HR 5154 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

CHARGE Act of 2023

Introduced Aug 4, 2023 Originated House Sponsor Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez D-NY

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Aug 11, 2023 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy, Climate and Grid Security.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedAug 4, 2023
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Cosponsors 28

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Aug 4, 2023 to Sep 22, 2023; 27 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NYAdriano EspaillatOriginalAug 4, 2023
D-MAAyanna PressleyOriginalAug 4, 2023
D-VTBecca BalintOriginalAug 4, 2023
D-NYDaniel S. GoldmanOriginalAug 4, 2023
D-OREarl BlumenauerOriginalAug 4, 2023
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalAug 4, 2023
D-MOEmanuel CleaverOriginalAug 4, 2023
D-TXGreg CasarOriginalAug 4, 2023
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.OriginalAug 4, 2023
D-MNIlhan OmarOriginalAug 4, 2023
D-NYJamaal BowmanOriginalAug 4, 2023
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalAug 4, 2023
D-CAJared HuffmanOriginalAug 4, 2023
D-TXJasmine CrockettOriginalAug 4, 2023
D-ILJonathan L. JacksonOriginalAug 4, 2023
D-CAJuan VargasOriginalAug 4, 2023
D-FLKathy CastorOriginalAug 4, 2023
D-FLMaxwell FrostOriginalAug 4, 2023
D-CAMike LevinOriginalAug 4, 2023
D-CANanette Diaz BarragánOriginalAug 4, 2023
D-NYPaul TonkoOriginalAug 4, 2023
D-WAPramila JayapalOriginalAug 4, 2023
D-MIRashida TlaibOriginalAug 4, 2023
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalAug 4, 2023
D-CARobert GarciaOriginalAug 4, 2023
D-NCValerie P. FousheeOriginalAug 4, 2023
D-CAZoe LofgrenOriginalAug 4, 2023
D-ILJesús G. "Chuy" GarcíaSep 22, 2023

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred Aug 4, 2023
Energy Subcommittee
Referred Aug 11, 2023

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Aug 11, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy, Climate and Grid Security.
  2. Aug 4, 2023Introduced in House
  3. Aug 4, 2023Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article I of the United States Constitution The single subject of this legislation is: To require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to promulgate regulations with respect to regional and interregional transmission planning, and for other purposes.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 133, August 4, 2023, page H4166.

CRS reports 1

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 1

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 2480CHARGE Act of 2023Identical billJul 25, 2023

Titles 3

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to promulgate regulations with respect to regional and interregional transmission planning, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
CHARGE Act of 2023
Connecting Hard-to-reach Areas with Renewably Generated Energy Act of 2023

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Aug 4, 2023Introduced in House

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