# 119-s-1181: Tribal Energy Fairness Act of 2025

119-s-1181, Tribal Energy Fairness Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] (D-HI); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-10).

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- As of: 2026-09-10
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1181
- Congress: 119
- Title: Tribal Energy Fairness Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-03-27
- Sponsor: Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] (D-HI)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Energy
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-10

## Summary

**Expands tribal access to federal energy financing and flexibility for resilience grants.** The bill creates new DOE authority to fund technical and financial assessments for tribal loan or loan guarantee applications and clarifies that eligible tribal projects can be on, near, or off Indian land.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Curtis, John R. [R-UT] (R-UT), 2025-03-27T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More tribal access to grid grants: benefit, low. If enacted, Indian Tribes could apply for and receive grants for grid resilience and distributed generation projects. States would still need to file the standard yearly plan. Each year a Tribe could choose to submit a plan to run projects itself or the standard plan to award grants to eligible ent…
- Tribes eligible for Energy Department loans: benefit, low. If enacted, projects led by Indian Tribes on, near, or off Indian land could be eligible for Energy Department loans and loan guarantees. At an applicant's request, the Department could use appropriated funds to pay for financial and technical assessments. No more than $500,000 could be used for as…

## Related bills

- 119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026
- 119-s-1541: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-s-4976: Native Children’s Commission Implementation Act of 2026
- 119-s-5071: Children's Safe Welcome Act of 2026
- 119-s-4610: Pacific POWER Act
- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act

## Sources
- [119-s-1181 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1181)

## Related
- [119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3923)
- [119-s-1541: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1541)
- [119-s-4976: Native Children’s Commission Implementation Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4976)
- [119-s-5071: Children's Safe Welcome Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5071)
- [119-s-4610: Pacific POWER Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4610)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1181 (as of 2026-09-10).