CHARGE Act of 2025
Congress Targets $50M a Year to Add Solar and Battery Backup at Community Health Centers
Stalled
No legislative action in over 90 days.
Legislative Progress
Key Points
- Congress would direct the Energy Department to create a grant program within 180 days to help community health centers add solar power and energy storage.
- Eligible applicants would include state/local governments, the health centers themselves, certain nonprofits that represent them, and provider networks controlled by them.
- Grant money could only be used for projects like installing solar panels or battery backup systems, or getting technical help to plan, install, and run them.
- The bill would authorize $50 million per year from 2026 through 2030 to fund these projects.
- For patients, this could mean clinics are more likely to keep lights on, store medicines safely, and stay open during outages or grid problems.
Impact Analysis
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Milestones
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Introduced in House
The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.
Votes
No votes have been recorded for this legislation yet.
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Valadao’s CHARGE Act would ensure electricity for federally qualified health centers
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Press Release: Valadao and Smith Introduce CHARGE Act to Enhance Energy Resiliency for Health Centers in Underserved Communities
Aggregates/republishes a congressional press release describing the CHARGE Act’s DOE grant program concept, focusing on resilience at federally qualified health centers via solar + storage.
Press Release: Smith and Valadao Introduce Bipartisan CHARGE Act to Enhance Energy Resilience for Community Health Centers
Republishes/AI-summarizes a press release describing H.R. 6281 (CHARGE Act of 2025), including proposed $50M/year funding (2026–2030) for solar + battery projects at FQHCs.
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Congressional Bill
Official Title
CHARGE Act of 2025
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