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Bill · 119th Congress · HR 10491

CHARGE Act

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Introduced 2026-09-17Topic: public health · energy · agriculture food

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This bill would require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, working through the Director of the National Institutes of Health, to study the effects of electric transmission lines of 750 kilovolts or greater. The study would look at effects on the health of humans and livestock and on crop yields. The study would begin as soon as practically feasible. When it is finished, the results would be reported to the chair and ranking member of the agriculture and energy committees in the House and Senate.

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Action history

DateChamberActionStatus effect
2026-09-17HouseReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.refer
2026-09-17Introduced in Houseintroduce
2026-09-17Introduced in Houseintroduce
Source: GovInfo Bill Status (Library of Congress), fetched 2026-09-24. Provisions and opinion polling arrive in a later release.