S3947-119

In Committee

REWIRE Act

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, REWIRE Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers. The main policy domain is Energy, Environment, Technology.

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 S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Reconductoring Existing Wires for Infrastructure Reliability and Expansion Act or the REWIRE Act.
  • Section idd4571622319e422a8c90dcceb78f3998: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term advanced transmission conductor means a conductor, including a carbon fiber conductor, a composite core conductor, a...
  • Section idbd06c5d8257f40618b200ee8aa0b99de: 3. Categorical exclusion for reconductoring Part II of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 216 the following:...
  • Section idcc132b6664934094a64a6b0b6d258dea: 216A. Grid capacity expansion in existing rights-of-way In this section, the term previously disturbed or developed has the meaning given the term in section...
  • Section id8868b113106c4f37ab0e4bbdce776d81: 4. Return on equity for advanced transmission conductors Section 219 of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824s) is amended— in subsection (a), by striking Not...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

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

Key Policy Areas

Energy, Environment, Technology

Primary Purpose

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

Policy Domains

Energy Environment Technology

Whole bill

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

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Apr 15, 2026

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy. Hearings …

Feb 26, 2026

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and …

Feb 26, 2026

Introduced in Senate

Feb 26, 2026

Mr. McCormick (for himself and Mr. Welch) introduced the following …

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 Environment Technology
Actor Mappings
"the_commission"
→ The commission identified in the operative section
"secretary_of_energy"
→ Secretary of Energy

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

2 terms
"developer" §id6927e3788b9145129ee82a9a371c8c0b

a developer of electric transmission facilities or technologies that pays to install a high-voltage transmission conductor. The term eligible entity means— a developer

"Secretary" §idd4571622319e422a8c90dcceb78f3998

the Secretary of Energy. The term service area means the area or region served by— an electric utility

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