# 116-hr-8543: Power Line Resiliency Act

116-hr-8543, Power Line Resiliency Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18] (D-NY); status Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-8543
- Congress: 116
- Title: Power Line Resiliency Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Introduced: 2020-10-06
- Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Energy
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Power Line Resiliency Act This bill directs the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish a five-year program to provide grants to electric utilities to (1) improve the performance or efficiency of a power line, (2) make a power line more resilient to an extreme weather event, or (3) otherwise ensure that an end-user has access to electricity during an extreme weather event. DOE must prioritize providing grants to electric utilities that sell electricity in an area that has a history of extreme weather events.

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## Sources
- [116-hr-8543 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8543)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8543 (as of 2025-11-18).