Energy Resilient Communities Act
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 32
- Latest action
- Feb 21, 2025
What it does
The Energy Resilient Communities Act directs the Secretary of Energy to establish a grant program to improve energy resilience, democracy, and security in communities, with priority given to environmental justice communities. The program provides funding for technical assistance, community outreach, and the development and construction of clean energy microgrids that support critical infrastructure or serve medical baseline customers, with specific requirements including prevailing wages, local hiring goals, use of American-made materials, and reporting on emissions reductions and public health impacts. Grants for microgrid projects are capped at $10 million each, with federal cost shares…
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Where it stands
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What moved
Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
- Nanette Barragán
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
- Andrea Salinas
- André Carson
- Chellie Pingree
- Doris Matsui
- Ed Case
- Eleanor Norton
- Emanuel Cleaver
- Emilia Sykes
- Henry Johnson
- Jared Huffman
- Jared Moskowitz
- Jerrold Nadler
- Jill Tokuda
- Johnny Olszewski
- Kathy Castor
- Kevin Mullin
- Mary Scanlon
- Melanie Stansbury
- Mike Quigley
- Paul Tonko
- Pramila Jayapal
- Rashida Tlaib
- Raúl M. Grijalva
- Ro Khanna
- Shri Thanedar
- Steve Cohen
- Suzanne Bonamici
- Troy Carter
- Yassamin Ansari
- Yvette Clarke
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Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.