U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB10584: Wildfire and Grid Reliability Act
Status: In committee, September 24, 2026
To require the Secretary of Energy to establish a grant program to improve the reliability of the power grid and reduce the risk of wildfires caused by power lines, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To require the Secretary of Energy to establish a grant program to improve the reliability of the power grid and reduce the risk of wildfires caused by power lines, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, September 24, 2026:
A BILL To require the Secretary of Energy to establish a grant program to improve the reliability of the power grid and reduce the risk of wildfires caused by power lines, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Wildfire and Grid Reliability Act . SECTION 2. Wildfire and grid reliability program (a) Definitions In this (B) a municipal electric utility; (C) a cooperatively owned electric utility; (D) an investor-owned electric utility; and (E) a Federal agency or federally owned corporation that is an electric utility (as defined in section 3 of the Federal Power Act ( 16 U.S.C. 796 )). (2) Power line The term power line includes a transmission line or a distribution line, as applicable. (3) Program The term program means the program established under subsection (b). (4) Reliability The term reliability , with respect to the power grid, includes the ability to withstand natural disasters, such as earthquakes, ice storms, wind storms, snow storms, heat storms, and other natural disasters. (5) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of Energy. (b) Establishment Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish within the Office of Electricity a program under which the Secretary shall make grants to eligible entities to carry out …
Sponsors
- Joseph Neguse (D, HD-CO-2) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Energy
Common questions
- What is HB10584?
- HB10584 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Wildfire and Grid Reliability Act.
- What does HB10584 do?
- In its own words: To require the Secretary of Energy to establish a grant program to improve the reliability of the power grid and reduce the risk of wildfires caused by power lines, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB10584?
- In committee as of September 24, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (September 24, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB10584?
- Joseph Neguse (D, HD-CO-2).
- Where is the official record for HB10584?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10584
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