# 119-s-3192: REDUCE Act

119-s-3192, REDUCE Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] (D-IL); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-10).

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- As of: 2026-09-10
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-3192
- Congress: 119
- Title: REDUCE Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-11-18
- Sponsor: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Energy
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-10

## Summary

**Allow aggregators of retail customers to bid in organized wholesale electricity markets.** This bill would require regional transmission organizations to permit bids that aggregate customer demand flexibility for utilities that distributed more than 4,000,000 megawatt-hours in the prior fiscal year, with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) directed to issue implementing rules within one year and subject to state-law prohibitions and applicable market rules. - Households and businesses: Aggregators could pool customers' ability to reduce or shift electricity use so those customers can participate indirectly in wholesale markets through aggregated bids. - Large utilities: The change applies only to utilities that distributed more than 4,000,000 MWh last year, so eligibility is limited to larger distribution utilities. - State regulators and market operators: State laws or state utility commissions can bar participation where they prohibit it, and FERC must write a rule within one year to operationalize the policy.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Allow aggregators to bid in power markets: benefit, medium. If enacted, Transmission Organizations would have to allow aggregators of retail customers to submit bids that pool customers' demand flexibility. This would apply to customers of utilities that delivered more than 4,000,000 megawatt-hours in the previous fiscal year. The change must fit existing m…

## Related bills

- 119-s-5071: Children's Safe Welcome Act of 2026
- 119-s-3597: National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2026
- 119-s-4504: Full-Service Community School Expansion Act of 2026
- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-s-2823: FAMILY Act
- 119-s-2763: Keep Billionaires Out of Social Security Act

## Sources
- [119-s-3192 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3192)

## Related
- [119-s-5071: Children's Safe Welcome Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5071)
- [119-s-3597: National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3597)
- [119-s-4504: Full-Service Community School Expansion Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4504)
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
- [119-s-2823: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2823)
- [119-s-2763: Keep Billionaires Out of Social Security Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2763)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3192 (as of 2026-09-10).