Conserve by Bike Act Approved by U.S. Senate

Today the Senate unanimously approved the Conserve by Bike Act (https://www.bikeleague.org/educenter/durbin_amendment.pdf) as an amendment to the Senate Energy Bill. Senators Richard Durbin (D-IL) and Susan Collins (R-ME) introduced the Act.

The House of Representatives adopted a Conserve by Bike Amendment to H.R. 6, the Energy Policy Act, on April 11. When the Senate completes action on its full Energy Bill, a conference committee will meet to work out differences in the two energy measures. Because both the House and the Senate have approved identical Conserve by Bike language, it is virtually assured of passage when the House and Senate conference committee meets to work out the differences in their two Energy Bills.

Senate passage of the Energy Bill and conference consideration will not begin until after Labor Day. Once both Houses agree, the President must sign the Bill into law before the US DOT can begin to determine what the pilot programs should look like. For more details on the Conserve by Bike Act, visit the League’s Online Advocacy Center at http://www.bikeleague.org.