# 119-hr-9843: Enhancing Electric Grid Resilience Act

119-hr-9843, Enhancing Electric Grid Resilience Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-06).

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- As of: 2026-08-06
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-9843
- Congress: 119
- Title: Enhancing Electric Grid Resilience Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-07-22
- Sponsor: Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Energy
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-06

## Summary

**This bill would require that very large interstate and offshore transmission projects use a new, regional, benefit‑based cost allocation system.** It would let project owners file tariffs with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to assign costs and ties those allocations to two guiding principles: cost causation and cost allocation.

## Provisions PRIA read

- New rules for large power line costs: mixed, high. If enacted, the bill would create a new class called "transmission facilities of national significance." It would cover interstate or offshore lines of at least 1,000 megawatts, and upgrades that add at least 500 megawatts, finished on or after enactment. Owners could file cost-allocation tariffs w…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-5862: American Energy Independence and Affordability Act
- 119-hr-5361: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3376: Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity, and Reliability Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-9843 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9843)

## Related
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7481)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-5862: American Energy Independence and Affordability Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5862)
- [119-hr-5361: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5361)
- [119-hr-3376: Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity, and Reliability Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3376)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9843 (as of 2026-08-06).