HR 3632 119th Congress
Power Plant Reliability Act of 2025
To amend the Federal Power Act to adjust the requirements for orders, rules, and regulations relating to furnishing adequate service, to require owners or operators of generating facilities to provide notice of planned retirements of certain electric generating units, and for other purposes.
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
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Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by the Yeas and Nays: 15 - 14.
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Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
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Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 21.
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Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 261.
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Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-307.
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Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-307.
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Supplemental report filed by the Committee on Energy and Commerce, H. Rept. 119-307, Part II.
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Supplemental report filed by the Committee on Energy and Commerce, H. Rept. 119-307, Part II.
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Engrossed in House
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Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 951 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4776, H.R. 1366, H.R. 845, H.R. 3616, H.R. 3632 and H.R. 4371. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 4776, under a structured rule and H.R. 1366, H.R. 845, H.R. 3616, H.R. 3632, and H.R. 4371 under a closed rule. The resolution provides one motion to recommit on each bill.
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Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 951. (consideration: CR H5927-5933)
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Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4776, H.R. 1366, H.R. 845, H.R. 3616, H.R. 3632 and H.R. 4371. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 4776, under a structured rule and H.R. 1366, H.R. 845, H.R. 3616, H.R. 3632, and H.R. 4371 under a closed rule. The resolution provides one motion to recommit on each bill.
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DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 3632.
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The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
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Ms. Scholten moved to recommit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. (text: CR H5933)
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The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.
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POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate H.R. 3632, the Chair put the question on motion to recommit and announced the noes had prevailed. Ms. Scholten demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
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Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5934-5935)
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On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 207 - 218 (Roll no. 341).
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On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 222 - 202 (Roll no. 342). (text: CR H5927-5928)
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Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 222 - 202 (Roll no. 342). (text: CR H5927-5928)
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Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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| IntroductionIntroduced | Introduced in the House. | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. | No additional detail supplied.IntroReferral · House floor actions · Code H11100 | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionIntroduced in House | No additional detail supplied.IntroReferral · Library of Congress · Code Intro-H | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionIntroduced in House | No additional detail supplied.IntroReferral · Library of Congress · Code 1000 | Congress.gov | |
| Text versionIntroduced in House | A dated text-version record is available. | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionReferred to the Subcommittee on Energy. | No additional detail supplied.Committee · House committee actions · Code H11000 | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionForwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by the Yeas and Nays: 15 - 14. | No additional detail supplied.Committee · House committee actions · Code H23000 | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionSubcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held | No additional detail supplied.Committee · House committee actions · Code H22000 | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionOrdered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 21. | No additional detail supplied.Committee · House committee actions · Code H19000 | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held | No additional detail supplied.Committee · House committee actions · Code H15001 | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionPlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 261. | No additional detail supplied.Calendars · House floor actions · Code H12410 | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionReported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-307. | No additional detail supplied.Committee · House floor actions · Code H12200 | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionReported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-307. | No additional detail supplied.Committee · Library of Congress · Code 5000 | Congress.gov | |
| Text versionReported in House | A dated text-version record is available. | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionSupplemental report filed by the Committee on Energy and Commerce, H. Rept. 119-307, Part II. | No additional detail supplied.Committee · House floor actions · Code H12210 | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionSupplemental report filed by the Committee on Energy and Commerce, H. Rept. 119-307, Part II. | No additional detail supplied.Committee · Library of Congress · Code 5000 | Congress.gov | |
| Text versionEngrossed in House | A dated text-version record is available. | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionRules Committee Resolution H. Res. 951 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4776, H.R. 1366, H.R. 845, H.R. 3616, H.R. 3632 and H.R. 4371. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 4776, under a structured rule and H.R. 1366, H.R. 845, H.R. 3616, H.R. 3632, and H.R. 4371 under a closed rule. The resolution provides one motion to recommit on each bill. | No additional detail supplied.Floor · House floor actions · Code H1L210 | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionConsidered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 951. (consideration: CR H5927-5933) | No additional detail supplied.Floor · House floor actions · Code H30000 | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionRule provides for consideration of H.R. 4776, H.R. 1366, H.R. 845, H.R. 3616, H.R. 3632 and H.R. 4371. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 4776, under a structured rule and H.R. 1366, H.R. 845, H.R. 3616, H.R. 3632, and H.R. 4371 under a closed rule. The resolution provides one motion to recommit on each bill. | No additional detail supplied.Floor · House floor actions · Code H8D000 | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionDEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 3632. | No additional detail supplied.Floor · House floor actions · Code H8D000 | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionThe previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. | No additional detail supplied.Floor · House floor actions · Code H35000 | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionMs. Scholten moved to recommit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. (text: CR H5933) | No additional detail supplied.Floor · House floor actions · Code H36200 | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionThe previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX. | No additional detail supplied.Floor · House floor actions · Code H8A000 | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionPOSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate H.R. 3632, the Chair put the question on motion to recommit and announced the noes had prevailed. Ms. Scholten demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced. | No additional detail supplied.Floor · House floor actions · Code H8D000 | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5934-5935) | No additional detail supplied.Floor · House floor actions · Code H30000 | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionOn motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 207 - 218 (Roll no. 341). | No additional detail supplied.Floor · House floor actions · Code H36210 | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionOn passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 222 - 202 (Roll no. 342). (text: CR H5927-5928) | No additional detail supplied.Floor · House floor actions · Code H37100 | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionPassed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 222 - 202 (Roll no. 342). (text: CR H5927-5928) | No additional detail supplied.Floor · Library of Congress · Code 8000 | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | No additional detail supplied.Floor · House floor actions · Code H38310 | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | No additional detail supplied.IntroReferral · Senate | Congress.gov | |
| Text versionReferred in Senate | A dated text-version record is available. | Congress.gov |
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CRS summary
Power Plant Reliability Act of 2025This bill modifies the process that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) uses to determine, upon a complaint from a state commission, whether a public utility (i.e., power plant) must remain open because the retirement of the power plant will make the bulk power system unreliable, including by allowing transmission organizations to also file complaints with FERC.If FERC finds that any interstate service of any public utility is inadequate or insufficient, or is likely to become inadequate or insufficient within five years of receiving such complaint, then FERC must determine the proper, adequate, or sufficient service to be furnished through an order, rule, or regulation (order).The bill specifies that FERC may order a power plant to remain open for up to five years. Any affected state commission, transmission organization, or power plant may request that FERC extend such order.A FERC order must determine (1) any rate or charge necessary to provide compensation for the additional costs of the service, and (2) the cost allocation of any rate or charge.A power plant owner or operator must notify FERC and affected state commissions or transmission organizations at least five years before any planned retirement of a unit of an electric generating facility except in the case of an emergency or similar event that renders a unit inoperable.The bill exempts from federal, state, and local environmental laws and regulations any action taken by a generating facility to comply with such orders.
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- Referred in SenateDec 17, 2025
- Engrossed in HouseDec 16, 2025
- Reported in HouseSep 23, 2025
- Introduced in HouseMay 29, 2025