Wildfire Grid Resiliency Act
The summary
What this bill does
Wildfire Grid Resiliency Act
This bill requires the Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response of the Department of Energy (DOE) to carry out a Resilience Accelerator Demonstration Program. Under the program, the office must make awards to DOE's National Laboratories for projects that demonstrate innovative technologies to improve the electric grid's resilience to wildfires, such as technologies for monitoring vegetation management or enhancing the safety of first responders who respond to electric grid emergencies.
Legislative timeline
From introduction
Aug 15, 2025
Introduced & referred to committee
Congressional support
Sponsors & Cosponsors
U.S. Representative - CA District 35 · D-CA
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Bill Metadata
| Congress | 119 |
| Bill Type | HR |
| Bill Number | 4990 |
| Origin Chamber | House |
| Current Status | Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. |
| Policy Area | Energy |
| Primary Committee | Not assigned |
| Introduced | August 15, 2025 |
| Latest Action | August 15, 2025 |
| Cosponsors | 0 · House vote — · — views |