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

The bill expands a product standard, liability shield, trade restriction provision: 2, expands a compliance mandate, definition change, delegation of rulemaking provision: 3, and expands a compliance mandate, definition change, delegation of rulemaking provision: 216A. It relies on compliance mandates, definition changes, delegation of rulemaking, and liability protections. The main policy areas are Energy, Finance, and Education.

Who Benefits and How

The available clause analysis does not identify a specific beneficiary group.

Who Bears the Burden and How

No clear private burden is identified from the available clause analysis; implementing agencies may still take on administrative work.

Key Provisions

  • Expands a product standard, liability shield, trade restriction provision: 2.
  • Expands a compliance mandate, definition change, delegation of rulemaking provision: 3.
  • Expands a compliance mandate, definition change, delegation of rulemaking provision: 216A.
  • Adds or tightens a compliance mandate, definition change, delegation of rulemaking provision: 4.
  • Defines introduces a definition change provision: 5. State energy programs Section 362(c)(7)(B) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6322(c)(7)(B)) is amended by inserting , including reconductoring...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for primary purpose and policy domains.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

The bill expands a product standard, liability shield, trade restriction provision: 2, expands a compliance mandate, definition change, delegation of rulemaking provision: 3, and expands a compliance mandate, definition change, delegation of rulemaking provision: 216A.

Key Policy Areas

Energy, Finance, Education

Primary Purpose

The bill expands a product standard, liability shield, trade restriction provision: 2, expands a compliance mandate, definition change, delegation of rulemaking provision: 3, and expands a compliance mandate, definition change, delegation of rulemaking provision: 216A.

Policy Domains

Energy Finance Education

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Apr 15, 2026

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

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 Finance Education
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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