Yesterday a
deal was reached in the Senate to allow for continued consideration of S
2012, the Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015. It provides for an en
bloc vote on 28 selected amendments with a 60 vote threshold to adopt the
amendments. Four additional specific amendments will be considered
individually, again with a 60 vote minimum for adoption.
None of the amendments that I described in a series of blog
posts in January and February (here,
here,
here,
and here)
were among those covered in the agreement. The provisions in the base bill for
the Critical Electric Infrastructure Information (CEII) program and the
enhanced grid security provisions remain unchanged.
A date for these votes has not yet been set. Senators
McConnell and Reed will work that out between them. I expect that it will be
sometime next week. I would expect the en bloc amendments to pass with
substantial bipartisan support. The remaining four amendments will be a much
less sure thing for passage.
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