SITE Act
- Introduced Mar 22
- Committee Mar 22
- Passed Senate Next
- Passed House Not yet
- To President Not yet
- Law Not yet
Where it stands
In committee, Mar 22, 2023Next: Senate vote
1316d ago Mar 22, 2023: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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Summary
Streamlining Interstate Transmission of Electricity Act or the SITE Act
Full summary1 paragraphs
This bill establishes a process for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to authorize the construction, modification, and operation of interstate electric transmission facilities, including by exercising the right of eminent domain (the right of the government to take private property for public use).
Library of Congress summary, Mar 22, 2023
Summary versions
- Introduced in SenateMar 22, 2023
Actions
- SenateIntroduced in SenateMar 22, 2023
- SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.Mar 22, 2023
Bill record
Text versions1
- Introduced in SenateMar 22, 2023PDF: Introduced in Senate
Committees1
- Senate Energy and Natural Resources CommitteeReferred To Mar 22, 2023
Sponsor and cosponsors2 cosponsors
- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)Sponsor, Mar 22, 2023
- John Hickenlooper (D-CO)OriginalJoined Mar 22, 2023
- Martin Heinrich (D-NM)OriginalJoined Mar 22, 2023
Amendments0
No amendments offered
Cost estimates and reports0
No cost estimate or committee report yet
Titles3
Short titles
- SITE ActShort Title(s) as Introduced
- Streamlining Interstate Transmission of Electricity ActShort Title(s) as Introduced
Official titles
- A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to establish a procedure for the siting of certain interstate electric transmission facilities, and for other purposes.Official Title as Introduced
Subjects1
Policy area
Related bills2
- S. 2651 117th, Reintroduction of SITE Act
- H.R. 1766 118th, Identical bill SITE Act
Official record from Congress.gov, the House Clerk and the Senate; lobbying from Lobbying Disclosure Act filings. Updated Oct 28, 2026.