HR8768-119

In Committee

CHARGE Act

119th Congress Introduced May 12, 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, CHARGE Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers. The main policy domain is Energy, Government Operations, Defense.

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 HB1A0D02A92434A64874628A2106A46B6: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Cybersecurity and Hardware Assurance for Resilient Grid Electrification Act or the CHARGE Act.
  • Section H9342C2C70A2B4FB7BC49D3D4F2806E8A: 2. Findings Congress finds the following: China accounts for two thirds of the global electric vehicle market. Electric vehicles from China are not currently...
  • Section H709FE9C9DC9941F7A31E64747746F5C6: 3. Inclusion of certain vehicles and equipment manufactured by China on the noncomplying motor vehicles list Section 30102(a) of title 49, United States Code,...

Evidence Chain:

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

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

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

Key Policy Areas

Energy, Government Operations, Defense

Primary Purpose

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

Policy Domains

Energy Government Operations Defense

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers
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energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers
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federal implementing agencies: ,
energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers: ,

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
May 12, 2026

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

May 12, 2026

Introduced in House

May 12, 2026

Mr. Self 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
Energy Government Operations Defense
Actor Mappings
"federal_implementing_agencies"
→ Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill

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