H.R. 5551 · 118th Congress

BIG WIRES Act

Introduced on Sep 18, 2023 by Scott H. Peters (D-CA-50). Latest action (Sep 22, 2023): Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy, Climate and Grid Security.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Sep 18, 2023
Cosponsors
0
Policy area
Energy
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

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

Official title

To require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to establish minimum interregional transfer capabilities, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Electric power generation and transmission
  • Emergency planning and evacuation
  • Energy storage, supplies, demand
  • Geography and mapping
  • Infrastructure development
  • Intergovernmental relations
  • Performance measurement
  • State and local government operations

Summary

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Sponsor and cosponsors

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

Scott H. PetersD-CA-50Sponsor

No cosponsors.

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. Sep 18, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Sep 18, 2023Introduced in House
  3. Sep 18, 2023 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  4. Sep 22, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Energy, Climate and Grid Security.

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. Chamber of Commerce of the U.S.A.11 reports
    $200.5M reported (all issues)
  2. CTC Global Corporation5 reports
    $390K reported (all issues)
  3. Citizens' Climate Lobby5 reports
    $120K reported (all issues)
  4. Clean Energy Buyers Association (formerly RENEWABLE ENERGY BUYERS ALLIANCE)5 reports
    $450K reported (all issues)
  5. NATIONAL GRID USA5 reports
    $1.7M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: NATIONAL GRID USA SERVICE COMPANY, INC.$19M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 98%
  6. 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%
  7. SIEMENS ENERGY, INC.5 reports
    $1.8M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: SIEMENS ENERGY INC$3.8M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  8. XCEL ENERGY5 reports
    $2.2M reported (all issues)
  9. AMERICAN PUBLIC POWER ASSOCIATION3 reports
    $710K reported (all issues)
  10. INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS3 reports
    $414.1K reported (all issues)
  11. ITC HOLDINGS CORP.3 reports
    $640K reported (all issues)
  12. National Grid3 reports
    $150K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: NATIONAL GRID USA SERVICE COMPANY, INC.$19M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  13. Securing America's Future Energy Alliance3 reports
    $190K reported (all issues)
  14. CCAN Action Fund (fka CHESAPEAKE CLIMATE ACTION NETWORK)2 reports
    $5,000 reported (all issues)
  15. Enel North America, Inc.2 reports
    $50K reported (all issues)
  16. Alliant Energy Corporation1 report
    $300K reported (all issues)
  17. BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY ENERGY COMPANY1 report
    $960K reported (all issues)
  18. CORE Electric Cooperative1 report
    $20K reported (all issues)
  19. Dairyland Power Cooperative1 report
    $20K reported (all issues)
  20. Northeast Public Power Association1 report
    $20K reported (all issues)
  21. Sacramento Municipal Utility District1 report
    $90K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: SACRAMENTO MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT$163.9K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  22. San Diego Community Power1 report
    $20K reported (all issues)
  23. Tennessee Valley Public Power Association1 report
    $40K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.

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.