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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…

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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 See on congress.gov
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Jun 22, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Jun 22, 2020
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 June 22, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 6
D
Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Jun 22, 2020
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Jun 22, 2020
 D
Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Jun 22, 2020
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Jun 22, 2020
 D
Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Jun 22, 2020
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Jun 22, 2020
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). 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.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4029/
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"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.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4029/.
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S. 4029, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4029/.
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