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,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #bb1 #bjbj,mr4   
,m>key 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,w>r51 ,mr4     
,blum5?al1 ,ms4 ,h>ris1 ,mr4 ,wyd51     
,mrs4 ,gillibr&1 ,mr4 ,m]kley1 & ,mr4   
,van ,holl57 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   
:i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,en]gy & ,natural         
,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to express ! s5se
 ( ,congress reg>d+ ! ne$ = a nationwide
 moratorium on electric & natural gas   
utility disconnections dur+ ! nationwide
 em]g5cy relat+ to ! spread ( ! novel   
coronavirus4  #a4 ,s5se ( ,congress     
reg>d+ ! ne$ = a nationwide moratorium  
on electric & natural gas utility       
disconnections dur+ ! nationwide em]g5cy
 relat+ to ! spread ( ! novel           
coronavirus ,x is ! s5se ( ,congress t1 
= ! duration ( ! em]g5cy involv+ ,f$]al 
prim>y responsibility det]m9$ to exi/ by
 ! ,presid5t "u section #eja7;b7 ( !    
,rob]t ,t4 ,/af=d ,disa/] ,relief &     
,em]g5cy ,assi/ance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 

#eaia7;b77 ) respect to ! ,coronavirus  
,disease #bjai 7,,covid-#ai71 ea*       
relevant ,/ate regulatory au?ority & ea*
 electric or natural gas utility t sells
 electric en]gy or natural gas to a     
consum] %\ld ensure t-- 7#a7 no electric
 or natural gas s]vice to a consum] is  
t]m9at$2  7#b7 reasonable ef=ts are made
 to safely reconnect electric & natural 
gas consum]s t h lo/ s]vice2  7#c7 no   
electric or natural gas consum] is *>g$ 
= reconnection s]vices2  7#d7 late fees 
& o!r p5alties are waiv$ = electric &   
natural gas consum]s2 &  7#e7 !re are no
 increases 9 co/-(-s]vice to electric & 
natural gas consum]s4