NIH Study on High-Voltage Lines

Summary#

This bill would direct the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to conduct a study on the effects of transmission lines rated 750 kilovolts or greater. Sponsor: Warren Davidson. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on 2026-09-17. No full bill text or other details were provided.

What it means for you#

If enacted, the NIH would be required to carry out a study about 750-kV-or-higher transmission lines. The specific questions to be studied, who would be studied, the study methods, and how results would be used are not publicly available.

Expenses#

No publicly available information on the bill's cost, how the study would be funded, or whether the NIH would use existing funds or receive new appropriations.

Proponents' View#

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Opponents' View#

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