# 119-hr-10302: Certainty in Litigation for Electric Asset Reliability (CLEAR) Act of 2026

119-hr-10302, Certainty in Litigation for Electric Asset Reliability (CLEAR) Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-18).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10302
- As of: 2026-09-18
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-10302
- Congress: 119
- Title: Certainty in Litigation for Electric Asset Reliability (CLEAR) Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-09-04
- Sponsor: Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Energy
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-18

## Summary

**Centralize federal coordination for transmission facilities.** This bill would amend the Federal Power Act by expanding section 216(h) to cover both siting and construction of transmission facilities, designate the Commission as the lead agency for facilities permitted under subsection (b), and add rules for publication, a consolidated record, and unified rehearing and judicial review. - Transmission developers: Federal authorization would explicitly include construction as well as siting. Each approval of a federal authorization would be treated as an order issued by the Commission for purposes of section 313. - Federal agencies: Heads of agencies that can issue federal authorizations must publish each final agency action in the Federal Register. The Secretary must, to the extent practicable, consolidate all review and permit records for a facility into a single joint record of decision. - Project challengers and courts: Rehearing and judicial review for coordinated federal authorizations would be available only under section 313, with references to the Commission replaced by the lead agency under section 216(h).

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Evans, Gabe [R-CO-8] (R-CO), 2026-09-04T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Faster permitting for power lines: mixed, high. This bill would expand federal coordination from siting to siting and construction for electric transmission projects. The Secretary would designate the Commission as lead agency for facilities using the subsection (b) permitting path. Each federal agency head would publish each final authorization…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026
- 119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-4852: Wildfire Emergency Preparedness Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-10302 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10302)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7481)
- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-4852: Wildfire Emergency Preparedness Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4852)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10302 (as of 2026-09-18).