# 116-hr-4444: Western Area Power Administration Transparency Act

116-hr-4444, Western Area Power Administration Transparency Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9] (R-AZ); status Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 533. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-4444
- Congress: 116
- Title: Western Area Power Administration Transparency Act
- Status: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 533.
- Introduced: 2019-09-20
- Sponsor: Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9] (R-AZ)
- Cosponsors: 13
- Policy area: Energy
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Western Area Power Administration Transparency Act This bill directs the Western Area Power Administration (WAPA) to establish a pilot project to provide increased transparency for its customers. WAPA must publicly display on its website a database of specific information dating back to FY2008, including rates charged to customers for power and transmission services, listed by power system; the amount of capacity or energy sold by power system; and a detailed accounting of its expenditures and costs by region and for the headquarters office. Additionally, WAPA must annually update the information it provides on the website. The updates must include specified details regarding changes to the information, the reasons for the changes, and the amount of unobligated balances retained. The pilot project shall terminate in seven years.

## Cosponsors (13)

- Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] (R-AZ), 2019-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cox, TJ [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2019-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2019-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4] (R-IA), 2019-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] (R-CA), 2019-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lesko, Debbie [R-AZ-8] (R-AZ), 2019-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McAdams, Ben [D-UT-4] (D-UT), 2019-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-5] (R-CA), 2019-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-1] (R-AZ), 2019-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2019-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-1] (D-AZ), 2019-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1] (D-AZ), 2019-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Buck, Ken [R-CO-4] (R-CO), 2019-09-20T00:00:00.000Z

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- 116-hr-3495: Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act
- 116-hr-748: CARES Act
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- 116-hr-7642: Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-4444 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4444)

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- [116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4305)
- [116-hr-3495: Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-3495)
- [116-hr-748: CARES Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-748)
- [116-hr-550: Merchant Mariners of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-550)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4444 (as of 2025-11-18).