Congress creates new clean power research office with $400 billion.

What it does

The bill sets up a new federal office called the National Institutes of Clean Power. It is inside the Department of Power. The office gets $400 billion over 10 years, from 2027 to 2036. The money pays for research and projects in solar, wind, batteries, electric cars, and climate science. Projects that help poor and dirty neighborhoods get first choice. Public schools, land-grant schools, and Black schools also get first choice.

Who it affects

People in neighborhoods hit hard by pollution will gain. Public schools, land-grant schools, and Black schools will get research money. Workers in clean power jobs, especially union jobs, may gain from training.

One thing to notice

Congress must pass separate bills each year to give the money. The bill does not say how the new office will be run or who will work there.

From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.

Where it stands

6 cosponsors: 6 Democrats.

• Oct 1, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
• Oct 1, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology”

Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.

Words to know

• land-grant schools — Public schools started by the federal government to teach farming and trades.
• Black schools — Schools founded before 1964 mainly to teach Black students.
• poor and dirty neighborhoods — Areas hit hard by pollution and harm to the land and air.
• clean power — Power from sources that do not run out, like sun and wind.
• batteries — Ways to save power for later use.