August 1). SAVE Act Coalition Letter. Retrieved August 30, 2013, from National Housing Conference.
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
undersigned organizations (2013, October 21). Coalition Letter supporting S. 1106, the Sensible Accounting to Value Energy Act (SAVE Act). Retrieved November 12, 2013, from U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
U.S. Green Building Council
undersigned (2013, August 1). SAVE Act Coalition Letter. Retrieved August 30, 2013, from National Housing Conference.

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Namesort iconPartyState$ From Interest Groups
That Supported		$ From Interest Groups
That Opposed
Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$313,167$0
Kelly AyotteRNH$275,565$0
Tammy BaldwinDWI$863,139$0
John BarrassoRWY$188,773$0
Max BaucusDMT$186,828$0
Mark BegichDAK$588,059$0
Michael F. BennetDCO$788,698$0
Richard BlumenthalDCT$468,872$0
Roy BluntRMO$656,242$0
John BoozmanRAR$129,848$0
Barbara BoxerDCA$964,507$0
Sherrod BrownDOH$960,906$0
Richard BurrRNC$378,152$0
Maria CantwellDWA$328,360$0
Ben CardinDMD$406,039$0
Tom CarperDDE$279,307$0
Bob CaseyDPA$440,460$0
Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$55,400$0
Daniel CoatsRIN$205,283$0
Tom CoburnROK$71,490$0
William Thad CochranRMS$191,788$0
Susan M. CollinsRME$262,150$0
Christopher A. CoonsDDE$535,046$0
Bob CorkerRTN$575,047$0
John CornynRTX$724,652$0
William M. CowanDMA$0$0
Mike CrapoRID$142,930$0
Ted CruzRTX$638,941$0
Joe DonnellyDIN$339,425$0
Dick DurbinDIL$379,521$0
Mike EnziRWY$86,750$0
Dianne FeinsteinDCA$366,404$0
Deb FischerRNE$147,673$0
Jeff FlakeRAZ$317,950$0
Al FrankenDMN$670,378$0
Kirsten E. GillibrandDNY$1,375,019$0
Lindsey GrahamRSC$509,695$0
Chuck GrassleyRIA$173,424$0
Kay R. HaganDNC$709,741$0
Tom HarkinDIA$49,853$0
Orrin G. HatchRUT$406,464$0
Martin HeinrichDNM$655,904$0
Heidi HeitkampDND$134,779$0
Dean HellerRNV$424,797$0
Mazie K. HironoDHI$332,370$0
John HoevenRND$207,530$0
Jim InhofeROK$182,370$0
Johnny IsaksonRGA$776,753$0
Mike JohannsRNE$8,650$0
Ron JohnsonRWI$369,425$0
Tim JohnsonDSD$56,020$0
Tim KaineDVA$985,665$0
Angus S. King, Jr.IME$141,201$0
Mark KirkRIL$697,280$0
Amy KlobucharDMN$261,034$0
Mary L. LandrieuDLA$869,321$0
Patrick J. LeahyDVT$153,995$0
Mike LeeRUT$90,757$0
Carl LevinDMI$10$0
Joe Manchin, IIIDWV$427,335$0
John McCainRAZ$385,546$0
Claire McCaskillDMO$529,271$0
Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$944,368$0
Bob MenéndezDNJ$1,011,278$0
Jeff MerkleyDOR$403,040$0
Barbara A. MikulskiDMD$189,300$0
Jerry MoranRKS$265,815$0
Lisa MurkowskiRAK$255,846$0
Chris MurphyDCT$858,277$0
Patty MurrayDWA$555,801$0
Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$609,405$0
Rand PaulRKY$218,134$0
Rob PortmanROH$883,372$0
Mark L. PryorDAR$463,224$0
John "Jack" ReedDRI$185,968$0
Harry ReidDNV$1,024,602$0
Jim RischRID$88,800$0
Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$387,431$0
John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$33,600$0
Marco RubioRFL$758,051$0
Bernie SandersIVT$354,642$0
Brian SchatzDHI$481,138$0
Chuck SchumerDNY$1,249,002$0
Tim ScottRSC$432,865$0
Jeff SessionsRAL$68,050$0
Jeanne ShaheenDNH$614,714$0
Richard C. ShelbyRAL$188,174$0
Debbie StabenowDMI$363,807$0
Jon TesterDMT$644,488$0
John ThuneRSD$381,836$0
Patrick J. ToomeyRPA$1,059,801$0
Mark UdallDCO$1,356,619$0
Tom UdallDNM$458,038$0
David VitterRLA$479,750$0
Mark R. WarnerDVA$794,524$0
Elizabeth WarrenDMA$1,939,061$0
Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$284,527$0
Roger F. WickerRMS$168,450$0
Ron WydenDOR$376,588$0

