# 119-hr-7635: CHARGE Act

119-hr-7635, CHARGE Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] (R-FL); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7635
- As of: 2026-04-21
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-7635
- Congress: 119
- Title: CHARGE Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-02-20
- Sponsor: Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**This bill would create a ban on PRC-linked remotely monitorable energy storage imports** to reduce risks that foreign-controlled technology could observe or interfere with the U.S. electric grid. It would give Customs and Border Protection and the Commerce Department enforcement roles, set criminal penalties up to 5 years and fines up to $250,000 per shipment, and require Commerce-led reporting to Congress.

## Provisions PRIA read

- New import ban for storage importers: cost, high. If enacted, the bill would ban importing any energy storage system that contains a remote monitoring capability when it uses technology owned or controlled by entities tied to the People's Republic of China or the Chinese Communist Party. The bill defines an "energy storage system" as any device th…

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- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act
- 119-hr-9109: Stop ANTIFA Act of 2026
- 119-hr-687: MERIT Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
- 119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-7635 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7635)

## Related
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2570)
- [119-hr-9109: Stop ANTIFA Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9109)
- [119-hr-687: MERIT Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-687)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
- [119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9298)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7635 (as of 2026-04-21).