{"format":1,"id":"117-s-442","congress":117,"number":"S. 442","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"BRIGHT Act","title_source":"Short Titles as Enacted","official_title":"A bill to amend title 40, United States Code, to require the Administrator of General Services to procure the most life-cycle cost effective and energy efficient lighting products and to issue guidance on the efficiency, effectiveness, and economy of those products, and for other purposes.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"A bill to amend title 40, United States Code, to require the Administrator of General Services to procure the most life-cycle cost effective and energy efficient lighting products and to issue guidance on the efficiency, effectiveness, and economy of those products, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Short Titles from ENR (Enrolled) bill text","title":"Bulb Replacement Improving Government with High-efficiency Technology Act"},{"type":"Short Titles from ENR (Enrolled) bill text","title":"BRIGHT Act"},{"type":"Display Title","title":"BRIGHT Act"},{"type":"Short Titles as Enacted","title":"BRIGHT Act"},{"type":"Short Titles as Enacted","title":"Bulb Replacement Improving Government with High-efficiency Technology Act"},{"type":"Short Titles as Passed House","title":"BRIGHT Act"},{"type":"Short Titles as Passed House","title":"Bulb Replacement Improving Government with High-efficiency Technology Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed Senate","title":"BRIGHT Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed Senate","title":"Bulb Replacement Improving Government with High-efficiency Technology Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate","title":"BRIGHT Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate","title":"Bulb Replacement Improving Government with High-efficiency Technology Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Introduced","title":"Bulb Replacement Improving Government with High-efficiency Technology Act"}],"outcome":"became_law","law_number":"Public Law 117-202","introduced":"2021-02-25","chambers":{"house":{"status":"roll_call","date":"2022-09-14","vote":{"id":"117-2022-h430","question":"On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass","title":"BRIGHT Act","result":"Passed","yea":347,"nay":78,"present":0,"not_voting":7,"source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2022/roll430.xml"}},"senate":{"status":"voice","date":"2022-03-30","vote":null,"how":"unanimous_consent","words":"Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S1860; text: CR S1860-1861)"}},"president":{"status":"signed","date":"2022-10-17"},"vice_president_tie_breaker":null,"latest_action":{"text":"Became Public Law No: 117-202.","date":"2022-10-17"},"nominees":null,"amendments":[],"other_votes":[],"crs_summary":{"date":"2022-10-17","stage":"Public Law","blocks":[{"k":"h","t":"Bulb Replacement Improving Government with High-efficiency Technology Act or the BRIGHT Act"},{"k":"p","t":"This act expands requirements relating to the procurement and use of energy-efficient lighting in federal buildings."},{"k":"p","t":"Under current law, public buildings that are constructed or managed by the General Services Administration (GSA) must be equipped with energy-efficient light bulbs and fixtures. Under the act, buildings must be equipped with the most life-cycle cost effective and energy-efficient lighting systems available, including with respect to sensors, fixture distribution, and other elements. The act also specifically establishes requirements relating to the procurement of such lighting systems and modifies other requirements accordingly."},{"k":"p","t":"The act also requires the GSA to provide information to federal, state, local, and tribal entities about procuring and using such lighting systems in furtherance of governmental efficiency."}],"words":128},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Requires the Administrator of General Services to procure and install the most life-cycle cost effective and energy efficient lighting systems in public buildings, and to issue guidance on those systems.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/442/text/enr#idDE54A4CE14D34544A43588AC8F4DB794"},{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/442/text/enr#idDC982739E091480BBDBD6720AB443711"}]},"core_areas":["Federal procurement of energy efficient lighting systems","Lighting in public buildings managed by the General Services Administration","Guidance and information on lighting efficiency for federal, State, local and Tribal entities"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Requires the Administrator of General Services, within 1 year after enactment, to issue guidance to Federal agencies on procuring and using the most life-cycle cost effective and energy efficient lighting systems.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/442/text/enr#idDE54A4CE14D34544A43588AC8F4DB794"}},{"text":"Requires the Administrator to publish on the internet or otherwise make available to State, local, and Tribal entities information on ways to improve efficiency, effectiveness, and economy through such lighting systems.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/442/text/enr#idDE54A4CE14D34544A43588AC8F4DB794"}},{"text":"Amends section 3313 of title 40, United States Code, to define \"lighting system\" as the elements required to maintain a desired light level, including lamps, light fixtures, fixture distribution, sensors and control technologies, interior design elements, and daylighting sources.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/442/text/enr#idDC982739E091480BBDBD6720AB443711"}},{"text":"Directs the Administrator, to the maximum extent practicable, to procure the most life-cycle cost effective and energy efficient lighting systems and to ensure that procurements after enactment maximize life-cycle cost effectiveness and energy efficiency.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/442/text/enr#idDC982739E091480BBDBD6720AB443711"}},{"text":"Requires each public building constructed, altered, acquired, or leased by the Administrator to be equipped, to the maximum extent practicable as the Administrator determines, with such lighting systems, and requires replacement components in routine maintenance to meet the same standard.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/442/text/enr#idDC982739E091480BBDBD6720AB443711"}},{"text":"Requires the Administrator, in deciding what is practicable, to consider compatibility with existing equipment, possible interference with productivity, aesthetics, and other factors the Administrator finds appropriate.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/442/text/enr#idDC982739E091480BBDBD6720AB443711"}}],"unexpected":[],"version":{"type":"Enrolled Bill","date":null,"rule":"enrolled","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/442/text/enr"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-10-15","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/442","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/442/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/117-s-442.png","v":"70774ac915a5","alt":"Votes on Record. S. 442, 117th Congress: BRIGHT Act. House: 347 Yea, 78 Nay. Senate: unanimous consent. Outcome: Became law, 17 Oct 2022."}}