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Disaster Safe Power Grid Act of 2021

USA117th CongressS-704| Senate 
| Updated: 3/11/2021
Ron Wyden

Ron Wyden

Democratic Senator

Oregon

Cosponsors (1)
Jeff Merkley (Democratic)

Energy and Natural Resources Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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.
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Timeline
Mar 11, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Mar 11, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
May 14, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-3209
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
  • March 11, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 11, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.


  • May 14, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-3209
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.

Energy

Related Bills

  • HR 117-3209: Disaster Safe Power Grid Act of 2021
Animal protection and human-animal relationshipsAtmospheric science and weatherCongressional oversightElectric power generation and transmissionEnergy storage, supplies, demandFiresForests, forestry, treesNatural disastersPublic utilities and utility ratesRoads and highways

Disaster Safe Power Grid Act of 2021

USA117th CongressS-704| Senate 
| Updated: 3/11/2021
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.
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Timeline
Mar 11, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Mar 11, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
May 14, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-3209
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
  • March 11, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 11, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.


  • May 14, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-3209
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
Ron Wyden

Ron Wyden

Democratic Senator

Oregon

Cosponsors (1)
Jeff Merkley (Democratic)

Energy and Natural Resources Committee

Energy

Related Bills

  • HR 117-3209: Disaster Safe Power Grid Act of 2021
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Animal protection and human-animal relationshipsAtmospheric science and weatherCongressional oversightElectric power generation and transmissionEnergy storage, supplies, demandFiresForests, forestry, treesNatural disastersPublic utilities and utility ratesRoads and highways