HR8241-119

In Committee

Power for the People Act of 2026

119th Congress Introduced Apr 9, 2026

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, Power for the People Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators. The main policy domain is Labor, Environment, Government Operations.

Who Benefits and How

workers, employers, and labor regulators 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, workers, employers, and labor regulators may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H391637BC08AA4D6A872822D6EAE7AEBC: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Power for the People Act of 2026.
  • Section HB02D32726BE946678BD575D4A76E276D: 2. Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— because of current energy policies and electricity market structures, households and businesses are...
  • Section H71F03AB9CB4A4B5BB9E8FE168E3B565E: 3. Definitions In this Act: The term Commission means the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. The term covered interconnection entity means— an Independent...
  • Section HED990C6CF301477BB5B0FB0752282FB1: 4. Data center load queues Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall issue a rule requiring all covered...
  • Section H91EA9A7671BF43E9B7545EAA1C8E5E49: 5. Local transmission cost allocation Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall direct each public utility (as...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, Power for the People Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators.

Key Policy Areas

Labor, Environment, Government Operations

Primary Purpose

This bill, Power for the People Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators.

Policy Domains

Labor Environment Government Operations

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • workers, employers, and labor regulators
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workers, employers, and labor regulators: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • workers, employers, and labor regulators
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federal implementing agencies: ,
workers, employers, and labor regulators: ,

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Apr 9, 2026

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Apr 9, 2026

Introduced in House

Apr 9, 2026

Mr. Tonko (for himself, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Cohen, …

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
Labor Environment Government Operations
Actor Mappings
"the_commission"
→ The commission identified in the operative section
"secretary_of_labor"
→ Secretary of Labor
"secretary_of_energy"
→ Secretary of Energy

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"registered apprenticeship program" §H71F03AB9CB4A4B5BB9E8FE168E3B565E

an apprenticeship program registered under the Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly known as the National Apprenticeship Act) (50 Stat. 664, chapter 663

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