Bill116th CongressFiled Jun 22, 2020Energy
S. 4029
A bill to express the sense of Congress regarding the need for a nationwide moratorium on electric and natural gas utility disconnections during the nationwide emergency relating to the spread of the novel coronavirus.
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Jun 22, 2020)
This bill calls for states and electric or natural gas utilities to place a moratorium on utility disconnections during the emergency relating to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) outbreak. In addition, the bill calls for states and utilities to ensure that
- reasonable efforts are made to safely reconnect electric and natural gas consumers that have lost service;
- fees for reconnection services, late fees, and other penalties are waived; and
- there are no increases in cost-of-service to consumers.
What just happenedJun 22, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Who’s behind it
Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA](D-MA)Sponsor
7 cosponsors7 D
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- Introduced in SenateJun 22, 2020
- Jun 22, 2020IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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Introduced in Senate