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H.R. 6981 119th Congress House

SHINE Act of 2026

Official title: To require the Secretary of Energy to further develop and support the adoption of a voluntary streamlined permitting and inspection process for authorities hav… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To require the Secretary of Energy to further develop and support the adoption of a voluntary streamlined permitting and inspection process for authorities having jurisdiction over the permitting of qualifying distributed energy systems, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 8, 2026 Introduced by: Susie Lee Democratic · Nevada See on congress.gov
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Jan 8, 2026
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jan 8, 2026
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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 Lobbying activity 5

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

  • SUNRUN INC.
    for SUNRUN INC. · California · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • SUNRUN INC.
    for SUNRUN INC. · California · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
  • ZERO EMISSION TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION
    for ZERO EMISSION TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)
  • SUNRUN INC.
    for SUNRUN INC. · California · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)
  • SUNRUN INC.
    for SUNRUN INC. · California · 4th Quarter 2025 (Oct 1 - Dec 31)

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 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 2
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Ciscomani, Juan
Arizona · Jan 8, 2026
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Lawler, Michael
New York · Jan 8, 2026
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Tonko, Paul
New York · Jan 8, 2026
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6981: SHINE Act of 2026. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-6981/
MLA
"H.R. 6981: SHINE Act of 2026." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-6981/.
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H.R. 6981, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-6981/.
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[H.R. 6981: SHINE Act of 2026](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-6981/)
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