S. 2094: Enhancing State Energy Security Planning and Emergency Preparedness Act of 2019

116th Congress · introduced 2019-07-11 · Energy · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 256.

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Where it came from: introduced 2019-07-11 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Gardner, Cory [R-CO] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 256. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Enhancing State Energy Security Planning and Emergency Preparedness Act of 2019

Plain summary

Enhancing State Energy Security Planning and Emergency Preparedness Act of 2019 This bill authorizes the Department of Energy to provide financial assistance to states for the implementation, review, and revision of a state energy security plan that assesses the state's existing circumstances and proposes methods to strengthen the ability of the state to have a reliable, secure, and resilient energy infrastructure. A state energy security plan must contain specified content, including a risk assessment of energy infrastructure and cross-sector interdependencies and a risk mitigation approach to enhance reliability and end-use resilience. The plan must address potential hazards to each energy sector or system, including physical threats and cybersecurity threats.

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Official text

Enhancing State Energy Security Planning and Emergency Preparedness Act of 2019

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Gardner, Cory [R-CO] · 1 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 2094, Enhancing State Energy Security Planning and Emergency Preparedness Act of 2019 (2019-10-21)

Cosponsors on this site

Michael F. Bennet (D-CO)

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Words on this page, explained (2)

Bill: A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Securities: Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116s2094.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/s>

Record fed-us-cong116-s2094 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116