HR 8311 117th Congress House Energy

Grid Resilience Act

Introduced: July 7, 2022 See on congress.gov

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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Jul 7, 2022

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Grid Resilience Act

This bill requires the Department of Energy, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and the Electric Reliability Organization to jointly study the feasibility of establishing or modifying a reliability standard (i.e., a requirement to provide for reliable operation of the electric grid) for thermoelectric power plants during droughts.

What's happening now July 7, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Energy and Commerce Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 3

Lieu, Ted

California · Sep 13, 2022

Casten, Sean

Illinois · Jul 7, 2022

Levin, Mike

California · Jul 7, 2022

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8311: Grid Resilience Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8311/

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"H.R. 8311: Grid Resilience Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8311/.

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H.R. 8311, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8311/.

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