# 119-s-4827: POWER ON Act of 2026

119-s-4827, POWER ON Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] (R-TX); 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-4827
- Congress: 119
- Title: POWER ON Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-06-18
- Sponsor: Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Energy
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-10

## Summary

**Extends authorization for the electric grid outage‑prevention and resilience program.** This bill would reauthorize the program in Section 40101 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (42 U.S.C. 18711) by moving the covered window from 2022–2026 to 2027–2031 and by changing the program authorization date from 2026 to 2031. It preserves the same statutory reference and does not create new authorities beyond extending the timeframe.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] (D-CA), 2026-06-18T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Extend grid resilience program to 2031: benefit, high. This bill would extend a federal program that helps prevent power outages through 2031. It would replace "2026" with "2031" in subsection (i)(1) and change the multi-year window in subsection (j) to cover 2027 through 2031. The change would take effect upon enactment. States, utilities, and grid op…

## Related bills

- 119-s-1071: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
- 119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-s-3492: Essential Caregivers Act of 2025
- 119-s-93: Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Amendments Act of 2025
- 119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025
- 119-s-410: Love Lives On Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-s-4827 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4827)

## Related
- [119-s-1071: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1071)
- [119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5066)
- [119-s-3492: Essential Caregivers Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3492)
- [119-s-93: Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Amendments Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-93)
- [119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1241)
- [119-s-410: Love Lives On Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-410)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4827 (as of 2026-09-10).