PUBLIC UTILITIES

Addresses

State of the Union: President Trump, S645–S649 [24FE], H2287–H2295 [24FE]

Amendments

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and the Interior, energy and water development, environment, science, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 6938), S132, S133, S134, S135, S136, S137, S138, S139 [12JA], S157, S165, S166, S170, S171, S172, S173, S174, S175 [13JA], S221, S222 [14JA]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 6938), consideration (H. Res. 977), H120 [7JA]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4553), S615 [12FE], S894 [5MR]

Articles and editorials

For Tampa Bay’s Mobile Home Residents, High Electric Bills Can Be a Crisis, H597 [9JA]

Bills and resolutions

Bureau of Reclamation: encourage non-Federal hydropower development (see H.R. 7487), H2185 [11FE]

Consumers: reinstate energy improvement tax credits, incentivize energy efficiency, assist low-income households with energy bills, crack down on price gouging, and ensure high-consumption facilities pay their own costs (see H.R. 7977), H2596 [18MR]

Corps of Engineers: conduct comprehensive assessment of water and wastewater infrastructure modernization needs of Puerto Rico (see H.R. 7397), H2040 [5FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish web-based platform to enable recipients of financial assistance by Rural Utilities Service to track status of projects throughout permitting and review process (see H.R. 8146), H2789 [27MR]

——— expand benefits to households eligible for Federal and State energy assistance programs (see H.R. 7069), H893 [14JA]

Dept. of Commerce: submit report assessing vulnerabilities to U.S. electric grid from certain Internet-connected devices and applications (see H.R. 7208), H1349 [22JA]

Dept. of Energy: adjust compensation of Administrator of Bonneville Power Administration (see H.R. 8132), H2789 [27MR]

——— assign energy emergency and energy security functions, including responsibilities relative to infrastructure and cybersecurity, to assistant secretary (see H.R. 7258), H1914 [27JA]

——— establish grant program to improve resiliency of power grid to natural disasters and reduce risk of wildfires caused by power lines (see S. 4193), S1614 [25MR]

——— establish requirements for providing financial assistance to regulated investor owned electric utilities (see H.R. 7926), H2483 [12MR]

——— reauthorize Energy Sector Operational Support for Cyberresilience Program (see H.R. 7305), H1948 [2FE]

——— reauthorize Rural and Municipal Utility Advanced Cybersecurity Grant and Technical Assistance Program (see H.R. 7266), H1915 [27JA]

——— reauthorize Transmission Facilitation Program (see H.R. 7043), H717 [13JA]

Dept. of Homeland Security: revise definition of emergency response provider to include utility line technicians (see H.R. 7996), H2620 [19MR]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct study to determine feasibility of constructing project to supply municipal, rural, and industrial water from Missouri River to Western Dakota Regional Water System (see S. 3723), S376 [29JA] (see H.R. 7288), H1921 [30JA]

——— extend authorization for large-scale water recycling and reuse projects (see S. 3693), S290 [27JA]

——— reauthorize large-scale water recycling and reuse program and establish Water Conveyance Improvement Program (see S. 3738), S377 [29JA]

——— study feasibility of constructing project to supply municipal, rural, and industrial water to Dakota Mainstem Regional Water System service area in South Dakota, Iowa, Nebraska, and Minnesota (see S. 3736), S377 [29JA] (see H.R. 7331), H1975 [3FE]

——— study feasibility of constructing project to supply municipal, rural, and industrial water to expand capacity and reach of Lewis and Clark Rural Water System, Inc., in Iowa, Minnesota, and South Dakota (see S. 3725), S377 [29JA] (see H.R. 7287), H1921 [30JA]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and the Interior, energy and water development, environment, science, and related agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 6938), H11 [6JA]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 6938), consideration (see H. Res. 977), H133 [7JA]

Electric power: add standard relative to consideration of large load facilities as class of electric consumers (see H.R. 7066), H892 [14JA]

EPA: establish low-income water assistance program (see H.R. 8254), H2834 [13AP]

Federal aid programs: provide additional assistance to rural water and waste disposal systems (see H.R. 7530), H2217 [12FE]

FERC: ensure that American families are protected from impacts of data centers on electric grid (see H.R. 8033), H2627 [20MR]

——— exempt consumer-regulated electric utilities from Federal regulation (see S. 3585), S89 [7JA]

——— issue rules relating to shared savings frameworks for certain transmitting utilities (see H.R. 7729), H2332 [26FE]

——— prohibit use of certain emergency authority to keep fossil fuel-powered electric generating facility or fossil fuel power plant online (see S. 4337), S1821 [16AP]

——— promote creation of data center load queues and data center-specific rate classes to mitigate impact of data centers on other electricity consumers (see S. 3682), S257 [15JA] (see H.R. 8241), H2830 [9AP]

Fort Peck Reservation Rural Water System Act: reauthorize (see S. 3635), S220 [14JA] (see H.R. 7250), H1914 [27JA]

Government regulations: establish categorical exclusion for reconductoring within existing rights-of-way (see S. 3947), S706 [26FE]

Information technology: commend Ratepayer Protection Pledge by tech firms to fund energy infrastructure for data centers, promote electricity affordability, and protect U.S. ratepayers from increased costs (see S. Con. Res. 30), S1615 [25MR]

