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H.R. 8248 119th Congress House

Grid Expansion and Reliability Act

Official title: To amend the Federal Power Act to allow a person to construct or modify an electric transmission facility in a national interest electric transmission corridor… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Federal Power Act to allow a person to construct or modify an electric transmission facility in a national interest electric transmission corridor if the person self-certifies certain information to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 13, 2026 Introduced by: Josh Gottheimer Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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Apr 13, 2026
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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What's happening now April 13, 2026

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Lobbying activity 17

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

  • EDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTE
    for EDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTE · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • PUGET SOUND ENERGY
    for PUGET SOUND ENERGY · Washington · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • XCEL ENERGY, INC
    for XCEL ENERGY INC · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • PPL CORPORATION
    for PPL CORPORATION · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORPORATION
    for PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORPORATION · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • CAPITOL COUNSEL LLC
    for EDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTE · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)

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 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Lawler, Michael
New York · Apr 13, 2026
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8248: Grid Expansion and Reliability Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8248/
MLA
"H.R. 8248: Grid Expansion and Reliability Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8248/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 8248, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8248/.
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[H.R. 8248: Grid Expansion and Reliability Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8248/)
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