# 119-hr-10491: CHARGE Act

119-hr-10491, CHARGE Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Davidson, Warren [R-OH-8] (R-OH); status introduced (as of 2026-09-26).

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- As of: 2026-09-26
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-10491
- Congress: 119
- Title: CHARGE Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-09-17
- Sponsor: Rep. Davidson, Warren [R-OH-8] (R-OH)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-26

## Summary

**Directs the National Institutes of Health to study whether very high-voltage transmission lines affect people, livestock, and crops.** The Community Health and Agricultural Research on Grid Exposure Act would require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the NIH director, to study effects of 750-kilovolt or greater transmission lines on human and livestock health and on crop yields as soon as practicable, and to report the results to House Agriculture, House Energy and Commerce, Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and Senate Energy and Natural Resources.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Study of 750-kilovolt lines near farms: benefit, medium. If enacted, HHS would direct NIH to study transmission lines of 750 kilovolts or larger. The study would examine effects on human health, livestock health, and crop yields. The work would begin as soon as practically feasible. When complete, HHS would send a report to four congressional committees.…

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- 119-hr-3633: Digital Asset Market Clarity Act
- 119-hr-3330: Energy Freedom Act
- 119-hr-25: FairTax Act of 2025
- 119-hr-8324: Great American Healthcare Plan
- 119-hr-6955: Main Street Capital Access Act
- 119-hr-266: Educational Opportunity and Success Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-10491 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10491)

## Related
- [119-hr-3633: Digital Asset Market Clarity Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3633)
- [119-hr-3330: Energy Freedom Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3330)
- [119-hr-25: FairTax Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-25)
- [119-hr-8324: Great American Healthcare Plan](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8324)
- [119-hr-6955: Main Street Capital Access Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6955)
- [119-hr-266: Educational Opportunity and Success Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-266)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10491 (as of 2026-09-26).