The first-ever federal bill that would connect Texas‘s energy systems to the national grid was introduced in the House on Wednesday. 

Rep. Greg Casar (D-TX) introduced the legislation, the “Connect the Grid Act,” on the third anniversary of winter storm Uri — a snowstorm that created a power crisis in the Lone Star State in 2021 and killed at least 246 people. The legislation, introduced with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), is meant to address the shortfalls of Texas’s struggling energy grid, which has been strained due to low reserves and high demand during cold and hot weather.