Today, the U.S. Senate approved the compromise version of economic stimulus legislation (American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, H.R. 1). This version was created by a House-Senate conference committee that met earlier this week to resolve differences between the different versions of the bill that had been approved by the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate.
As this legislation has already been approved by the U.S. House of Representatives it will now be sent to President Obama, who is expected to sign it by Monday, February 16.
As described in this post on Green Collar Blog, this legislation contains investments and tax credits to support clean energy, energy efficiency, and green jobs. The following links provide access to the complete bill text and related documents:
- Text of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, H.R. 1 (Conference Committee Version) – Division A
- Text of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, H.R. 1 (Conference Committee Version) – Division B
- Joint Explanatory Statement of the Conference Committee – Division A
- Joint Explanatory Statement of the Conference Committee – Division B
- Bill Summary – U.S. Senate Finance and U.S. House Ways & Means Committees
- Bill Summary – U.S. House Appropriations Committee
- Bill Summary – U.S. House Energy & Commerce Committee