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Proposal:Clean Cooking Support Act

This proposal is archived and closed to further debate. It was introduced in the 117th Congress, which has concluded, and the bill was not enacted into law.
Geographic Scope
National

Description

Clean Cooking Support Act

This bill provides for a way of increasing the number of clean cookstoves and fuels for household, institutional, or commercial use throughout the world.

The Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) shall jointly establish the Clean Cooking Interagency Working Group to assist with overseeing the planning, management, and coordination of initiatives to increase the number of clean cookstoves and fuels worldwide.

The State Department, USAID, the Department of Energy, the National Institutes of Health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Environmental Protection Agency shall work with the Clean Cooking Alliance to carry out clean cooking activities that relate to the missions of such departments or agencies.

Bill Title

Clean Cooking Support Act

Linked Goals

Steps

  • 2021-11-18: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S8453)
  • 2021-11-18: Introduced in Senate

Projected Outcome

A more informed proposal or public response aligned with the Promote General Welfare goal.