# 117-hr-8738: REDUCE Act

117-hr-8738, REDUCE Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] (D-IL); status Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-8738
- Congress: 117
- Title: REDUCE Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Introduced: 2022-08-23
- Sponsor: Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Energy
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Responsive Energy Demand Unlocks Clean Energy Act or the REDUCE Act This bill requires organizations that operate electric grid transmission facilities (e.g., Regional Transmission Organizations or Independent System Operators) to accept bids in a power market from demand response programs of a certain size. In a demand response program, end-use electricity customers are typically remunerated for voluntarily decreasing their short-term electrical consumption generally in response to compromised grid reliability or high wholesale electricity prices.

## Cosponsors (5)

- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), 2022-08-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2022-08-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] (D-CA), 2022-08-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2022-08-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2022-08-23T00:00:00.000Z

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- 117-hr-3537: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act
- 117-hr-3525: Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture Act
- 117-hr-263: Big Cat Public Safety Act
- 117-hr-8404: Respect for Marriage Act
- 117-hr-1842: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 117-hr-1057: Greatest Generation Commemorative Coin Act

## Sources
- [117-hr-8738 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8738)

## Related
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- [117-hr-263: Big Cat Public Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-263)
- [117-hr-8404: Respect for Marriage Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8404)
- [117-hr-1842: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1842)
- [117-hr-1057: Greatest Generation Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1057)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8738 (as of 2025-11-18).