,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #cbbb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,novemb] #ai1 #bjbe,mr4
 ,m>key 7= himself1 ,mrs4 ,gillibr&1    
,mr4 ,blum5?al1 ,mr4 ,wyd51 & ,ms4      
,duckwor?7 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+ a ,gov]nm5t %utd[n1 
to ensure t electric s]vice is n        
disconnect$ = electric consum]s dur+    
c]ta9 lapses 9 appropriations1 & = o!r  
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,/op ,%ut-,(fs ,dur+       
,%utd[ns ,act4  #b4 ,s5se ( ,congress   
reg>d+ ! ne$ = a nationwide moratorium  
on electric & natural gas utility       
disconnections dur+ a ,gov]nm5t %utd[n  
,x is ! s5se ( ,congress t1 = ! duration
 ( any lapse 9 int]im cont9u+           
appropriations or full-ye>              
appropriations = ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? & 

,human ,s]vices1 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$ bas$ 
on inability to pay2  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  #c4 ,proc$ures = t]m9ation ( 
electric s]vice ,section #aae7;g7 ( !   
,public ,utility ,regulatory ,policies  
,act ( #aigh 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #bfbe7;g77  
is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 p>agraph 7#b7-- 7,a7  
by /rik+ su* s]vice may n be t]m9at$4 9 
! undesignat$ matt] foll[+ subp>agraph  
7,b72  7,b7 9 subp>agraph 7,b7-- 7i7 by 
/rik+ ! comma at ! end & ins]t+ 2 &2 &  
7ii7 by /rik+ 7,b7 he is & ins]t+ !     

foll[+3  7ii7 is  2  7,c7 9 subp>agraph 
7,a7-- 7i7 by /rik+ 1 or at ! end &     
ins]t+ 2 or2 &  7ii7 by /rik+ 7,a7 he is
 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7i7 is  2 &  7,d7 9
 ! matt] prec$+ clause 7i7 7z s         
r$esignat$7-- 7i7 by /rik+ & su* consum]
 e/abli%es t & ins]t+ if ! consum]      
e/abli%es t ! consum]2 &  7ii7 by /rik+ 
7#b7 dur+ any p]iod :5 t]m9ation (      
s]vice to an electric consum] & ins]t+ !
 foll[+3  7,b7 no electric s]vice to an 
electric consum] may be t]m9at$ dur+ any
 p]iod 9 :i* su* t]m9ation  2  7#b7 9   
p>agraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 by /rik+ 1 & at !  
end & ins]t+ a semicolon2 &  7,b7 by    
/rik+ 7#a7 no & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7,a7  
no  2  7#c7 9 ! matt] prec$+ subp>agraph
 7,a7 7z s r$esignat$71 by /rik+ ,!     
proc$ures & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7#a7      
,proc$ures ,! proc$ures  2  7#d7 9 !    
undesignat$ matt] foll[+ p>agraph       
7#a77;,b77ii7 7z s r$esignat$71 by /rik+
 ,su* proc$ures & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7#b7
 ,requirem5t ,! proc$ures "u p>agraph   
7#a7  2  7#e7 9 p>agraph 7#a7 7z s      

r$esignat$71 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3 
7,c7 no electric s]vice to an electric  
consum] may be t]m9at$ dur+ any p]iod 9 
:i* int]im cont9u+ appropriations or    
full-ye> appropriations are n 9 effect =
 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices4
  2 &  7#f7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  
7#c7 ,recov]y ( c]ta9 co/s ,co/s incurr$
 by an electric utility to comply )     
p>agraph 7#a77;,c7 may n be             
retroactively assess$ on electric       
consum]s = :om electric s]vice w\ld h   
be5 t]m9at$ if n = ! requirem5ts ( t    
p>agraph1 b a ,/ate regulatory au?ority1
 aft] notice & an opportunity = comm5t1 
may e/abli% an alt]native me*anism t    
p]mits an electric utility to recov] ^? 
co/s if ! ,/ate regulatory au?ority     
det]m9es t ! co/s-- 7,a7 are sub/antial2
  7,b7 7 prud5tly incurr$2 &  7,c7 _c   
reasonably be recov]$ ?r\gh-- 7i7       
regulat$ rates or m>ket prices = !      
electric en]gy or any s]vices sold by ! 
electric utility2 or  7ii7 any          
supplem5tal fund+ receiv$ by ! ,/ate or 

electric utility = ! purpose ( respond+ 
to ! applicable lapse 9 appropriations4 
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