Wildfire Grid Resiliency Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 4990 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4990 To direct the Secretary of Energy to carry out a demonstration program for projects that improve electric grid resilience with respect to wildfires, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 15, 2025 Mrs. Torres of California introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To direct the Secretary of Energy to carry out a demonstration program for projects that improve electric grid resilience with respect to wildfires, 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 ``Wildfire Grid Resiliency Act''. SEC. 2. RESILIENCE ACCELERATOR DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM. (a) In General.--The Secretary of Energy, acting through the Assistant Secretary of the Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response of the Department of Energy, shall carry out a demonstration program, to be known as the ``Resilience Accelerator Demonstration Program'' (in this section referred to as the ``Program''), to make awards to National Laboratories for projects that demonstrate innovative technologies to improve electric grid resilience with respect to wildfires. (b) Eligible Projects.--The Secretary of Energy may make an award under the Program to facilitate a project that demonstrates an innovative technology to improve electric grid resilience with respect to wildfires, including-- (1) a project that demonstrates an innovative technology for monitoring vegetation management; and (2) a project that demonstrates an innovative technology to enhance the safety of first r