[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4911 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4911

To require certain information and financial assistance under the State 
    energy program and the weatherization assistance program to be 
distributed without undue delay to support State and local high-impact 
   energy efficiency and renewable energy initiatives, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 24, 2026

 Mrs. Shaheen (for herself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Coons, Mr. Reed, and Mr. 
   Padilla) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To require certain information and financial assistance under the State 
    energy program and the weatherization assistance program to be 
distributed without undue delay to support State and local high-impact 
   energy efficiency and renewable energy initiatives, 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 ``Investing in State Energy Act of 
2026''.

SEC. 2. TIMING FOR DISTRIBUTION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION AND FINANCIAL 
              ASSISTANCE UNDER THE WEATHERIZATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 
              AND THE STATE ENERGY PROGRAM.

    (a) Timing for Distribution of Certain Information and Financial 
Assistance Under the Weatherization Assistance Program.--Section 417 of 
the Energy Conservation and Production Act (42 U.S.C. 6867) is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (d), by striking the subsection 
        designation and all that follows through ``Payments'' and 
        inserting the following:
    ``(d) Method and Timing of Payments.--
            ``(1) In general.--Payments''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) Timing.--On receipt of a plan adopted pursuant to 
        section 415(b) containing all the material elements, the 
        Secretary shall distribute funds to the State, Indian Tribe, or 
        other direct recipient to which the plan applies not later than 
        30 days after the date of receipt of the plan.
    ``(e) Distribution of Information.--Not later than 60 days after 
the date on which funds have been made available to provide assistance 
under this part, the Secretary shall--
            ``(1) release application guidance to States, Indian 
        Tribes, and other direct recipients of assistance under this 
        part; and
            ``(2) publish the allocation of assistance to be provided 
        to States, Indian Tribes, and other direct recipients of 
        assistance under this part in accordance with the applicable 
        distribution formula for the fiscal year.''.
    (b) Timing for Distribution of Certain Information and Financial 
Assistance Under the State Energy Program.--Section 363 of the Energy 
Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6323) is amended by adding at 
the end the following:
    ``(f) Distribution of Information.--Not later than 60 days after 
the date on which funds have been made available to provide financial 
assistance under this section, the Secretary shall--
            ``(1) release application guidance for financial assistance 
        for energy conservation plans under this section; and
            ``(2) publish the allocation of assistance to be provided 
        to States under this section in accordance with the applicable 
        distribution formula for the fiscal year, including pursuant to 
        subsection (b).
    ``(g) Timing of Payments.--On receipt of a State energy 
conservation plan submitted under section 362 containing all the 
material elements, the Secretary shall distribute funds to a State not 
later than 30 days after the date of receipt of the State energy 
conservation plan.''.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 365(f) of the Energy 
Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6325(f)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by striking ``this part $500,000,000'' and 
                inserting the following: ``this part--
                    ``(A) $500,000,000'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (A) (as so designated), by 
                striking the period at the end and inserting ``; and''; 
                and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(B) $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2027 
                through 2031.''; and
            (2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
            ``(2) Distribution.--Amounts made available under paragraph 
        (1) shall be distributed to the States in accordance with the 
        applicable distribution formula in effect on January 1, 
        2026.''.
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