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119-hr-8262119th CongressWALLET

Build More Power Act

Sponsored By: Representative Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]

Introduced

Summary

Federal loan guarantees for emergency energy infrastructure would be expanded so projects required to generate electricity by a Federal Power Act section 202(c) emergency order could qualify and the Department of Energy would be required to solicit loan-guarantee applications when it issues such orders.

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  • Energy project developers and operators would become eligible for Section 1706 loan guarantees when their facilities are ordered to run under a 202(c) emergency. For orders already in effect at enactment the DOE would have 60 days to solicit applications.
  • The bill would extend loan-guarantee authority timelines to 2032 and reserve at least $20.0 billion of guarantee capacity for projects tied to 202(c) orders.
  • The Secretary of Energy would have to report to Congress within one year on Section 1706 guarantees made in the first year, added electric capacity, total principal guaranteed, and recommendations to spur upgrades to aging coal facilities.

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Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Loan guarantees for emergency power projects

If enacted, the bill would reserve at least $20 billion of guaranteed loan principal for projects that serve facilities ordered to generate power under a Federal Power Act section 202(c) emergency order. The Energy Department would have to solicit section 1706 loan-guarantee applications when it issues a 202(c) order, and must solicit applications within 60 days for orders already in effect on enactment. The bill would treat facilities required by a 202(c) order as having "ceased operations" for section 1706(a)(1) eligibility. It would also extend the Department's loan-guarantee authority and the availability of funds through 2032.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]

NJ • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17]

    NY • R

    Sponsored 4/14/2026

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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