HR7996-119

In Committee

Linemen Legacy Act

119th Congress Introduced Mar 19, 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, Linemen Legacy Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers. The main policy domain is Energy, Immigration.

Who Benefits and How

energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers 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, energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H1FB2A163017044ADA1A8446C12AFC059: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Linemen Legacy Act.
  • Section HF5DE999CDCF84B71AB413DB1B0D18D2B: 2. Emergency response providers Section 2(6) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101(6)) is amended— by striking includes Federal and inserting...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, Linemen Legacy Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers.

Key Policy Areas

Energy, Immigration

Primary Purpose

This bill, Linemen Legacy Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers.

Policy Domains

Energy Immigration

Whole bill

Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers
Model: codex-gpt-5 | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: ih

Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • federal implementing agencies
  • energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers
Model: codex-gpt-5 | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: ih

Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Mar 20, 2026

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and …

Mar 19, 2026

Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

Mar 19, 2026

Introduced in House

Mar 19, 2026

Mr. Higgins of Louisiana (for himself, Mr. Norcross, and Mr. …

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Energy Immigration
Actor Mappings
"federal_implementing_agencies"
→ Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill

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