Nation’s Mayors Applaud House Committee Action to Renew Energy Block Grant Program Posted on July 22, 2019July 22, 2019 by admin The full House Committee on Energy and Commerce approved HR 2088, an important first step in the legislative process to renew and refund the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) Program, a top legislative priority of The United States Conference of Mayors (USCM). As approved, this legislation would commit $3.5 billion annually – $17.5 billion over five years – in formula-based grants, allocated directly to cities, counties, tribal governments and states.