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NamePartyState$ From Interest Groups
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That Opposed
Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$313,167$0
Kelly AyotteRNH$275,565$0
Tammy BaldwinDWI$863,139$0
John BarrassoRWY$188,773$0
Max BaucusDMT$186,828$0
Mark BegichDAK$588,059$0
Michael F. BennetDCO$788,698$0
Richard BlumenthalDCT$468,872$0
Roy BluntRMO$656,242$0
John BoozmanRAR$129,848$0
Barbara BoxerDCA$964,507$0
Sherrod BrownDOH$960,906$0
Richard BurrRNC$378,152$0
Maria CantwellDWA$328,360$0
Ben CardinDMD$406,039$0
Tom CarperDDE$279,307$0
Bob CaseyDPA$440,460$0
Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$55,400$0
Daniel CoatsRIN$205,283$0
Tom CoburnROK$71,490$0
William Thad CochranRMS$191,788$0
Susan M. CollinsRME$262,150$0
Christopher A. CoonsDDE$535,046$0
Bob CorkerRTN$575,047$0
John CornynRTX$724,652$0
William M. CowanDMA$0$0
Mike CrapoRID$142,930$0
Ted CruzRTX$638,941$0
Joe DonnellyDIN$339,425$0
Dick DurbinDIL$379,521$0
Mike EnziRWY$86,750$0
Dianne FeinsteinDCA$366,404$0
Deb FischerRNE$147,673$0
Jeff FlakeRAZ$317,950$0
Al FrankenDMN$670,378$0
Kirsten E. GillibrandDNY$1,375,019$0
Lindsey GrahamRSC$509,695$0
Chuck GrassleyRIA$173,424$0
Kay R. HaganDNC$709,741$0
Tom HarkinDIA$49,853$0
Orrin G. HatchRUT$406,464$0
Martin HeinrichDNM$655,904$0
Heidi HeitkampDND$134,779$0
Dean HellerRNV$424,797$0
Mazie K. HironoDHI$332,370$0
John HoevenRND$207,530$0
Jim InhofeROK$182,370$0
Johnny IsaksonRGA$776,753$0
Mike JohannsRNE$8,650$0
Ron JohnsonRWI$369,425$0
Tim JohnsonDSD$56,020$0
Tim KaineDVA$985,665$0
Angus S. King, Jr.IME$141,201$0
Mark KirkRIL$697,280$0
Amy KlobucharDMN$261,034$0
Mary L. LandrieuDLA$869,321$0
Patrick J. LeahyDVT$153,995$0
Mike LeeRUT$90,757$0
Carl LevinDMI$10$0
Joe Manchin, IIIDWV$427,335$0
John McCainRAZ$385,546$0
Claire McCaskillDMO$529,271$0
Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$944,368$0
Bob MenéndezDNJ$1,011,278$0
Jeff MerkleyDOR$403,040$0
Barbara A. MikulskiDMD$189,300$0
Jerry MoranRKS$265,815$0
Lisa MurkowskiRAK$255,846$0
Chris MurphyDCT$858,277$0
Patty MurrayDWA$555,801$0
Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$609,405$0
Rand PaulRKY$218,134$0
Rob PortmanROH$883,372$0
Mark L. PryorDAR$463,224$0
John "Jack" ReedDRI$185,968$0
Harry ReidDNV$1,024,602$0
Jim RischRID$88,800$0
Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$387,431$0
John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$33,600$0
Marco RubioRFL$758,051$0
Bernie SandersIVT$354,642$0
Brian SchatzDHI$481,138$0
Chuck SchumerDNY$1,249,002$0
Tim ScottRSC$432,865$0
Jeff SessionsRAL$68,050$0
Jeanne ShaheenDNH$614,714$0
Richard C. ShelbyRAL$188,174$0
Debbie StabenowDMI$363,807$0
Jon TesterDMT$644,488$0
John ThuneRSD$381,836$0
Patrick J. ToomeyRPA$1,059,801$0
Mark UdallDCO$1,356,619$0
Tom UdallDNM$458,038$0
David VitterRLA$479,750$0
Mark R. WarnerDVA$794,524$0
Elizabeth WarrenDMA$1,939,061$0
Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$284,527$0
Roger F. WickerRMS$168,450$0
Ron WydenDOR$376,588$0

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$ Donated
Real estate$11,448,667
Democratic/Liberal$6,929,704
Real estate agents$5,823,182
Environmental policy$5,262,910
Chemicals$3,553,943
Engineering, architecture & construction mgmt svcs$3,487,647
Residential construction$1,927,595
Electronics manufacturing & services$1,369,879
Architectural services$1,284,015
Special trade contractors$1,179,481
Computer manufacture & services$965,249
Furniture & wood products$408,782
Manufacturing$399,870
Health & welfare policy$360,505
Other real estate services$323,021
Builders associations$316,971
Chambers of commerce$265,840
Building materials$163,812
Public official (elected or appointed)$113,922
Energy, Natural Resources and Environment$80,700
Consumer groups$8,650

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