U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB9339: Affordable Innovation for the Grid Act
Status: Passed one chamber, September 16, 2026
To require the Secretary of Energy to conduct an assessment on the use of artificial intelligence and high-performance computing technologies to enhance the bulk-power system, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
An act To require the Secretary of Energy to conduct an assessment on the use of artificial intelligence and high-performance computing technologies to enhance the bulk-power system, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, September 16, 2026:
AN ACT To require the Secretary of Energy to conduct an assessment on the use of artificial intelligence and high-performance computing technologies to enhance the bulk-power system, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Affordable Innovation for the Grid Act . SECTION 2. Assessment on use of artificial intelligence and high-performance computing technologies to enhance bulk-power system (a) Assessment Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy, in consultation with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the Electric Reliability Organization, shall conduct an assessment on the use of artificial intelligence and high-performance computing technologies, including an assessment of the employment of probabilistic operating techniques by artificial intelligence and high-performance computing technologies, to enhance the capacity, reliable operation, and operational efficiency of the bulk-power system. (b) Matters The assessment conducted under subsection (a) shall include an assessment of-- (1) the potential for artificial intelligence and high-performance computing technologies to expedite generator and load interconnection studies; (2) the current applications, and levels of adoption, of artificial intelligence and high-performance computing technologies with respect to the operation of the bulk-power system; and (3) any technical, regulatory, cybersecurity, or operational limitation affecting such adoption. (c) Report Not later than one year after the date of enactment of …
Sponsors
- Diana Harshbarger (R, HD-001) · primary sponsor
- Kevin Mullin (D, HD-CA-15)
- Robert Onder (R, HD-003)
- Kim Schrier (D, HD-008)
- Gabe Evans (R, HD-CO-8)
- Eugene Vindman (D, HD-007)
- H. Morgan Griffith (R, HD-009)
Latest actions
- : Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- : Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- : On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5665)
- : Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
- : On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
- : Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5665-5666)
- : DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 9339.
- : Considered under suspension of the rules.
- : Mr. Guthrie moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- : Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 721.
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Common questions
- What is HB9339?
- HB9339 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Affordable Innovation for the Grid Act.
- What does HB9339 do?
- In its own words: An act To require the Secretary of Energy to conduct an assessment on the use of artificial intelligence and high-performance computing technologies to enhance the bulk-power system, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB9339?
- Passed one chamber as of September 16, 2026. Latest action: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (September 16, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB9339?
- Diana Harshbarger (R, HD-001), with 6 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB9339?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9339
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