H.R. 4167 · 118th Congress

Protecting America’s Distribution Transformer Supply Chain Act

Introduced on Jun 15, 2023 by Richard Hudson (R-NC-9). 41 cosponsors, all from the sponsor's party. Latest action (Mar 26, 2024): Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 356.

Stage
Reported by committee
Introduced
Jun 15, 2023
Cosponsors
41
0 from the other party
Policy area
Energy
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Progress

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  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To prohibit the Secretary of Energy from changing energy conservation standards for distribution transformers for a certain period, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Administrative law and regulatory procedures
  • Department of Energy
  • Electric power generation and transmission
  • Energy efficiency and conservation

Summary

The Congressional Research Service has not summarized this measure yet.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Richard HudsonR-NC-9Sponsor

Republicans · 41

Roll calls

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No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. Jun 15, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Jun 15, 2023Introduced in House
  3. Jun 15, 2023 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  4. Jun 16, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Energy, Climate and Grid Security.
  5. Oct 24, 2023 · HouseSubcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  6. Oct 25, 2023 · HouseSubcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  7. Oct 25, 2023 · HouseForwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by the Yeas and Nays: 17 - 13.
  8. Dec 5, 2023 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  9. Dec 5, 2023 · HouseOrdered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 24 - 22.
  10. Mar 26, 2024Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 118-431.
  11. Mar 26, 2024 · HouseReported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 118-431.
  12. Mar 26, 2024 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 356.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. New York Association of Public Power6 reports
    $58K reported (all issues)
  2. DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION5 reports
    $7.7M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: DUKE ENERGY PROGRESS, LLC$17.5M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  3. FIRSTENERGY CORP.5 reports
    $1.4M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: FIRSTENERGY PENNSYLVANIA ELECTRIC COMPANY$5.4M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  4. LEADING BUILDERS OF AMERICA5 reports
    $625K reported (all issues)
  5. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS5 reports
    $4.1M reported (all issues)
  6. Northeast Public Power Association5 reports
    $110K reported (all issues)
  7. Pacific Gas and Electric Company5 reports
    $6.5M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY$9.9M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  8. DTE ENERGY COMPANY4 reports
    Federal contractor: DTE ENERGY COMPANY$2.3M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  9. MISSOURI RIVER ENERGY SERVICES4 reports
    $80K reported (all issues)
  10. NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION (NRECA)4 reports
    $4M reported (all issues)
  11. Northern California Power Agency4 reports
  12. AMERICAN PUBLIC POWER ASSOCIATION3 reports
    $710K reported (all issues)
  13. NATIONAL ELECTRICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION3 reports
    $1.4M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: NATIONAL ELECTRICAL MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATIONAI match · 100%
  14. Tennessee Valley Public Power Association3 reports
    $120K reported (all issues)
  15. Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems3 reports
    $90K reported (all issues)
  16. Northwest Public Power Association2 reports
    $60K reported (all issues)
  17. OHIO MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION2 reports
    $140K reported (all issues)
  18. Sacramento Municipal Utility District2 reports
    $150K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: SACRAMENTO MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT$163.9K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  19. American Municipal Power, Inc. (formerly OHIO MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION)1 report
    $10K reported (all issues)
  20. CORE Electric Cooperative1 report
    $20K reported (all issues)
  21. City of Denton1 report
    $10K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: CITY OF DENTON$302.6K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  22. Hitachi Energy USA Inc. f/k/a/ ABB Enterprise Software, Inc.1 report
    $20K reported (all issues)
  23. Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division1 report
    $10K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: MEMPHIS LIGHT GAS & WATER$3.4M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  24. ZERO EMISSION TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION1 report
    $30K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2023, 2024.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.