Grid Expansion and Reliability Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8248 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8248 To amend the Federal Power Act to allow a person to construct or modify an electric transmission facility in a national interest electric transmission corridor if the person self-certifies certain information to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 13, 2026 Mr. Gottheimer (for himself and Mr. Lawler) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Federal Power Act to allow a person to construct or modify an electric transmission facility in a national interest electric transmission corridor if the person self-certifies certain information to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 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 ``Grid Expansion and Reliability Act''. SEC. 2. SITING OF INTERSTATE ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION FACILITIES. Section 216 of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824p) is amended-- (1) in subsection (a)-- (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``Secretary of Energy (referred to in this section as the `Secretary')'' and inserting ``Federal Energy Regulatory Commission''; and (B) in paragraphs (2), (3), and (4), by striking ``Secretary'' each place it appears and inserting ``Federal Energy Regulatory Commission''; (2) by striking subsections (b) and (d) and inserting the following: ``(b) Self Certification Prior to Construction or Modification of Electric Transmission Facilities.-- ``(1) In general.--Beginning on the date on which regulations are issued under paragraph (3), any person may con