Bill117th CongressFiled Jul 5, 2022Emergency Management
H.R. 8292
To require a report on Puerto Rico's progress toward rebuilding the electric grid and detailing the efforts the Federal Government is undertaking to expedite such rebuilding, and for other purposes.
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Jul 5, 2022)
This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to report to Congress on Puerto Rico's progress toward rebuilding the electric grid and on the federal government's efforts to expedite such rebuilding.
Such report must contain
- an analysis of the state of Puerto Rico's electric grid,
- an analysis of the state of Puerto Rico's renewable energy generation and storage capacities,
- recommendations for power companies and governments to reduce the number of outages and blackouts,
- proposals for legislative actions and funding needed to improve the process of fund disbursement for critical projects related to electric grids, and
- a plan for expediting such rebuilding by not later than three months after the report is submitted.
What just happenedJul 6, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Who’s behind it
Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15](D-NY)Sponsor
1 cosponsor1 R
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- Introduced in HouseJul 5, 2022
- Jul 6, 2022Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
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Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
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Introduced in House
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