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113th Congress · 2013–2015
H.R. 643
To provide that no Federal or State requirement to increase energy efficient lighting in public buildings shall requi…
Energy House
Latest action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power. · February 15, 2013 Understand the measure
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Where it stands
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In committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
Recorded February 15, 2013, as the clerk wrote it
Sponsor
Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26]
Committee
Energy and Commerce Committee
Official title
To provide that no Federal or State requirement to increase energy efficient lighting in public buildings shall require a hospital, school, day care center, mental health facility, or nursing home to install or utilize such energy efficient lighting if the lighting contains mercury.
Recorded votes
None taken
The official record
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- Article I, Section 7 of the Constitution: how a bill becomes law
- Status, sponsor and actions from the official GovInfo record, read October 12, 2026 · see sources
Cite this record
- Reference number
bill-113-hr643- Permanent link
- https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-113-hr643
- Official source
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- Last checked
- Status and actions last read from the official GovInfo BILLSTATUS record
AP style
Vote Files, "H.R. 643 (113th Congress): To provide that no Federal or State requirement to increase energy efficient lighting in public buildings shall require a hospital, school, day care center, mental health facility, or nursing home to install or utilize …," last checked Oct. 12, 2026, citing Congress.gov, https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-113-hr643
APA
Vote Files. (2026, October 12). H.R. 643 (113th Congress): To provide that no Federal or State requirement to increase energy efficient lighting in public buildings shall require a hospital, school, day care center, mental health facility, or nursing home to install or utilize … [Bill record]. Retrieved October 14, 2026, from https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-113-hr643
Chicago
Vote Files. "H.R. 643 (113th Congress): To provide that no Federal or State requirement to increase energy efficient lighting in public buildings shall require a hospital, school, day care center, mental health facility, or nursing home to install or utilize …." Last modified October 12, 2026. Accessed October 14, 2026. https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-113-hr643.
BibTeX
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}Plain link
https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-113-hr643
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Official analyses
CBO cost estimates and CRS reports on H.R. 643
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On the record
No recorded vote
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