Private firms can build EV chargers and solar on highway land.
H.R. 10769 — SUN Act · Filed by Everton Blair (D-GA) · Introduced Oct 9, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill lets states approve EV chargers, solar panels, and broadband along highways. It also allows power lines. Companies can use the land next to highways for these projects. States handle approval instead of the federal government, which speeds things up. The bill does not say how money from these projects must be shared. It does not say what checks must happen.
Who it affects
People may get faster access to EV chargers, solar power, and broadband. States keep control over which projects get approved. EV charger firms, solar firms, broadband firms, and power firms can build on highway land.
One thing to notice
The bill gives states power to approve private projects on federal highway land. It does not require checks, money sharing, or public gains from the firms.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
- Oct 9, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Oct 9, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- EV chargers — Machines that charge electric cars.
- broadband — Fast internet service that reaches homes and work.
- approval — Official permission to do something.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (878 characters) on Oct 15, 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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