SITE Act

Summary

Official

Streamlining Interstate Transmission of Electricity Act or the SITE Act This bill establishes a process for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to authorize the construction, modification, and operation of interstate electric transmission facilities, including by exercising the right of eminent domain (the right of the government to take private property for public use).

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Bill Progress

Bill has been introduced and assigned a number

Introduced(3/22/23)

Committee

Passed House

Passed Senate

President

Law

Sponsor

Mr. Whitehouse

Senate (D) Rhode Island

Cosponsors (2)

Hickenlooper

Senate (D) Colorado

Heinrich

Senate (D) New Mexico

Latest Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Mar 22, 2023