Expressing that the United States must establish electricity as a basic human right and public good, and eradicate the reliance on monopolized, profit-driven utility corporations and providers and the flawed regulatory regime that has failed to regulate these utilities in the public interest.
Latest action · Jun 7, 2021 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
Progress
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- IntroducedJun 4, 2021
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States must establish (1) electricity as a basic human right; and (2) a publicly- and community-owned power system that is just, equitable, antiracist, and resilient to climate changes and disasters.
Cosponsors 8
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jun 4, 2021.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | Original | Jun 4, 2021 |
| D-MA | Ayanna Pressley | Original | Jun 4, 2021 |
| D-MN | Ilhan Omar | Original | Jun 4, 2021 |
| D-NY | Jamaal Bowman | Original | Jun 4, 2021 |
| D-IL | Marie Newman | Original | Jun 4, 2021 |
| D-NY | Mondaire Jones | Original | Jun 4, 2021 |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Original | Jun 4, 2021 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Jun 4, 2021 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 7, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
- Jun 4, 2021Introduced in House
- Jun 4, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 4, 2021Introduced in House
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