US Congress Senate Bill 704 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on March 7 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2019-12-17 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 331.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Directs the Department of State to prioritize assistance to develop energy infrastructure in Europe and Eurasia, in particular for projects involving the European Commission and countries in the region. Assistance shall include political and diplomatic support and funding assistance. Projects eligible for such assistance include projects that improve electricity transmission infrastructure, energy efficiency, or power generation. The State Department shall give preference to projects that (1) link the energy systems of regional countries, (2) have been identified by the European Commission as integral for regional energy security, (3) are expected to enhance energy market integration and transparency, (4) can attract other sources of funding, and (5) can potentially use U.S. goods and services. The President shall report to Congress annually about U.S. assistance provided under this bill.

European Energy Security and Diversification Act of 2019

Sen. Christopher Murphy [D-CT]	Sen. Ron Johnson [R-WI]	Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD]	Sen. Marco Rubio [R-FL]
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH]	Sen. Cory Gardner [R-CO]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-12-17	Senate	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 331.
2019-12-17	Senate	Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Risch with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. Without written report.
2019-12-11	Senate	Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
2019-03-07	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

HB1453 (Related) 2019-02-28 - Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
HB1616 (Same As) 2019-03-26 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/704/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s704/BILLS-116s704is.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s704/BILLS-116s704rs.pdf