HR 4990
119th Congress
House
Energy
Wildfire Grid Resiliency Act
Introduced: August 15, 2025
Introduced by:
Torres, Norma J.
Democratic
· California
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Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 15, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Aug 15, 2025
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Wildfire Grid Resiliency Act
This bill requires the Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response of the Department of Energy (DOE) to carry out a Resilience Accelerator Demonstration Program. Under the program, the office must make awards to DOE's National Laboratories for projects that demonstrate innovative technologies to improve the electric grid's resilience to wildfires, such as technologies for monitoring vegetation management or enhancing the safety of first responders who respond to electric grid emergencies.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
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