Bill117th CongressFiled Aug 5, 2021Energy
S. 2651
SITE Act
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Aug 5, 2021)
Streamlining Interstate Transmission of Electricity Act or the SITE Act
This bill establishes a process for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to authorize the construction, modification, and operation of interstate electric transmission facilities, including by exercising the right of eminent domain (the right of the government to take private property for public use).
What just happenedAug 5, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Who’s behind it
Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI](D-RI)Sponsor
2 cosponsors2 D
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- Introduced in SenateAug 5, 2021
- Aug 5, 2021IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Energy and Natural Resources Committee - Aug 5, 2021IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate