Bill Sponsor
Senate Bill 704
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Disaster Safe Power Grid Act of 2021
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Mar 11, 2021
Overview
Text
Sponsor
Introduced
Mar 11, 2021
Latest Action
Mar 11, 2021
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
704
Congress
117
Policy Area
Energy
Energy
Primary focus of measure is all sources and supplies of energy, including alternative energy sources, oil and gas, coal, nuclear power; efficiency and conservation; costs, prices, and revenues; electric power transmission; public utility matters.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Oregon
Senate Votes (0)
House Votes (0)
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Disaster Safe Power Grid Act of 2021

This bill requires the Department of Energy to establish within its Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability a grant program that provides incentives for electric utilities to increase the resiliency of the power grid to withstand natural disasters and reduce the risk of wildfires.

Text (1)
March 11, 2021
Actions (2)
03/11/2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
03/11/2021
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:47:44 PM