HR 7405 · 119th Congress

Rail and Highway Transmission Planning Act

This bill asks the Department of Energy to study whether we can build high-voltage electrical transmission lines along existing highways and railroad routes instead of creating entirely new paths through private land. Right now, when power companies need to expand the electrical grid, they often have to buy new land…

Sponsor

Mullin, Kevin (D-California)

Introduced

2026-02-05

Policy area

Energy

Latest action

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.