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Powering Productivity Act
Sponsored By: Representative Casten, Sean [D-IL-6]
Introduced
Summary
Measure and accelerate U.S. energy productivity. This bill would create a federal program to baseline, monitor, and report how efficiently energy inputs deliver economic and social value, and to identify ways to improve performance.
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- Policymakers and agencies would get new data tools. The Energy Information Administration would publish an "Energy Productivity Indicators Quarterly" aligned with Bureau of Labor Statistics output measures, and the Secretary of Energy must publish a national baseline within 18 months.
- Businesses and workers would see targeted analysis of competitiveness and jobs. Comprehensive assessments every three years would quantify economic impacts, examine policy pathways to cut energy costs, and evaluate risks like stranded assets.
- Communities, households, and the environment would be part of the analysis. Each assessment must consider lifecycle effects on water use, pollution, public health, materials, and waste and estimate benefits such as lower pollution and energy costs.
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Analyzed Economic Effects
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New national energy productivity reports
If enacted, the Secretary of Energy would publish a national energy productivity baseline assessment within 18 months and update a comprehensive assessment every three years. The Energy Information Administration would publish an Energy Productivity Indicators Quarterly at least quarterly after the baseline, using the same sector output measures as the Bureau of Labor Statistics and coordinating timing with the Secretary of Labor. Assessments would quantify direct and indirect economic, environmental, health, and societal impacts of faster energy productivity, including effects on energy costs, jobs, pollution, water use, and stranded-asset risks. Each assessment would analyze policy pathways, recommend federal research and programs, and consider lifecycle factors like water, public health, material use, emissions, and economic impacts.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Casten, Sean [D-IL-6]
IL • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14]
FL • D
Sponsored 2/20/2026
Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5]
MO • D
Sponsored 2/20/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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