# 119-hr-5964: Integrated Resource Planning Modernization Act

119-hr-5964, Integrated Resource Planning Modernization Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3] (D-NM); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5964
- Congress: 119
- Title: Integrated Resource Planning Modernization Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-11-07
- Sponsor: Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3] (D-NM)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Energy
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Modernize integrated resource planning** for the U.S. power system by directing the Department of Energy to publish national IRP guidelines and to help states update planning, modeling, and coordination. The bill would pair those guidelines with grants and training to bring state plans in line with modern reliability and clean-energy tools. - States would be eligible for DOE grants to implement IRP modernization. First grant applications could be submitted not later than six months after the guidelines are published and grants must be used within five years. - Utilities, transmission organizations, and grid operators would get technical assistance and training and could receive grant funding for modeling, staffing, software, stakeholder engagement, and to help recover compliance costs. - Planners would be asked to use iterative capacity expansion, transmission-inclusive modeling, probabilistic resource adequacy, interregional collaboration, extreme weather scenarios, and scorecards that compare costs, reliability, and sustainability across scenarios.

## Cosponsors (5)

- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2025-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI), 2025-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2025-11-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] (D-NV), 2025-11-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA), 2025-12-18T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Grants to states for grid planning: benefit, high. If enacted, DOE would run a grants program to help states modernize integrated resource planning, if Congress provides funding. The Secretary would set grant amounts using factors like a state’s plan quality, number of customers, and utility and grid mix. Restructured states would need to work with…
- National guidelines for power grid planning: benefit, high. If enacted, the Department of Energy would publish power‑grid planning guidelines within 2 years after enactment. The guidelines would cover modeling, transmission, storage, distributed and behind‑the‑meter resources, demand‑side steps, interregional sharing, and extreme‑weather risks. They would u…
- Who is covered by grid planning rules: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would define key terms for the program. It would spell out what counts as behind‑the‑meter steps (like home efficiency, rooftop solar, batteries, and demand response) and distributed energy resources. It would define transmission organizations, balancing authorities, restructur…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2086: Rights for the TSA Workforce Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-5964 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5964)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [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-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
- [119-hr-2086: Rights for the TSA Workforce Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2086)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5964 (as of 2026-04-21).