HR10491Referred to Committee

To direct the National Institutes of Health to conduct a study on the effects of 750-kilovolt or greater transmission lines, and for other purposes.

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2026-09-17
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Warren Davidson
Warren Davidson
Republican · OH · Representative
Votes with party: 88.6% (656 recorded votes)

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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

2026-09-17

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 10491 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 10491 To direct the National Institutes of Health to conduct a study on the effects of 750-kilovolt or greater transmission lines, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 17, 2026 Mr. Davidson introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To direct the National Institutes of Health to conduct a study on the effects of 750-kilovolt or greater transmission lines, 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 ``Community Health and Agricultural Research on Grid Exposure Act'' or the ``CHARGE Act''. SEC. 2. NIH STUDY ON EFFECTS OF 750-KILOVOLT OR GREATER TRANSMISSION LINES. (a) Study.--As soon as practically feasible, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the National Institutes of Health, (in this section referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall conduct a study on the effects of 750-kilovolt or greater transmission lines on-- (1) the health of humans and livestock; and (2) crop yields. (b) Report.-- (1) Submission.--Upon the conclusion of the study under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the chair and ranking member of the committees described in paragraph (2) a report detailing the results of the study. (2) Committees described.--The committees described in this paragraph are the following: (A) The Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives. (B) The Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives. (C) The Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate. (D) The Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate. <all>
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