S 4821
116th Congress
Senate
Emergency Management
Disaster relief and insurance
Electric power generation and transmission
First responders and emergency personnel
A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to clarify that utility line technicians qualify as emergency response providers.
Introduced: October 20, 2020
Introduced by:
Kennedy, John
Republican
· Louisiana
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 20, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Oct 20, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
This bill specifies that utility line technicians responding to a major disaster or emergency qualify as emergency response providers.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
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