U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
SB5651: National Institutes of Clean Energy Act of 2026
Status: In committee, September 30, 2026
A bill to establish the National Institutes of Clean Energy.
What the bill says
To establish the National Institutes of Clean Energy.
From the introduced text, September 30, 2026:
A BILL To establish the National Institutes of Clean Energy. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Institutes of Clean Energy Act of 2026 . SECTION 2. National Institutes of Clean Energy (a) Definitions In this (B) minimizes energy, water, and material resource use; (C) was produced by or helps generate a renewable energy source; and (D) minimizes environmental harms to or negative public health impacts on frontline, vulnerable, and disadvantaged communities. (2) Frontline, vulnerable, and disadvantaged community The term frontline, vulnerable, and disadvantaged community means a community-- (A) in an area described in section 301(a) of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 ( 42 U.S.C. 3161(a) ); and (B) in which climate change, pollution, or environmental destruction have exacerbated systemic racial, regional, social, environmental, gender, and economic injustices by disproportionately affecting Black, Brown, and Indigenous peoples, other communities of color, migrant communities, deindustrialized communities, depopulated rural communities, the poor, low-income workers, women, the elderly, the unhoused, people with disabilities, or youth. (3) Institutes The term Institutes means the National Institutes of Clean Energy established under subsection (b). (4) Land-grant college or university The term land-grant college or university means-- (A) an institution that is eligible to receive funds under the Act of July 2, 1862 (commonly known as the First Morrill …
Sponsors
- Warren, Elizabeth (D) · primary sponsor
- Padilla, Alex (D, SD-CA)
- Bernard Sanders (I, SD-VT)
- Van Hollen, Chris (D)
Latest actions
- : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- : Introduced in Senate
Subjects: Energy
Common questions
- What is SB5651?
- SB5651 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): National Institutes of Clean Energy Act of 2026.
- What does SB5651 do?
- In its own words: To establish the National Institutes of Clean Energy.
- What is the status of SB5651?
- In committee as of September 30, 2026. Latest action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (September 30, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB5651?
- Warren, Elizabeth (D), with 3 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB5651?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5651
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