Lobbyists: establish Federal standard relating to two-year lobbying ban (see H.R. 7214), H1349 [22JA]

National Lineman Appreciation Day: designate (see H. Res. 1199), H2995 [20AP]

National Safe Digging Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 673), S1785 [15AP]

Power resources: establish international strategy for artificial intelligence (AI) research and development to improve outdated electrical grids (see H.R. 7697), H2327 [25FE]

——— promote competition in area of digital energy management tools, enhance consumer access to electric energy and natural gas information, and allow for adoption of innovative products and service (see S. 3926), S706 [26FE] (see H.R. 7741), H2332 [26FE]

——— require States to include supporting physical security, cybersecurity, and resilience of local distribution systems in State energy security plans (see S. 4166), S1580 [24MR] (see H.R. 7257), H1914 [27JA]

States: prohibit from imposing charges for purpose of funding Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Energy Efficiency Program (see H.R. 7991), H2597 [18MR]

Taxation: allow deduction of taxes and State-mandated surcharges included on gas or electric utility bills (see H.R. 8350), H2959 [16AP]

——— establish energy burden credit (see H.R. 7044), H717 [13JA]

——— extend clean electricity production credit and clean electricity investment credit based on increases in price of and demand for electricity (see S. 4175), S1580 [24MR]

Texas: interconnect Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc., to its neighbors (see S. 3976), S762 [3MR] (see H.R. 7728), H2332 [26FE]

Water: reauthorize certain water infrastructure grants (see H.R. 7476), H2118 [10FE]

Cloture motions

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and the Interior, energy and water development, environment, science, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 6938), S157 [13JA], S230 [15JA]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 6938), motion to proceed, S121 [8JA], S128 [12JA]

Explanations

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and the Interior, Energy and Water Development, Environment, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 6938), H255–H591 [8JA]

Lists

Wyrulec Co., leadership, S1442 [20MR]

Motions

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and the Interior, energy and water development, environment, science, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 6938), S121 [8JA], S157 [13JA]

Remarks in House

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and the Interior, energy and water development, environment, science, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 6938), H151–H205 [8JA], E20 [9JA]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 6938), consideration (H. Res. 977), H112–H122 [7JA]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 6938), unanimous-consent agreement, H150 [8JA]

Domestic policy: lower cost of consumer products and increase affordability, H128, H130 [7JA]

DTE Energy Co.: condemn rate increases, H2431 [5MR]

Municipal Water District of Orange County: anniversary, H1338 [22JA]

Newsom, Gavin: impact of policies by California Governor on economy and quality of life, H915 [15JA], H2320 [25FE]

Power resources: strengthen electric grid, H248 [8JA]

Trump, President: evaluation of administration relative to energy policy, H2284 [24FE], H2314–H2319 [25FE]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of the Interior: reauthorize large-scale water recycling and reuse program and establish Water Conveyance Improvement Program (S. 3738), S380 [29JA]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and the Interior, energy and water development, environment, science, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 6938), S95, S119, S121 [8JA], S157 [13JA], S185, S192, S201 [14JA], S227, S234–S236, S238–S249, S262 [15JA]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 6938), motion to proceed, S121 [8JA], S126–S128 [12JA], S141, S153, S155–S157 [13JA]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 6938), unanimous-consent request, S248 [15JA]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 4553), S594–S596 [12FE], S986, S987, S989 [11MR], S1328, S1329 [19MR]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 4553), unanimous-consent request, S594, S595 [12FE], S871 [5MR], S987 [11MR], S1027, S1030, S1032 [12MR], S1178, S1179 [18MR], S1318, S1329 [19MR], S1532 [23MR], S1601, S1604 [25MR]

FCC: mandate full compensation from telecommunications providers to customers following service outages, S229 [15JA]

FERC: promote creation of data center load queues and data center-specific rate classes to mitigate impact of data centers on other electricity consumers (S. 3682), S1175 [18MR]

National Safe Digging Month: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 673), S1789 [15AP]

New Orleans, LA: improve management of Housing Authority of New Orleans and hold agency accountable for unpaid water bill at Guste Homes complex, S695 [26FE]

Power resources: national energy policy, S362 [29JA]

Trump, President: evaluation of administration relative to energy policy, S590 [12FE], S973 [11MR], S1054 [16MR], S1470 [21MR], S1598 [25MR]

Wyrulec Co.: anniversary, S1442 [20MR]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 6938, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and the Interior, Energy and Water Development, Environment, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 977) (H. Rept. 119–424), H133 [7JA]

Energy Choice Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 3699) (H. Rept. 119–482), H2028 [4FE]

Texts of

H. Res. 977, consideration of H.R. 6938, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and the Interior, energy and water development, environment, science, and related agencies appropriations, H113 [7JA]

H.R. 6938, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and the Interior, energy and water development, environment, science, and related agencies appropriations, H151–H199 [8JA]

S. 3723, Western South Dakota Water Supply Project Feasibility Study Act, S379 [29JA]

S. 3725, Lewis & Clark Regional Water System Expansion Feasibility Study Act, S379 [29JA]

S. Con. Res. 30, commend Ratepayer Protection Pledge by tech firms to fund energy infrastructure for data centers, promote electricity affordability, and protect U.S. ratepayers from increased costs, S1618 [25MR]

S. Res. 673, support goals and ideals of National Safe Digging Month, S1788 [15AP]