,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #djbi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #bb1     
#bjbj,mr4 ,markey 7for himself1 ,ms4    
,warren1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,ms4 ,harris1
 ,mr4 ,wyden1 ,mrs4 ,gillibrand1 ,mr4   
,merkley1 and ,mr4 ,van ,hollen7        
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,energy and ,natural      
,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to express the  
sense of ,congress regarding the need   
for a nationwide moratorium on electric 
and natural gas utility disconnections  
during the nationwide emergency relating
 to the spread of the novel coronavirus4
  #a4 ,sense of ,congress regarding the 
need for a nationwide moratorium on     
electric and natural gas utility        
disconnections during the nationwide    
emergency relating to the spread of the 
novel coronavirus ,it is the sense of   
,congress that1 for the duration of the 
emergency involving ,federal primary    
responsibility determined to exist by   

the ,president under section #eja7;b7 of
 the ,robert ,t4 ,stafford ,disaster    
,relief and ,emergency ,assistance ,act 
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eaia7;b77 with respect  
to the ,coronavirus ,disease #bjai      
7,,covid-#ai71 each relevant ,state     
regulatory authority and each electric  
or natural gas utility that sells       
electric energy or natural gas to a     
consumer should ensure that-- 7#a7 no   
electric or natural gas service to a    
consumer is terminated2  7#b7 reasonable
 efforts are made to safely reconnect   
electric and natural gas consumers that 
have lost service2  7#c7 no electric or 
natural gas consumer is charged for     
reconnection services2  7#d7 late fees  
and other penalties are waived for      
electric and natural gas consumers2 and 
7#e7 there are no increases in          
cost-of-service to electric and natural 
gas consumers4