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President Obama Encourages Passage of Home Star Legislation

03.02.2010 · Posted in Legislation

In a speech today at Savannah Technical College in Savannah, Georgia, President Obama highlighted the benefits of the Home Star “Cash for Caulkers” program and encouraged Congress to act on legislation authorizing its creation. In his speech, the President provided details about the proposed Home Star incentives, which would award homeowners up to $1,500 for specific ...

Senate Votes for Cloture on First Jobs Bill – Home Star Expected to Be Included in Later Jobs Bill

02.22.2010 · Posted in Legislation

Today, the Senate passed an important cloture vote on what Majority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.) hopes will be the first of several job-creation bills. It appears that three to five additional jobs bills are in the works, including legislation authorizing the Home Star “Cash for Caulkers” Program. The Senate voted to proceed with this ...

HOME STAR Legislation in the Works as Senators Unveil First of Several Jobs Creation Bills

02.13.2010 · Posted in Legislation

On February 11, 2010, Senators Max Baucus of Montana and Charles Grassley of Iowa, the senior Majority and Minority members of the powerful Senate Finance Committee, unveiled the first in a series of job-creation bills currently under development in Congress. Congressional leaders have indicated that three to five more job bills will be released after ...

HOME STAR “Cash for Caulkers” Web Conference Headlines

02.04.2010 · Posted in Legislation, News, Program Details

On Friday, January 29, 2010, Efficiency First, the national home performance trade advocacy group, along with partners from the Building Performance Institute, RESNET, and the National Save Energy Coalition, conducted a web conference that provided an update on the current status of the proposed HOME STAR Cash for Caulkers Program legislation as well as filled ...

Obama Promotes HOME STAR in State of Union Address

02.02.2010 · Posted in Legislation, News

In his State of the Union Address last Wednesday (January 27, 2010), President Obama singled out clean energy as a crucial path to economic growth and called on Congress and the American people to “make clean energy the profitable kind of energy in America.” In reference to job creation in particular, the President said: Tomorrow, I’ll visit ...

Cash for Caulkers Update

01.27.2010 · Posted in Jobs, Legislation, News

So, there is no real news on the status of legislation that may impact the Cash for Caulkers Home Star Program. As you may have noticed, Congress hasn’t exactly made the progress that was expected on health care reform, and Cash for Caulkers and other potential stimulus programs are still a work in progress. ...

How Will the HOME STAR “Cash for Caulkers” Program Work?

01.10.2010 · Posted in Legislation, Program Details, Requirements

How will Cash for Caulkers work? Currently, we only know what has been proposed, and we need to caveat our answers by pointing out that the actual legislation that may emerge from Congress may lead to a number of changes. However, based on the proposed plan unveiled in December 2009 and some other ...

What is the HOME STAR Program?

01.06.2010 · Posted in News, Program Details

HOME STAR (better known as “Cash for Caulkers”) is a proposed US federal government program that would provide direct incentives to homeowners who invest in improving the energy efficiency of their homes. The basic structure of the HOME STAR program was developed by a committee of private sector advisers.  Venture capitalist John Doerr, a partner ...