# 119-hr-8248: Grid Expansion and Reliability Act

119-hr-8248, Grid Expansion and Reliability Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-23).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-8248
- Congress: 119
- Title: Grid Expansion and Reliability Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-04-13
- Sponsor: Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: unknown
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-23

## Summary

**FERC becomes the siting authority for interstate electric transmission in national interest corridors.** The bill replaces the permit-based model with a pre-construction self-certification system to speed construction or modification of transmission lines within those corridors. - Project developers can build or modify a transmission facility in a national interest electric transmission corridor after filing a certification that lists their identity, corporate status, a concise description of the facility, expected start and completion dates, and a table of contents of included documents. - The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission must issue implementing regulations within one year and will audit each certification annually to check that required information is provided. - FERC must report to Congress within one year of enactment and then annually on how the certification process is working and recommend any legislative or regulatory fixes. The bill also removes several permit-specific phrases and replaces them with general permitting language, changing how stakeholder and landowner engagement is framed.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2026-04-13T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Self-certify interstate transmission projects: benefit, medium. This bill would create a pre-construction self-certification process for electric transmission projects inside a national interest electric transmission corridor. Any person could build or modify a transmission line in a corridor once FERC issues regulations. FERC must issue those rules not later t…
- Move transmission siting to FERC: mixed, medium. This bill would shift statutory siting authority for interstate transmission from the Secretary of Energy to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). The change would take effect on enactment. The bill would update cross-references, replace permit-holder language with a reference to a perso…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act
- 119-hr-3077: Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3633: Digital Asset Market Clarity Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-8248 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8248)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6644)
- [119-hr-3077: Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3077)
- [119-hr-3633: Digital Asset Market Clarity Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3633)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8248 (as of 2026-04-23).