HRES 457
117th Congress
House
Energy
Electric power generation and transmission
Energy prices
Human rights
Public utilities and utility rates
Expressing that the United States must establish electricity as a basic human right and public good, and eradicate the reliance on monopolized, profit-driven utility corporations and providers and the flawed regulatory regime that has failed to regulate these utilities in the public interest.
Introduced: June 4, 2021
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 7, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
Jun 4, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jun 4, 2021
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States must establish (1) electricity as a basic human right; and (2) a publicly- and community-owned power system that is just, equitable, antiracist, and resilient to climate changes and disasters.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
Committees of jurisdiction
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