SURGE Act of 2026
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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
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- federal agencies and legislative administrators
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Introduced in House
Mr. Casten introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_commission"
- → The commission identified in the operative section
- "secretary_of_energy"
- → Secretary of Energy
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
a covered electric utility that— owns and operates generation, transmission, and distribution facilities
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