# 119-hr-5692: Marine Energy Technologies Acceleration Act

119-hr-5692, Marine Energy Technologies Acceleration Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5692
- Congress: 119
- Title: Marine Energy Technologies Acceleration Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-10-06
- Sponsor: Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Energy
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Would establish a $1.0 billion Marine Energy Acceleration Fund to accelerate U.S. marine energy development.** The Fund at the Department of Energy would support demonstrations, R&D, site assessments, permitting improvements, and workforce programs. - Coastal and underserved communities: Prioritizes at least 20 demonstration projects that can export power to microgrids, community grids, or utilities and sets aside $600 million for them to boost local resilience and economic opportunities. - Technology and research: Provides $230 million for technology R&D and $20 million for National Marine Energy Centers to speed device testing, domestic manufacturing, and environmental monitoring, and $50 million to assess at least 50 promising sites. - Workforce and permitting: Allocates $85 million for workforce assessments and training tied to demonstration sites and funds a multiagency permitting task force with $5 million each for DOE, FERC, and BOEM to identify and reduce permitting barriers. *Would authorize $1.0 billion in appropriations to the Department of Energy for these marine energy activities.*

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2025-10-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2025-10-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2] (D-RI), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- $1 billion fund for marine energy: benefit, high. This bill would create a Marine Energy Acceleration Fund at the Department of Energy. Congress would be authorized to provide $1 billion, available until spent. The fund would pay for demonstrations, research, site studies, workforce training, and permitting work in this bill.
- Grants for at least 20 marine energy projects: benefit, high. DOE would run competitions to fund at least 20 marine energy demonstration projects. Projects would send power to microgrids, community grids, or utility grids. The bill would set aside $600 million. Priority would go to projects tied to existing transmission or marine structures, with permits in p…
- Research and education grants for marine energy: benefit, high. DOE would award competitive grants for research and for upgrades to research facilities. The goal would be to speed design, fabrication, and testing, boost U.S. manufacturing and supply chains, and improve efficiency and reliability. $230 million would fund technology R&D and $20 million would fund…
- National study of 50+ marine energy sites: benefit, low. DOE, with NOAA and BOEM, would study at least 50 sites with strong marine energy potential. $50 million would fund site data and environmental monitoring. The work would cover different regions, coordinate with Regional Ocean Partnerships where useful, and share data publicly. Results would help ch…
- Task force to streamline energy permits: benefit, low. DOE would convene a Federal‑State task force to streamline marine energy permitting while following environmental review laws. The group would include FERC, BOEM, NOAA, the Army Corps, and others. It would recommend ways to cut time, cost, and uncertainty, assess staffing needs, and train State age…
- Training for marine energy jobs: benefit, low. DOE would study national marine energy workforce needs within two years. Based on the study, DOE would fund training with centers, industry, colleges, unions, and career programs. $85 million would support these efforts. Programs would focus first on communities near the demonstration projects.

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## Sources
- [119-hr-5692 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5692)

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- [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-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7853)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5692 (as of 2026-09-21).