HR 6633 119th Congress

High-Capacity Grid Act

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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Summary

High-Capacity Grid Act This bill requires public electric utilities to use the best-available transmission conductor for certain interstate transmission lines (i.e., power lines) in order to recover the costs of the conductor through consumers' electric bills. Specifically, in any filing seeking to recover the costs of a transmission conductor for the transmission line and in any proceeding to determine if the costs may be recovered through rates, the bill directs the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to presume that (1) the use of a best-available transmission conductor is a prudent practice and that the associated costs are just and reasonable, and (2) the use of a transmission conductor that is not a best-available transmission conductor is not prudent and that the associated costs are not just and reasonable. A best-available transmission conductor is a conductor that (1) provides the greatest feasible and commercially available energy-carrying capacity at a given voltage level, (2) provides the highest feasible and commercially available electrical efficiency at that voltage level, and (3) mitigates thermal sag (drooping of power lines) at the maximum rated transmission-carrying capacity of the facility. The bill applies to projects to (1) construct new transmission facilities; or (2) modify, upgrade, or replace an existing transmission line.

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2026-09-16T00:00:00

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

2026-09-15T00:00:00

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

2026-09-15T00:00:00

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5662)

2026-09-15T00:00:00

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

2026-09-15T00:00:00

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6633.

2026-09-15T00:00:00

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5662-5663)

2026-09-15T00:00:00

Mr. Guthrie moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

2026-09-14T00:00:00

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 723.

2026-09-14T00:00:00

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-824.

2026-09-14T00:00:00

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-824.

2026-07-21T00:00:00

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 49 - 0.

2026-07-21T00:00:00

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

2026-07-20T00:00:00

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

2026-06-24T00:00:00

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.

2026-06-24T00:00:00

Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

2025-12-11T00:00:00

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

2025-12-11T00:00:00

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.

2025-12-11T00:00:00

Introduced in House

2025-12-11T00:00:00

Introduced in House

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