CHARGE Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 6281 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6281 To direct the Secretary of Energy to establish a grant program to facilitate the use of solar energy systems and energy storage technologies at Federally qualified health centers, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 21, 2025 Mr. Smith of Washington (for himself, Mr. Valadao, Mrs. King-Hinds, Mr. Moylan, and Mr. Case) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To direct the Secretary of Energy to establish a grant program to facilitate the use of solar energy systems and energy storage technologies at Federally qualified health centers, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Community Health Access Through Resilient Grid Energy Act of 2025'' or the ``CHARGE Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. GRANT PROGRAM FOR SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS AND ENERGY STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES AT FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS. (a) Establishment.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, acting through the Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy of the Department of Energy, shall establish a program to award grants to eligible entities for the conduct of qualifying projects (in this section referred to as the ``program''). (b) Grants.-- (1) Application.--The Secretary may award a grant under the program if an applicant submits to the Secretary an application at such time, in such form, and containing such information as the Secretary determines appropriate, including a description of-- (A) the qualifying projec