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H.R. 4990

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 4990, the Wildfire Grid Resiliency Act, was introduced in the House on Aug 15, 2025 by Rep. Norma Torres (D). It was referred to Science, Space, And Technology, and last saw action on Aug 15, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.

Record

Text

H.R. 4990 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

hb4990/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 4990 IH: Wildfire Grid Resiliency Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-08-15
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 4990  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   August 15, 2025   Mrs. Torres of California  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology    A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Energy to carry out a demonstration program for projects that improve electric grid resilience with respect to wildfires, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Wildfire Grid Resiliency Act  .
2.
Resilience Accelerator Demonstration Program
(a)
In general
The Secretary of Energy, acting through the Assistant Secretary of the Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response of the Department of Energy, shall carry out a demonstration program, to be known as the  Resilience Accelerator Demonstration Program  (in this section referred to as the  Program ), to make awards to National Laboratories for projects that demonstrate innovative technologies to improve electric grid resilience with respect to wildfires.
(b)
Eligible projects
The Secretary of Energy may make an award under the Program to facilitate a project that demonstrates an innovative technology to improve electric grid resilience with respect to wildfires, including—
(1)
a project that demonstrates an innovative technology for monitoring vegetation management; and
(2)
a project that demonstrates an innovative technology to enhance the safety of first responders who respond to electric grid emergencies.
(c)
Definitions
In this section:
(1)
National Laboratory
The term  National Laboratory  has the meaning given such term in section 2 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 ( 42 U.S.C. 15801 ).
(2)
Resilience
The term  resilience  has the meaning given such term in section 1304A of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 ( 42 U.S.C. 17384a ).
(d)
Authorization of appropriations
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out the Program $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2029.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-08-15
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in House Aug 15, 2025

hb4990/introduced-in-house.md

Shown Here:
Introduced in House (08/15/2025)

Wildfire Grid Resiliency Act

This bill requires the Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response of the Department of Energy (DOE) to carry out a Resilience Accelerator Demonstration Program. Under the program, the office must make awards to DOE's National Laboratories for projects that demonstrate innovative technologies to improve the electric grid's resilience to wildfires, such as technologies for monitoring vegetation management or enhancing the safety of first responders who respond to electric grid emergencies.

Sponsors

Rep. Norma Torres (D) sponsors H.R. 4990 alone.

Norma Torres

Rep. · D–CA-35 · Sponsor

Committees

H.R. 4990 went before 1 committee: Science, Space, and Technology.

Science, Space, and Technology
Science, Space, and Technology
Referred To · Aug 15, 2025 · 178 Bills

Actions

H.R. 4990 has taken 2 actions since Aug 15, 2025.

ChamberAction
Aug 15, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Aug 15, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.Science, Space, and Technology Committee

Votes

H.R. 4990 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 4990 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Wildfire Grid Resiliency Act — Display Title
  • Wildfire Grid Resiliency Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To direct the Secretary of Energy to carry out a demonstration program for projects that improve electric grid resilience with respect to wildfires, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

3 clients hired 3 firms and 19 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 4990 in 10 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Transportation, Automotive Industry, Consumer Issues/Safety/Products, Disaster Planning/Emergencies, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities, Insurance, Torts.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION—District of Columbia15—
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES—District of Columbia14—
EDISON INTERNATIONAL—District of Columbia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION FKA PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURERS ASSOC. OF AMERICA15—
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES14—
EDISON INTERNATIONAL11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
BRETT HEWITT115
DAVID PEARCE115
DONALD GRIFFIN115
MONA DOOLEY115
ROBERT GORDON115
SAM WHITFIELD115
STEF ZIELEZIENSKI115
THERESA PETTIGREW115
ANTHONY COTTO114
JAMES GRANDE114
KATHERINE DUVENECK114
NICHOLAS BOUKNIGHT114
ROBERT MCCARTY114
CORY MAKS112
WILLIAM SEABROOK112
AMY PRESSLER111
KATE CAREY111
MATTHEW MILLER111
ROSS OLCHYK111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION FKA PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURERS ASSOC. OF AMERICA2026 second_quarter$2.1M2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION FKA PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURERS ASSOC. OF AMERICA2026 first_quarter$1.4M1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION FKA PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURERS ASSOC. OF AMERICA2025 third_quarter$1.4M3rd Quarter - Amendme…
AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION FKA PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURERS ASSOC. OF AMERICA2025 third_quarter$1.4M3rd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION FKA PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURERS ASSOC. OF AMERICA2025 fourth_quarter$1.4M4th Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIESNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES2026 second_quarter$540K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIESNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES2026 first_quarter$506.4K1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIESNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES2025 fourth_quarter$465.8K4th Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIESNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES2025 third_quarter$442.1K3rd Quarter - Report
EDISON INTERNATIONALEDISON INTERNATIONAL2025 third_quarter$350K3rd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 4990 under Energy, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 4990’s is Energy.

hr4990/policy-areas.txt
EnergyAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 4990, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 138 (Friday, August 15, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. TORRES of California:H.R. 4990.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:According to Article 1: Section 8: Clause 18: of the UnitedStates Constitution, seen below, this bill falls within theConstitutional Authority of the United States Congress.Article 1: Section 8: Clause 18: To make all Laws whichshall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution theforegoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by thisConstitution in the Government of the United States, or inany Department or Officer thereof.[Page H3699]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com