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Yes: 225 • No: 203
HR3616119th CongressWALLET
Reliable Power Act
Sponsored By: Representative Balderson
Passed House
Summary
Strengthening long-term electricity reliability is the bill's main goal. It would expand the role of the Electric Reliability Organization (ERO) and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) by requiring annual long-term assessments, new data collection from system owners and operators, and a formal interagency review when the grid faces generation shortfalls.
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- Families and households: Seeks to lower the chance of regional electricity shortfalls by forcing annual analysis of supply risks, including under extreme weather, and by flagging regions with generation inadequacy.
- Grid owners and operators: Would have to share data with the ERO for the long-term assessment and could face findings that additional generation resources are necessary to maintain adequate reliability.
- Federal agencies and regulators: When the ERO signals generation inadequacy, the Department of Energy, the Environmental Protection Agency, and other cabinet agencies must send proposed rules that affect generation to FERC for comment. Agencies cannot finalize those covered actions until they provide written responses and FERC finds the action unlikely to significantly harm reliability, and all comments and responses must be made public.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Federal rules face grid reliability check
If the ERO finds inadequate generation, FERC would quickly alert DOE, EPA, and other needed agencies. After notice, agency heads would send FERC any covered rule that affects power generation. They must send it when it goes to OMB, or 90 days before public release. FERC would issue comments by order, and agencies would post those comments with their response when publishing. Agencies could not finalize the rule until they respond in writing and FERC finds no likely harm.
Yearly check on power grid reliability
The Electric Reliability Organization would do a yearly long‑term check of the bulk power grid. It would study generation mix, transmission plans, and demand trends. It would rate risks of shortfalls in normal and extreme weather for each region. It would say if more generation is needed and could collect data from grid users and operators. If supply looks inadequate, it would publicly notify FERC.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Balderson
OH • R
Cosponsors
Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14]
TX • R
Sponsored 5/29/2025
Fedorchak
ND • R
Sponsored 5/29/2025
Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1]
GA • R
Sponsored 6/17/2025
Miller (WV)
WV • R
Sponsored 6/20/2025
Rep. Harshbarger, Diana [R-TN-1]
TN • R
Sponsored 6/20/2025
Allen
GA • R
Sponsored 6/23/2025
Joyce (PA)
PA • R
Sponsored 6/24/2025
Downing
MT • R
Sponsored 6/24/2025
Rep. Rulli, Michael A. [R-OH-6]
OH • R
Sponsored 6/24/2025
Langworthy
NY • R
Sponsored 6/24/2025
Bilirakis
FL • R
Sponsored 6/24/2025
Bresnahan
PA • R
Sponsored 6/25/2025
Griffith
VA • R
Sponsored 6/25/2025
Moore (NC)
NC • R
Sponsored 6/27/2025
Hudson
NC • R
Sponsored 6/30/2025
Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9]
PA • R
Sponsored 7/2/2025
Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1]
IA • R
Sponsored 7/10/2025
Mann
KS • R
Sponsored 7/10/2025
McDowell
NC • R
Sponsored 7/21/2025
Onder
MO • R
Sponsored 7/22/2025
Roll Call Votes
house vote • 12/17/2025
On Passage
Yes: 225 • No: 203
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