YourVoice.Now Summary
EnvironmentWorkers & JobsTransparency & AccountabilityNonprofits in Puerto Rico, Guam, and three other U.S. territories could get grants for renewable power.
Environment
The Agriculture Department would set up the grant program within 180 days. Grants would fund projects in the five U.S. territories. The money can pay for renewable power, energy storage, smart grids, and microgrids.
Grant money could not build a plant that burns fossil fuels. It could not build a nuclear plant either. The limit covers this program only.
Workers & Jobs
Grants could pay to train people who live in the territories. They would learn to build, fix, and run renewable power systems. Training is one allowed use of the money.
Transparency & Accountability
The Government Accountability Office is the watchdog agency that works for Congress. It would look at how each territory could shift to renewable power. It would also weigh new microgrids and more reliable service. The bill sets aside $1.5 million for this work.
More about this bill
Live in Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, or the Northern Mariana Islands? Local nonprofits could get federal money to build renewable power projects near you. The Agriculture Department would set up the grant program within 180 days of the bill becoming law. Grants could pay for renewable energy systems, energy storage, smart grids, and microgrids. A microgrid is a small local grid that can cut loose from the main grid and keep running. Grant money could also train residents to build, run, and maintain those systems. Only nonprofit groups could apply for the grants. Companies and territory governments could not. The bill sets no dollar cap on the program, so Congress would decide funding later. Grants could not pay for fossil fuel or nuclear power plants. The bill also orders a $1.5 million study of energy needs in each territory, due within 180 days. Outside the territories, most people would see no change.
Congressional Summary
Directs USDA to award grants for renewable energy systems, energy efficiency, storage, and training in U.S. territories, with DOE technical assistance and a GAO study.
Legislative Subjects
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Action Date
- 2025-07-10
- Date Added
- 2026-04-03
- Source
- Congress.gov →
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