S 4029
116th Congress
Senate
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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.
Introduced: June 22, 2020
Introduced by:
Markey, Edward J.
Democratic
· Massachusetts
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 22, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Jun 22, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Committees of jurisdiction
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