United StatesPower Plant Reliability Act of 2025
What it does
This bill modifies the process that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) uses to determine, upon a complaint from a state commission, whether a public utility (i.e., power plant) must remain open because the retirement of the power plant will make the bulk power system unreliable, including by allowing transmission organizations to also file complaints with FERC.
More detail
If FERC finds that any interstate service of any public utility is inadequate or insufficient, or is likely to become inadequate or insufficient within five years of receiving such complaint, then FERC must determine the proper, adequate, or sufficient service to be furnished through an order, rule, or regulation (order).
The bill specifies that FERC may order a power plant to remain open for up to five years. Any affected state commission, transmission organization, or power plant may request that FERC extend such order.
A FERC order must determine (1) any rate or charge necessary to provide compensation for the additional costs of the service, and (2) the cost allocation of any rate or charge.
A power plant owner or operator must notify FERC and affected state commissions or transmission organizations at least five years before any planned retirement of a unit of an electric generating facility except in the case of an emergency or similar event that renders a unit inoperable.
The bill exempts from federal, state, and local environmental laws and regulations any action taken by a generating facility to comply with such orders.
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
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History
- 2025
- Dec 17Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.Latest
- Dec 16Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 951 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4776, H.R. 1366, H.R. 845, H.R. 3616, H.R. 3632 and H.R. 4371. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 4776, under a structured rule and H.R. 1366, H.R. 845, H.R. 3616, H.R. 3632, and H.R. 4371 under a closed rule. The resolution provides one motion to recommit on each bill.
- Vote recorded On Passage. Result: Passed.House
- Vote recorded On Motion to Recommit. Result: Failed.House
- Dec 16Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 951. (consideration: CR H5927-5933)
- Dec 16Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4776, H.R. 1366, H.R. 845, H.R. 3616, H.R. 3632 and H.R. 4371. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 4776, under a structured rule and H.R. 1366, H.R. 845, H.R. 3616, H.R. 3632, and H.R. 4371 under a closed rule. The resolution provides one motion to recommit on each bill.
- Dec 16DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 3632.
- Dec 16The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
- Dec 16Ms. Scholten moved to recommit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. (text: CR H5933)
- Dec 16The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.
- Dec 16POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate H.R. 3632, the Chair put the question on motion to recommit and announced the noes had prevailed. Ms. Scholten demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
- Dec 16Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5934-5935)
- Dec 16On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 207 - 218 (Roll no. 341).
- Dec 16Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 222 - 202 (Roll no. 342). (text: CR H5927-5928)Passed House
- Dec 16Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Nov 25Supplemental report filed by the Committee on Energy and Commerce, H. Rept. 119-307, Part II.
- Sep 23Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-307.
- Sep 23Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 261.
- Jun 25Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Jun 25Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 21.
- Jun 5Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Jun 5Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by the Yeas and Nays: 15 - 14.
- Jun 3Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
- May 29Introduced in House
- May 29Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.Introduced