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HR 891 118th Congress House

Energy Resilient Communities Act

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Energy to carry out a grant program to improve the energy resilience, energy democracy, and security of communities, prioritizing en… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Energy to carry out a grant program to improve the energy resilience, energy democracy, and security of communities, prioritizing environmental justice communities, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 9, 2023 Introduced by: Barragán, Nanette Diaz Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Feb 17, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy, Climate and Grid Security.
Feb 9, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Feb 9, 2023
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 17, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy, Climate and Grid Security.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Energy Resilient Communities Act

This bill requires the Department of Energy to establish a program that awards grants to make critical energy infrastructure more resilient to climate change hazards, such as grants for developing clean energy microgrids that support critical community infrastructure or customers of electric utilities with special energy needs due to medical conditions.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 47
All 47 Democratic 41
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Lieu, Ted
California · May 7, 2024
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Thanedar, Shri
Michigan · Jun 30, 2023
Cartwright, Matt
· Apr 27, 2023
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Goldman, Daniel S.
New York · Mar 3, 2023
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Mar 3, 2023
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Feb 9, 2023
Blumenauer, Earl
· Feb 9, 2023
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Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Feb 9, 2023
Bush, Cori
· Feb 9, 2023
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Carson, André
Indiana · Feb 9, 2023
 D
Carter, Troy A.
Louisiana · Feb 9, 2023
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Casar, Greg
Texas · Feb 9, 2023
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Feb 9, 2023
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Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Feb 9, 2023
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Feb 9, 2023
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DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Feb 9, 2023
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Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Feb 9, 2023
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Foster, Bill
Illinois · Feb 9, 2023
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Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Feb 9, 2023
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Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Feb 9, 2023
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Huffman, Jared
California · Feb 9, 2023
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Feb 9, 2023
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Khanna, Ro
California · Feb 9, 2023
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Kim, Andy
New Jersey · Feb 9, 2023
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Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Illinois · Feb 9, 2023
Lee, Barbara
· Feb 9, 2023
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Matsui, Doris O.
California · Feb 9, 2023
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McBath, Lucy
Georgia · Feb 9, 2023
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Feb 9, 2023
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Feb 9, 2023
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Meng, Grace
New York · Feb 9, 2023
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Moskowitz, Jared
Florida · Feb 9, 2023
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Feb 9, 2023
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 9, 2023
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Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
New York · Feb 9, 2023
Payne, Donald
· Feb 9, 2023
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Feb 9, 2023
Porter, Katie
· Feb 9, 2023
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Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Feb 9, 2023
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Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Feb 9, 2023
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Schiff, Adam B.
California · Feb 9, 2023
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Stansbury, Melanie A.
New Mexico · Feb 9, 2023
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Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Feb 9, 2023
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Tokuda, Jill N.
Hawaii · Feb 9, 2023
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Tonko, Paul
New York · Feb 9, 2023
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Feb 9, 2023
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Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Feb 9, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 891: Energy Resilient Communities Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-891/
MLA
"H.R. 891: Energy Resilient Communities Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-891/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 891, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-891/.
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[H.R. 891: Energy Resilient Communities Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-891/)
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