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HR3616119th CongressWALLET
Reliable Power Act
Sponsored By: Representative Balderson
Passed House
Summary
This bill would create a new federal oversight framework to preserve reliability of the bulk-power system. It focuses on long-term generation assessments, a trigger to flag possible shortfalls, and a formal interagency review process.
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- Grid planners and the Electric Reliability Organization (ERO) must produce an annual long-term assessment that checks generation mix, transmission buildout, demand trends, and the risk of energy shortfalls regionally under normal and extreme weather. The assessment must say if extra generation is needed during the period.
- The ERO must notify the Commission when it finds potential generation inadequacy. The Commission must promptly notify the Department of Energy, the Environmental Protection Agency, and other federal agencies and review any related agency rule that could affect generation resources.
- Owners, users, and operators of the bulk-power system must provide data the ERO needs for the assessment. Agencies that submit covered actions must publish the Commission’s comments and explain any changes before finalizing rules, with at least a 90 day review window when not routed through OMB.
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Federal review to protect grid reliability
If enacted, the Electric Reliability Organization would do a yearly long‑term check on power supply and risks. It would study resource mix, new lines, demand trends, and shortfall risks by region in normal and extreme weather, and could collect needed grid data. If it finds a risk, it would alert FERC, which would notify DOE, EPA, and other agencies. When that happens, agencies would have to send draft rules that affect power generation to FERC early (at OMB or at least 90 days before release), and FERC would review and may recommend changes to avoid reliability harm. Agencies could not finish those rules until they answer FERC’s comments in writing and FERC finds the rule unlikely to harm reliability; those materials would be public.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Balderson
OH • R
Cosponsors
Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14]
TX • R
Sponsored 5/29/2025
Fedorchak
ND • R
Sponsored 5/29/2025
Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1]
GA • R
Sponsored 6/17/2025
Rep. Miller, Carol D. [R-WV-1]
WV • R
Sponsored 6/20/2025
Rep. Harshbarger, Diana [R-TN-1]
TN • R
Sponsored 6/20/2025
Allen
GA • R
Sponsored 6/23/2025
Joyce (PA)
PA • R
Sponsored 6/24/2025
Rep. Downing, Troy [R-MT-2]
MT • R
Sponsored 6/24/2025
Rep. Rulli, Michael A. [R-OH-6]
OH • R
Sponsored 6/24/2025
Langworthy
NY • R
Sponsored 6/24/2025
Bilirakis
FL • R
Sponsored 6/24/2025
Bresnahan
PA • R
Sponsored 6/25/2025
Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9]
VA • R
Sponsored 6/25/2025
Moore (NC)
NC • R
Sponsored 6/27/2025
Hudson
NC • R
Sponsored 6/30/2025
Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9]
PA • R
Sponsored 7/2/2025
Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1]
IA • R
Sponsored 7/10/2025
Rep. Mann, Tracey [R-KS-1]
KS • R
Sponsored 7/10/2025
McDowell
NC • R
Sponsored 7/21/2025
Onder
MO • R
Sponsored 7/22/2025
Roll Call Votes
house vote • 12/17/2025
On Passage
Yes: 225 • No: 203