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Rep. Davidson, Warren [R-OH-8] · R–OH
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Based on the full Introduced in House · 2026-09-17 text. This explanation has not received human editorial review. This overview describes the proposal’s major provisions; it does not establish what its real-world effects would be.
This proposal would require a federal study of how electricity transmission lines rated at 750 kilovolts or higher affect human and livestock health and crop yields. It would direct federal health officials to investigate those effects and report their results to Congress. The text does not establish that these lines cause harm.
shall conduct a study on the effects of 750-kilovolt or greater transmission lines on— (1) the health of humans and livestock; and (2) crop yields.
Upon the conclusion of the study under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the chair and ranking member of the committees described in paragraph (2) a report detailing the results of the study.
Section 1 would name the legislation the Community Health and Agricultural Research on Grid Exposure Act, or CHARGE Act.
This Act may be cited as the Community Health and Agricultural Research on Grid Exposure Act or the CHARGE Act.
The Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the National Institutes of Health, would have to conduct the study as soon as practically feasible. The study requirement covers transmission lines of at least 750 kilovolts, a measure of electrical voltage.
As soon as practically feasible, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the National Institutes of Health, (in this section referred to as the Secretary) shall conduct a study on the effects of 750-kilovolt or greater transmission lines
When the study concludes, the Secretary would have to report its results to the chairs and ranking members of four congressional committees: House Agriculture; House Energy and Commerce; Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry; and Senate Energy and Natural Resources.
Upon the conclusion of the study under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the chair and ranking member of the committees described in paragraph (2) a report detailing the results of the study.
(A) The Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives. (B) The Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives. (C) The Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate. (D) The Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate.
The supplied actions snapshot, updated September 24, 2026, records introduction in the House and referral to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on September 17, 2026.
Source snapshot updated 2026-09-24T15:08:15Z. 2026-09-17: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. 2026-09-17: Introduced in House
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Spending directed to particular recipients or places outside ordinary competitive or formula-based allocation.
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Narrow exceptions, exemptions, or preferential treatment that warrant a closer look.
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