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H.R. 6631 112th Congress House

Virgin Islands Energy Crisis Relief Act

Official title: To provide energy crisis relief to residents of the Virgin Islands.

Introduced: December 4, 2012 See on congress.gov
Energy AppropriationsElectric power generation and transmissionEnergy assistance for the poor and agedOil and gas
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Public utilities and utility ratesU.S. territories and protectoratesVirgin Islands
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 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 20, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity.
Dec 17, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.
Dec 7, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
Dec 5, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Dec 4, 2012
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Transportation and Infrastructure, Financial Services, and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Dec 4, 2012
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1875)
Dec 4, 2012
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 20, 2012

Referred to the Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Virgin Islands Energy Crisis Relief Act - Amends the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA), through the Rural Utilities Service, to make a grant to the Water and Power Authority of the U.S. Virgin Islands for energy generation, transmission, and distribution in rural communities with extremely high energy costs. Provides related funding through FY2015.

Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to make grants to the Authority to convert base power production in the Virgin Islands from fuel oil to liquefied natural gas or liquefied petroleum gas. Authorizes appropriations through FY2017.

Increases, through FY2018, the number of Virgin Islands households eligible for low-income energy assistance.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6631: Virgin Islands Energy Crisis Relief Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6631/
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"H.R. 6631: Virgin Islands Energy Crisis Relief Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6631/.
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H.R. 6631, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6631/.
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