S 398 117th Congress Senate Emergency Management Disaster relief and insurance Electric power generation and transmission First responders and emergency personnel

Linemen Legacy Act

Introduced: February 23, 2021 Introduced by: Kennedy, John Republican · Louisiana See on congress.gov

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Feb 23, 2021

Introduced in Senate

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Lineman Legacy Act

This bill specifies that utility line technicians responding to a major disaster or emergency qualify as emergency response providers.

What's happening now February 23, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 398: Linemen Legacy Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-398/

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"S. 398: Linemen Legacy Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-398/.

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