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Senate Bill 4029
116th Congress(2019-2020)
A bill to express the sense of Congress regarding the need for a nationwide moratorium on electric and natural gas utility disconnections during the nationwide emergency relating to the spread of the novel coronavirus.
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Introduced in Senate on Jun 22, 2020
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S. 4029 (Introduced-in-Senate)


116th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 4029


To express the sense of Congress regarding the need for a nationwide moratorium on electric and natural gas utility disconnections during the nationwide emergency relating to the spread of the novel coronavirus.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

June 22, 2020

Mr. Markey (for himself, Ms. Warren, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Harris, Mr. Wyden, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Merkley, and Mr. Van Hollen) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

A BILL

To express the sense of Congress regarding the need for a nationwide moratorium on electric and natural gas utility disconnections during the nationwide emergency relating to the spread of the novel coronavirus.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Sense of Congress regarding the need for a nationwide moratorium on electric and natural gas utility disconnections during the nationwide emergency relating to the spread of the novel coronavirus.

It is the sense of Congress that, for the duration of the emergency involving Federal primary responsibility determined to exist by the President under section 501(b) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5191(b)) with respect to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID–19), each relevant State regulatory authority and each electric or natural gas utility that sells electric energy or natural gas to a consumer should ensure that—

(1) no electric or natural gas service to a consumer is terminated;

(2) reasonable efforts are made to safely reconnect electric and natural gas consumers that have lost service;

(3) no electric or natural gas consumer is charged for reconnection services;

(4) late fees and other penalties are waived for electric and natural gas consumers; and

(5) there are no increases in cost-of-service to electric and natural gas consumers.