House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Passed House
Affordable Innovation for the Grid Act
Official title: To require the Secretary of Energy to conduct an assessment on the use of artificial intelligence and high-performance computing technologies to enhance the bulk-power system, and for other purposes.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJun 18, 2026
- Committee actionJul 20, 2026
- Passed HouseSep 15, 2026 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 16, 2026 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 9339.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 9339, Affordable Innovation for the Grid Act” on September 9, 2026. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on July 21, 2026”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 9, 2026 ↗
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- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/62764
- CBO publication date
- September 9, 2026
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 9339, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/9339
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 24, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 119-822 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on September 14, 2026.Source: Congress.gov, reported September 14, 2026 ↗
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- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 9339, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/9339
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 24, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. HARSHBARGER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 103, June 18, 2026, Page H4126):Clause 18 section 8 of article I of the Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 18, 2026 ↗
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- H.R. 9339, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/9339
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 24, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
6 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 3 Democrats
3 of 6 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.
Gabe Evans (R-CO), H. Griffith (R-VA), Kevin Mullin (D-CA), Robert Onder (R-MO), Kim Schrier (D-WA), Eugene Vindman (D-VA).
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.