Bill gives power firms a 30% tax credit for building power lines.
S. 5453 — Grid Resiliency Tax Credit Act · Filed by Martin Heinrich (D-NM) · Introduced Sep 22, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill lets power firms and co-ops claim a 30% tax credit. They get it for building or upgrading big power lines. The lines must start working after 2026. They must meet size and voltage rules. Firms can use the credit to cut taxes owed. Or they can get cash from the Treasury instead.
Who it affects
Power firms and co-ops get the tax credit to pay for projects. People may get more reliable power and cheaper bills. The bill does not require firms to lower rates.
One thing to notice
The bill does not guarantee lower power bills. It does not require better access to clean power.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
- Sep 22, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in Senate”
- Sep 22, 2026 — Referred to Senate Committee on Finance · Congress.gov: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- power lines — Large cables that carry power across long distances between cities and towns.
- tax credit — Money the federal government gives back to cut what a firm owes in taxes.
- co-ops — Businesses owned and run together by the people who use them for power.
- Treasury — The federal office that handles the government's money and pays bills.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (13,254 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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