# 116-hr-8626: Energy Resilient Communities Act

116-hr-8626, Energy Resilient Communities Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA); status Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-8626
- Congress: 116
- Title: Energy Resilient Communities Act
- Status: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Introduced: 2020-10-20
- Sponsor: Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 37
- Policy area: Energy
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Energy Resilient Communities Act This bill requires the Department of Energy to establish a program that awards grants to make critical energy infrastructure more resilient to climate change hazards, such as grants for developing clean energy microgrids that support critical community infrastructure or customers of electric utilities with special energy needs due to medical conditions.

## Cosponsors (37)

- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2020-10-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2020-10-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2020-11-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-18] (D-PA), 2020-11-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] (D-TX), 2020-11-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2020-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8] (D-NJ), 2020-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] (D-CO), 2020-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY), 2020-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2020-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2020-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2020-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2020-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2020-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2020-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2020-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2020-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2020-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2020-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] (D-NY), 2020-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2020-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2020-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] (D-NY), 2020-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2020-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2020-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6] (D-PA), 2020-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2020-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2020-10-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5] (D-FL), 2020-10-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cox, TJ [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2020-10-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4] (D-MA), 2020-10-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11] (D-NJ), 2020-10-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2020-10-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2020-10-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2020-10-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] (D-IL), 2020-10-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2020-11-16T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [116-hr-8626 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8626)

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