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  • Latest Action: Sep 27, 2010 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 111-331.

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  • 76% of users support H.R.5026

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  • H.R.5026 has been viewed 8,720 times

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    • Comments (0) - Next100 - A Dialogue on the Next Century of Energy - December 28, 2010 by NEXT100 - A better solution would be for the U.S. Senate to take under early consideration a bipartisan bill passed last summer by the House—the Grid Reliability and Infrastructure Defense Act (HR 5026). It directs the Federal Energy Regulatory ...

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      As noted by NEXT100 on December 28, 2010, "A better solution would be for the U.S. Senate to take under early consideration a bipartisan bill passed last summer by the House—the Grid Reliability and Infrastructure Defense Act (HR 5026). It directs the Federal Energy Regulatory ..." (http://www.next100.com/2010/12/ashton-kutchers-nightmare.php)
    • CBO Update - December 19, 2010 by PositiveReform - ... Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 Pay-as-you-go estimate for the bill as introduced in the House of Representatives on December 15, 2010 Pay-As-You-Go Estimate for HR 5026, An act to amend the Federal Power Act to [...]

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      As noted by PositiveReform on December 19, 2010, "... Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 Pay-as-you-go estimate for the bill as introduced in the House of Representatives on December 15, 2010 Pay-As-You-Go Estimate for HR 5026, An act to amend the Federal Power Act to [...]" (http://positivereform.com/11410/)
    • HR 5026, An act to amend the Federal Power Act to protect the bulk ... - December 17, 2010 by Government News Feeds - %PDF-1.5% 207 0 objendobj 215 0 obj/Filter/FlateDecode/ID[]/Index[207 17]/Info 206 0 R/Length 59/Prev 21820/Root 208 0 R/Size 224/Type/XRef/W[1 2 1]stream hbbd“b`S@`$8Ae $g`bdq ...

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    • House planned defense against 'malicious acts' using shock wave - August 05, 2010 by WND.com - "It's particularly ironic since the Senate amended a bill, HR 5026, approved unanimously by the House that would specifically protect the grid against solar ...

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      As noted by WND.com on August 05, 2010, " "It's particularly ironic since the Senate amended a bill, HR 5026, approved unanimously by the House that would specifically protect the grid against solar ... " (http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=188605)
    • Political Letters from Readers: July 29 - July 27, 2010 by Journal Times - The Senate needs to pass a version of HR 5026 to implement protective measures against solar EMP which could take out much of the US electrical grid for ...

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      As noted by Journal Times on July 27, 2010, " The Senate needs to pass a version of HR 5026 to implement protective measures against solar EMP which could take out much of the US electrical grid for ... " (http://www.journaltimes.com/news/opinion/mailbag/article_5d1478e0-9ab4-11df-b55e-001cc4c002e0.html)
    • US electrical grid faces cybersecurity challenges - June 13, 2010 by FederalNewsRadio.com - On Capitol Hill, the House has approved (and sent to the Senate) HR-5026. The measure would beef up federal efforts to protect the nation's electrical grid ...

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      As noted by FederalNewsRadio.com on June 13, 2010, " On Capitol Hill, the House has approved (and sent to the Senate) HR-5026. The measure would beef up federal efforts to protect the nation's electrical grid ... " (http://www.federalnewsradio.com/?nid=150&sid=1980206)
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