S.3947

REWIRE Act Reconductoring Existing Wires for Infrastructure Reliability and Expansion Act

Introduced·2/26/26
Introduced

S. 3947

Introduced in Senate · March 17, 2026

February 26, 2026

Mr. McCormick (for himself and Mr. Welch) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

A BILL

To amend the Federal Power Act to establish a categorical exclusion for reconductoring within existing rights-of-way, and for other purposes.

Categorical exclusion for reconductoring

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 “Reconductoring Existing Wires for Infrastructure Reliability and Expansion Act” or the “REWIRE Act”.