H.R. 6633 · 119th Congress

High-Capacity Grid Act

Introduced on Dec 11, 2025 by Julie Fedorchak (R-ND). 4 cosponsors, all from the sponsor's party. Latest action (Sep 16, 2026): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Dec 11, 2025
Cosponsors
4
0 from the other party
Policy area
Energy
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To establish a best-available transmission conductor standard for certain transmission projects under the Federal Power Act and to provide for presumptions regarding cost recovery for such conductors.

Subjects

  • Advisory bodies
  • Electric power generation and transmission
  • Energy efficiency and conservation
  • Energy prices
  • Energy storage, supplies, demand
  • Technology assessment

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, Dec 11, 2025). Public domain.

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.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Julie FedorchakR-NDSponsor

Republicans · 4

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Dec 11, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Dec 11, 2025Introduced in House
  3. Dec 11, 2025 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
  4. Dec 11, 2025 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  5. Jun 24, 2026 · HouseSubcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  6. Jun 24, 2026 · HouseForwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.
  7. Jul 20, 2026 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  8. Jul 21, 2026 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  9. Jul 21, 2026 · HouseOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 49 - 0.
  10. Sep 14, 2026Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-824.
  11. Sep 14, 2026 · HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-824.
  12. Sep 14, 2026 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 723.
  13. Sep 15, 2026 · HouseMr. Guthrie moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  14. Sep 15, 2026 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5662-5663)
  15. Sep 15, 2026 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6633.
  16. Sep 15, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
  17. Sep 15, 2026 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5662)
  18. Sep 15, 2026 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  19. Sep 16, 2026 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. EDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTE4 reports
    $4.2M reported (all issues)
  2. CTC Global Corporation3 reports
    $130K reported (all issues)
  3. Google Client Services LLC3 reports
    $9.8M reported (all issues)
  4. AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC. AND AFFILIATED CORPORATIONS2 reports
    $1.6M reported (all issues)
  5. CMS ENERGY CORPORATION2 reports
    $530K reported (all issues)
  6. HUNTSMAN INTERNATIONAL LLC2 reports
    $90K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: HUNTSMAN INTERNATIONAL LLCAI match · 99%
  7. ITC HOLDINGS CORP.2 reports
    $250K reported (all issues)
  8. NATIONAL ELECTRICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION2 reports
    $650K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: NATIONAL ELECTRICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATIONAI match · 100%
  9. NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION (NRECA)2 reports
    $1.8M reported (all issues)
  10. PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC CO.2 reports
    $140K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY$189.1K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  11. PUGET SOUND ENERGY INC.2 reports
    $590K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: PUGET SOUND ENERGY INC$1.6M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  12. SOUTHERN COMPANY2 reports
    $5.7M reported (all issues)
  13. XCEL ENERGY2 reports
    $1.3M reported (all issues)
  14. AI Supply Chain Alliance (informal coalition)1 report
    $30K reported (all issues)
  15. AMEREN SERVICES1 report
    $150K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMEREN SERVICES COMPANY$2M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  16. AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE1 report
    $2.8M reported (all issues)
  17. AMERICAN PUBLIC POWER ASSOCIATION1 report
    $310K reported (all issues)
  18. BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY ENERGY COMPANY1 report
    $260K reported (all issues)
  19. CITY OF SANTA CLARA1 report
    $10K reported (all issues)
  20. CORPORATE ENERGY BUYERS ASSOCIATION1 report
    $200K reported (all issues)
  21. Clean Energy Buyers Association (formerly RENEWABLE ENERGY BUYERS ALLIANCE)1 report
    $300K reported (all issues)
  22. Corporate Energy Buyers Association (fka Clean Energy Buyers Association)1 report
    $210K reported (all issues)
  23. DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION1 report
    $2.3M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: DUKE ENERGY PROGRESS, LLC$17.5M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  24. EDISON INTERNATIONAL1 report
    $290K reported (all issues)
  25. Electricity Customer Alliance1 report
    $30K reported (all issues)
  26. Entergy Services, LLC1 report
    $610K reported (all issues)
  27. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY COUNCIL1 report
    $720K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY COUNCIL INC$271.1K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  28. Oncor Electric Delivery1 report
    $60K reported (all issues)
  29. PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORPORATION1 report
    $200K reported (all issues)
  30. PPL Corporation1 report
    $70K reported (all issues)
  31. Pacific Gas and Electric Company1 report
    $3.5M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY$9.9M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  32. STEEL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION1 report
    $100K reported (all issues)
  33. Southwire Company, LLC1 report
    $40K reported (all issues)
  34. The Dow Chemical Company, dba Dow1 report
    $1.1M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY, THEAI match · 100%

Reports filed in 2025, 2026.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.