3.0.0 1783 2023-01-11T13:50:04Z 2023-01-11T13:50:04Z Senate S 2021-05-20 117 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2021-05-20T20:18:05Z Maintaining Access to Essential Services Act of 2021 117 4979 HR 2021-08-06 Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. Related bill CRS 2021-05-20 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2021-05-20 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR N Energy Appropriations Cardiovascular and respiratory health Congressional oversight Consumer credit Electric power generation and transmission Emergency medical services and trauma care Government lending and loan guarantees Income tax exclusion Infectious and parasitic diseases Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Public utilities and utility rates Solid waste and recycling Water quality Water use and supply Energy 00 2021-05-20 Introduced in Senate 2021-12-09T22:33:25Z Maintaining Access to Essential Services Act of 2021

This bill establishes several loan programs to assist households with paying utility bills for drinking water, wastewater, stormwater management, energy (e.g., electricity, natural gas, or propane), and internet services during the COVID-19 public health emergency. Under the programs, the utilities may apply for loans that are equal to the amount of the payment shortfall from their customers during the emergency.

]]> Maintaining Access to Essential Services Act of 2021 Display Title Maintaining Access to Essential Services Act of 2021 Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide emergency loans to maintain access to essential services during the COVID-19 pandemic, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced Maintaining Access to Essential Services Act of 2021 Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2021-05-20T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s1783is/xml/BILLS-117s1783is.xml 2021-05-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.