S 2827 118th Congress Senate Energy Electric power generation and transmission Emergency planning and evacuation Energy storage, supplies, demand Geography and mapping Infrastructure development Intergovernmental relations Performance measurement State and local government operations

BIG WIRES Act

Introduced: September 18, 2023 Introduced by: Hickenlooper, John W. Democratic · Colorado See on congress.gov

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Sep 18, 2023

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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Heinrich, Martin

New Mexico · Jun 18, 2024

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2827: BIG WIRES Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-2827/

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"S. 2827: BIG WIRES Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-2827/.

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S. 2827, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-2827/.

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