Require the National Institutes of Health to study and report to Congress on how transmission lines operating at 750 kilovolts or greater affect human health, livestock, and crop yields.

Warren Davidson · Ohio · Republican

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Commitment kind: outcome. Promised action: Require NIH to conduct updated research on effects of transmission lines operating at 750 kilovolts or greater and report findings to Congress.. Promised outcome: Current federal health and agricultural data on effects of high-voltage transmission lines on humans, livestock, and crop yields.. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired. Press release from Davidson's congressional office announcing introduction of the CHARGE Act during his service as U.S. Representative for Ohio's 8th District.

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The CHARGE Act would require NIH to conduct updated research on the effects of transmission lines operating at 750 kilovolts or greater on human health, livestock, and crop yields, and report its findings to Congress.

Davidson said his CHARGE Act would require NIH to update federal research on high-voltage transmission line effects and report its findings to Congress.

Davidson Introduces Bill to Study Transmission Line Impacts on Health and Farms | Press Releases | Congressman Warren Davidson
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Evidence

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Today, U.S. Representative Warren Davidson (R-OH) introduced the Community Health and Agricultural Research on Grid Exposure (CHARGE) Act. The legislation would require the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study how transmission lines operating at 750 kilovolts or greater affect human health, livestock, and crop yields.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Within the lookback window, Davidson announced introduction of the CHARGE Act matching the commitment. Introduction is concrete effort, but the source frames the requirement as proposed legislation rather than an enacted mandate or completed NIH report.

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Davidson Introduces Bill to Study Transmission Line Impacts on Health and Farms | Press Releases | Congressman Warren Davidson
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Public state: pending As of 2026-09-18 · verified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): unresolved. unknown A for effort

The verified evidence shows Davidson introduced the CHARGE Act, which would require NIH to study and report on the specified transmission-line impacts. However, the commitment is an outcome promise to require NIH action, and the passage documents proposed legislation only, not enactment, an NIH mandate, or a completed report. With no deadline expired as of 2026-09-18, this remains unresolved rather than delivered or partial.

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