HR7729-119

In Committee

SURGE Act of 2026

119th Congress Introduced Feb 26, 2026

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, SURGE Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Energy, Finance.

Who Benefits and How

federal agencies and legislative administrators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H2E638E24645541D48D568893CBA7C42A: 1. Short title; table of contents This Act may be cited as the Shared Utility Rewards for Grid Efficiency Act of 2026 or the SURGE Act of 2026. The table of...
  • Section HC6DF50A5F2B14308A964BBAE3CCFEB1E: 2. Amendments to the Federal Power Act Section 219 of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824s) is amended— in subsection (a)— by striking Not later than 1 year...
  • Section H3C2C8CFD3DEC463FB3E0B497A3A1FE28: 3. Rulemaking on shared savings framework for transmitting utilities subject to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission jurisdiction Not later than one year after...
  • Section H16A799FA638E4344A20EB73D558E7A5D: 4. Guidance for electric utilities not subject to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission jurisdiction Not later than two years after the date of enactment of...
  • Section HBF432F78E364491980F1DF93F495C6E4: 5. Grant program for State regulatory authorities Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a program...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, SURGE Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Key Policy Areas

Government Operations, Energy, Finance

Primary Purpose

This bill, SURGE Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Policy Domains

Government Operations Energy Finance

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • federal agencies and legislative administrators
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federal agencies and legislative administrators: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
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federal implementing agencies: ,

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Feb 26, 2026

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Feb 26, 2026

Introduced in House

Feb 26, 2026

Mr. Casten introduced the following bill; which was referred to …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Government Operations Energy Finance
Actor Mappings
"the_commission"
→ The commission identified in the operative section
"secretary_of_energy"
→ Secretary of Energy

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"vertically integrated electric utility" §HCEEC681DA2AC4CB38AA8707B59AD1275

a covered electric utility that— owns and operates generation, transmission, and distribution facilities

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