# 119-hr-5424: Energizing Our Communities Act

119-hr-5424, Energizing Our Communities Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] (D-IL); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5424
- Congress: 119
- Title: Energizing Our Communities Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-09-17
- Sponsor: Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Energy
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Creates a Community Economic Development Transmission Fund to pay local host communities for large electric transmission projects.** The fund would use a portion of interest on certain Department of Energy loans and set rules for who gets paid and how the money can be spent.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Grants for communities hosting new power lines: benefit, low. If enacted, this would create a fund, run by the Energy Department, to pay communities that host certain federally backed transmission projects. Local governments and Tribes where the line is built would qualify for one payment per project, if they request it within 1 year of notice and certify eli…
- How communities could use the money: benefit, low. If enacted, host communities would have to spend at least 20% on conservation, stewardship, or recreation, like habitat work, wetlands, or public access to land and water. They could use up to 80% for local needs, such as schools, roads, broadband, farm support, food processing, and job training fo…
- New interest set-aside on energy loans: cost, low. If enacted, a portion of the interest charged and collected on certain new federal energy loans would go into the community fund. The Energy Department, with Treasury, would set the share; the bill does not give a fixed percent. This would apply to transmission loans under federal energy programs,…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-hres-1058: Recognizing that it is the duty of the Federal Government to develop and implement a Transgender Bill of Rights to protect and codify the rights of transgender…

## Sources
- [119-hr-5424 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5424)

## Related
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3971)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7853)
- [119-hres-1058: Recognizing that it is the duty of the Federal Government to develop and implem…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-1058)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5424 (as of 2026-04-21).