H.R. 6633

119th Congress

In Committee

High-Capacity Grid Act

Sponsored byRepublican:Rep. Fedorchak, Julie [R-ND-At Large]ND· Introduced 11 December 2025
Open on Congress.gov

4

Cosponsors

19

Actions

0

Amendments

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Committees

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Since introduced

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Latest action

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

16 September 2026·5 days ago

Summary

Introduced in House · Updated 11 September 2026

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.

Timeline

19 actions

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

    16 September 2026 · IntroReferral

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

    15 September 2026 · Floor

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

    15 September 2026 · Floor

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

    15 September 2026 · Floor

  5. Considered under suspension of the rules.

    15 September 2026 · Floor

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

    15 September 2026 · Floor

  7. On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

    15 September 2026 · Floor

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

    15 September 2026 · Floor

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

    14 September 2026 · Committee

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

    14 September 2026 · Committee

  11. Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 723.

    14 September 2026 · Calendars

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

    14 September 2026 · Committee

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

    14 September 2026 · Committee

  14. Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 723.

    14 September 2026 · Calendars

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

    14 September 2026 · Committee

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

    21 July 2026 · Committee

  17. Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

    21 July 2026 · Committee

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

    21 July 2026 · Committee

  19. Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

    21 July 2026 · Committee

  20. Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

    21 July 2026 · Committee

Sponsorship

4 cosponsors

Sponsor

Republican:Rep. Fedorchak, Julie [R-ND-At Large]ND

Cosponsors

  • Republican4100%

Classification

Policy area

Energy

Legislative subjects

Advisory bodiesElectric power generation and transmissionEnergy efficiency and conservationEnergy pricesEnergy storage, supplies, demandTechnology assessment

Committees

1

  • Energy and Commerce Committee

    House · Standing

    • Referred To11 Dec 2025
    • Markup By20 Jul 2026
    • Markup By21 Jul 2026

    • Energy Subcommittee

      • Referred to11 Dec 2025
      • Markup by24 Jun 2026
      • Reported by24 Jun 2026

Cosponsor momentum

Cumulative over time

Cosponsors grew from 0 on 11 December 2025 to 4 on 30 June 2026.

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