June 18, 2026
Mr. Cornyn (for himself and Mr. Padilla) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
To reauthorize a program for preventing outages and enhancing the resilience of the electric grid, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Preventing Outages With Enhanced Resilience and Operations Nationwide Act of 2026
or the POWER ON Act of 2026
.
Sec. 2. Reauthorization
Section 40101 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (42 U.S.C. 18711) is amended—
(1)
in subsection (i)(1), by striking 2026
and inserting 2031
; and
(2)
in subsection (j), by striking 2022 through 2026
and inserting 2027 through 2031
.