Wildfire and Grid Reliability Act
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- 2
- Latest action
- Mar 25, 2026
What it does
The Wildfire and Grid Reliability Act would require the Secretary of Energy to establish a grant program within the Office of Electricity to fund projects that improve power grid reliability and reduce wildfire risks caused by power lines. Eligible entities include all types of electric utilities—publicly owned, municipal, cooperative, investor-owned, and federally owned corporations—and may use grants for activities such as undergrounding power lines, hardening infrastructure with fire-resistant equipment, vegetation management, installing monitoring and fault detection systems, and supporting microgrid resilience. The bill sets aside at least 40% of funds for wildfire risk reduction…
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Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
Committee (Current step)
Floor (Not started)
Law (Not started)
What moved
Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.