# 119-hr-3628: State Planning for Reliability and Affordability Act

119-hr-3628, State Planning for Reliability and Affordability Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Evans, Gabe [R-CO-8] (R-CO); status passed_house; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-10).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-3628
- Congress: 119
- Title: State Planning for Reliability and Affordability Act
- Status: passed_house
- Introduced: 2025-05-29
- Sponsor: Rep. Evans, Gabe [R-CO-8] (R-CO)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Energy
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-10

## Summary

**Requires state utility plans to secure enough long-duration, on-site-fueled or contracted generation to keep power reliable for a 10-year horizon.** The bill ties integrated resource planning to fuel sufficiency, continuous operation during emergencies, and essential grid services like frequency and voltage support. - Families and electric consumers: Aims to lower blackout risk and protect affordability by prioritizing generation that can run continuously for 30 days and provide frequency and voltage support. - State regulatory authorities: Would require regulators to start formal consideration of the new reliability standard within 1 year and complete decisions within 2 years. - State-regulated electric utilities: Utilities using integrated resource planning must include measures ensuring access to "reliable generation facilities" that have on-site fuel or contractual fuel supplies for 30 days and can operate in severe weather. - Oversight: Directs the Government Accountability Office to report to Congress within 1 year on whether prior integrated resource plans ensured reliable, stable, and affordable electric service.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Langworthy, Nicholas A. [R-NY-23] (R-NY), 2025-05-29T00:00:00.000Z

## Votes

| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-12-11T00:00:00.000Z | house | On Passage | Passed | 218 | 207 |

## Provisions PRIA read

- Stronger state planning for reliable power: benefit, high. If enacted, this would set a new reliability rule in utility planning. Utilities that use integrated resource planning would need to plan for reliable power over 10 years. They would keep or buy power from plants that can run for 30 days straight. Those plants would need 30 days of on-site fuel or…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-3628 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3628)

## Related
- [119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4393)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3628 (as of 2026-09-10).