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HR 8292 117th Congress House Emergency Management

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.

Introduced: July 5, 2022 Introduced by: Torres, Ritchie Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
This bill died when the 117th Congress ended
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Became law
Jul 6, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Jul 5, 2022
Introduced in House
Jul 5, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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's happening now July 6, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). 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.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8292/
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"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.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8292/.
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H.R. 8292, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8292/.
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[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.](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8292/)
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