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American Industrial Power and Grid Reliability Act

Status: PassedSession: October 2026 Senate SessionIssue: Energy

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Summary

The bill authorizes competitive federal grants and low-interest financing for domestic power generation, storage, transmission, and grid modernization, prioritizing lower costs, reliability, American-made equipment, and skilled jobs. It retains existing permitting and environmental authority and requires annual performance reports.

Full text

This bill would authorize the Department of Energy to provide competitive grants and low-interest financing for modernizing regional power grids, expanding domestic generation and storage, and improving transmission serving energy-intensive manufacturers. Priority would be given to projects that reduce electricity costs, strengthen reliability, use domestically produced equipment, and retain or create skilled American jobs, including through prevailing-wage and registered-apprenticeship requirements. The bill would also direct the Department of Energy to publish annual reports on grid performance, industrial electricity prices, and the domestic manufacturing impact of funded projects, while preserving existing federal and state environmental and permitting authorities.

Judicial Review

No judicial review

No Supreme Court cases are currently attached to this law.

No cases filed.

Sponsor

Brayden MorseRepublican Party

Cosponsors

Archived proceedingsU.S. Senate
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American Industrial Power and Grid Reliability Act

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This bill has become law without a Presidential signature because the review period expired.
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Mr. President, Senators D’Angelo, Hawthorne, Reed, Moran, and Hastings are right that reliability is not an abstract policy goal. Families know it when the lights stay on, and small businesses know it when they can meet a payroll without absorbing another unpredictable cost. But a reliable grid must also be an affordable grid.
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Mr. President, Senators D’Angelo, Hawthorne, Reed, and Moran have all made the same point in different ways: families do not experience energy policy as an abstract debate. They experience it when the bill arrives, when a storm takes down a transmission line, or when a factory has to idle because the grid cannot deliver dependable power. I agree. Reliability is not a luxury; it is a public duty and a matter of national security.
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Mr. President, Senators D’Angelo, Hawthorne, and Reed are right about one thing: families do not experience energy policy as an abstract debate. They experience it when the power bill arrives, when a storm takes down the lines, and when the lights stay out longer than they should. In West Virginia, we also understand that reliability depends on the workers, fuels, and equipment that keep this country running.
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Mr. President, I appreciate the point Senator D’Angelo made: families do not experience energy policy as an abstract argument. They experience it when the bill arrives, when a storm takes down a line, and when a small business has to decide whether it can afford to keep the doors open. Senator Hawthorne is right as well—reliability is a public duty.
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Mr. President, I agree with Senator D’Angelo that families experience energy policy in their monthly bills and in whether the lights come back on after a storm. In Connecticut, where coastal storms and aging infrastructure can disrupt communities quickly, reliability is not an abstract promise. It is a basic responsibility of government.
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Mr. President, New Jersey families do not experience energy policy as an abstract debate. They see it in the electric bill, at the gas pump, and when a storm knocks out power for thousands of homes and businesses. We need a grid that is more reliable, more affordable, and less dependent on fragile supply chains overseas.
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Cloture vote

30 seat-weighted votes required to invoke cloture and advance to final passage.

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Aye: 0Nay: 0Present: 0(0 seated)
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