Bill sets new rules for planning power lines across regions.
H.R. 10539 — Integrated Local, Regional, and Interregional Transmission Planning Act of 2026 · Filed by Sean Casten (D-IL) · 4 cosponsors · Introduced Sep 24, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill tells a federal agency to make new rules for power line planning. Power companies in different regions must plan together. They must think 20 or more years ahead. People can only pay for power line work that helps them.
Who it affects
People who pay electric bills get better long-term planning and lower costs. Power companies that own power lines get clearer rules for building new projects. States and regions that share power grids are affected.
One thing to notice
The bill leaves out ERCOT, one of the biggest power grid operators in Texas. That region may not work with other regions the same way.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
4 cosponsors: 4 Democrats.
- Sep 24, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Sep 24, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (15,417 characters) on Sep 30, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,222 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-10-20.
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