# 119-hr-3632: Power Plant Reliability Act of 2025

119-hr-3632, Power Plant Reliability Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9] (R-VA); status passed_house; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-10).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-3632
- Congress: 119
- Title: Power Plant Reliability Act of 2025
- Status: passed_house
- Introduced: 2025-05-29
- Sponsor: Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9] (R-VA)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Energy
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-10

## Summary

**This law strengthens the nation's focus on _power grid reliability_ by letting the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission order measures to keep interstate electric service adequate and by requiring advance public notice of plant retirements.** It lets the Commission require continued operation of generating units when needed and sets a 5-year public notice rule for planned retirements.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] (R-GA), 2025-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Obernolte, Jay [R-CA-23] (R-CA), 2025-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Onder, Robert F. [R-MO-3] (R-MO), 2025-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller, Carol D. [R-WV-1] (R-WV), 2025-09-17T00:00:00.000Z

## Votes

| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-12-16T00:00:00.000Z | house | On Motion to Recommit | Failed | 207 | 218 |
| 2025-12-16T00:00:00.000Z | house | On Passage | Passed | 222 | 202 |

## Provisions PRIA read

- Federal regulators could keep plants running: mixed, high. If enacted, federal regulators could step in when a state or grid operator files a complaint and service is weak now or within five years. A hearing would be offered within 90 days. They could order certain power units to keep running and require long‑term planning and construction of interstate tr…
- Five-year notice before plant retirements: mixed, medium. The bill would require owners planning to retire a power unit to give at least five years’ notice to the Commission and affected state or transmission bodies. Notices would be posted publicly. No notice would be needed if a disaster or emergency makes the unit inoperable. Covered units would be tho…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-879: Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-703: Main Street Tax Certainty Act
- 119-hr-425: Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act
- 119-hr-5267: American Franchise Act
- 119-hr-3699: Energy Choice Act
- 119-hr-1232: National Right-to-Work Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-3632 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3632)

## Related
- [119-hr-879: Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-879)
- [119-hr-703: Main Street Tax Certainty Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-703)
- [119-hr-425: Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-425)
- [119-hr-5267: American Franchise Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5267)
- [119-hr-3699: Energy Choice Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3699)
- [119-hr-1232: National Right-to-Work Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1232)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3632 (as of 2026-09-10).