# 119-hr-6281: CHARGE Act of 2025

119-hr-6281, CHARGE Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6281
- Congress: 119
- Title: CHARGE Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-11-21
- Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Energy
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Creates grants to bring solar panels and battery storage to Federally Qualified Health Centers to boost clinic power reliability and lower energy costs.** This bill would direct the Department of Energy to set up a competitive grant program that funds installations and technical assistance for eligible projects at FQHCs.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22] (R-CA), 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. King-Hinds, Kimberlyn [R-MP-At Large] (R-MP), 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Moylan, James C. [R-GU-At Large] (R-GU), 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Grants for solar at health centers: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would create a Department of Energy grant program to help Federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) use solar panels and energy storage. The Secretary of Energy would have not later than 180 days after enactment to set up the program. Eligible applicants would include state or…

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- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
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- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-6281 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6281)

## Related
- [119-hr-8800: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8800)
- [119-hr-3838: Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defe…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3838)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hres-70: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should take…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-70)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6281 (as of 2026-04-21).