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S 946 118th Congress Senate Energy

SITE Act

Introduced: March 22, 2023 Introduced by: Whitehouse, Sheldon Democratic · Rhode Island See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 118th Congress ended
It never became law before the 118th Congress (2023–2024) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Mar 22, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Mar 22, 2023
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Streamlining Interstate Transmission of Electricity Act or the SITE Act

This bill establishes a process for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to authorize the construction, modification, and operation of interstate electric transmission facilities, including by exercising the right of eminent domain (the right of the government to take private property for public use).

What's happening now March 22, 2023

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

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All 2 Democratic 2
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Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · Mar 22, 2023
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Hickenlooper, John W.
Colorado · Mar 22, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 946: SITE Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-946/
MLA
"S. 946: SITE Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-946/.
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S. 946, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-946/.
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