United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 4971 (117th)
SITE Act
Introduced
6 August 2021
Last action
9 August 2021 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
Sponsors
Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5], Scott Peters, Sean Casten
Subjects
Energy
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Streamlining Interstate Transmission of Electricity Act or the SITE Act 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).
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Timeline
6 August 2021
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Source: IntroReferral
6 August 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
6 August 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
9 August 2021
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 6 August 2021 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 6 August 2021
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 6 August 2021
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 6 August 2021
Sponsors
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] · D · Sponsor
- Scott Peters · D · Sponsor
- Sean Casten · D · Sponsor
- · hsif00 · Standing
Related records
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4971
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/4971
- us · 117-hr-4971 · source updated 5 December 2025