Renewable Energy Industry Development Act of 1983
Public Law 98-370 · H.R. 3169 · 98th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Jul 18, 1984 · Energy
Sponsor: Rep. Ron Wyden (D-OR-3)
Cosponsors (1): Rep. Cecil Heftel
Passage votes
- HouseUnanimous consent
- SenateVoice vote
Data notes
The final version of the law, as each chamber passed it. A chamber that passed it by voice vote or unanimous consent has no count. “Method not stated” means the record does not say how the chamber voted. Where the record has a member-by-member vote, the “Who voted for it” section shows who voted yea.
Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Renewable Energy Industry Development Act of 1983 - Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to require the Secretary of Commerce to conduct an evaluation of the domestic renewable energy industry and related service industries and to report his or her findings to Congress. Requires the Secretary to establish a program, on the basis of such evaluation, for enhancing commerce in renewable energy technologies. Provides that the funds required to carry out such program shall be requested for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 1984. Requires the establishment of an interagency working group which shall make recommendations to coordinate Government actions and programs affecting commerce in renewable energy products and related services.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Energy and Commerce Committee · House · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Energy Subcommittee; Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Competitiveness Subcommittee
Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Senate · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: National Parks Subcommittee
Data notes
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 20 actions.
- Jul 18, 1984Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 98-370.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Jul 6, 1984PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Jun 29, 1984Resolving differencesResolving differences · House Agreed to Senate Amendments by Unanimous Consent.
- Jun 28, 1984FloorFloor · Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
- Jun 8, 1984CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- May 23, 1984CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Mar 22, 1984CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by National Parks Subcommittee of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Nov 16, 1983FloorFloor · Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Nov 11, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Energy and Commerce Committee
- Nov 10, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Energy and Commerce Committee
- Oct 27, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Competitiveness Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Competitiveness Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee
- Oct 19, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Energy Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Energy Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee
- Jun 7, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Energy Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Competitiveness Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee
- May 26, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Energy and Commerce Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
Data notes
Shows the introduction, each committee and subcommittee step the source dates (referral, hearings, markup, report, discharge), and the floor, conference, presidential and became-law steps. Calendar placements, messages between the chambers, amendments and committee report numbers are not shown for laws before the 108th Congress. Two entries the source lists twice are shown once.
Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.