Text of Senate Amendment 4684

Text of Senate Amendment 4684

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 50 (Thursday, March 19, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 50 (Thursday, March 19, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S1395] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 4684. Ms. HIRONO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 1383, to establish the Veterans Advisory Committee on Equal Access, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the appropriate place, insert the following: SEC. ___. PROHIBITION ON FEDERAL PAYMENTS TO TERMINATE ELECTRIC POWER PROJECTS. (a) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Covered person.--The term ``covered person'' means any individual or entity that holds a lease from the Department of the Interior for the use of Federal land for a covered project. (2) Covered project.--The term ``covered project'' means a project to generate, store, or transmit electric energy on Federal land. (b) Prohibition.--A Federal agency may not, without prior authorization from Congress, disburse any funding to, offer to pay, or offer to exchange any property with, a covered person in exchange for the covered person terminating a covered project. ______