H.R. 6747 · 118th Congress

Clean Electricity and Transmission Acceleration Act of 2023

Introduced on Dec 13, 2023 by Sean Casten (D-IL-6). 85 cosponsors, all from the sponsor's party. Latest action (Jan 25, 2024): Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Dec 13, 2023
Cosponsors
85
0 from the other party
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 speed up the deployment of electricity transmission and clean energy, with proper input from affected communities, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Advanced technology and technological innovations
  • Advisory bodies
  • Alternative and renewable resources
  • Atmospheric science and weather
  • Civil actions and liability
  • Climate change and greenhouse gases
  • Community life and organization
  • Computers and information technology
  • Congressional oversight
  • Consumer affairs
  • Electric power generation and transmission
  • Employment and training programs
  • Energy efficiency and conservation
  • Energy revenues and royalties
  • Energy storage, supplies, demand
  • Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
  • Environmental health
  • Environmental regulatory procedures
  • Geography and mapping
  • Government information and archives
  • Government studies and investigations
  • Infrastructure development
  • Intergovernmental relations
  • Legal fees and court costs
  • Licensing and registrations
  • Minority health
  • Performance measurement
  • Pollution liability
  • Property rights
  • Public utilities and utility rates
  • Retail and wholesale trades
  • State and local finance
  • State and local government operations
  • User charges and fees

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.

Sean CastenD-IL-6Sponsor

Democrats · 85

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

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Dec 13, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Dec 13, 2023Introduced in House
  3. Dec 13, 2023Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H6925-6926)
  4. Dec 13, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Natural Resources, Agriculture, the Judiciary, Transportation and Infrastructure, Financial Services, Oversight and Accountability, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  5. Dec 13, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Natural Resources, Agriculture, the Judiciary, Transportation and Infrastructure, Financial Services, Oversight and Accountability, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  6. Dec 13, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Natural Resources, Agriculture, the Judiciary, Transportation and Infrastructure, Financial Services, Oversight and Accountability, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  7. Dec 13, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Natural Resources, Agriculture, the Judiciary, Transportation and Infrastructure, Financial Services, Oversight and Accountability, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  8. Dec 13, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Natural Resources, Agriculture, the Judiciary, Transportation and Infrastructure, Financial Services, Oversight and Accountability, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  9. Dec 13, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Natural Resources, Agriculture, the Judiciary, Transportation and Infrastructure, Financial Services, Oversight and Accountability, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  10. Dec 13, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Natural Resources, Agriculture, the Judiciary, Transportation and Infrastructure, Financial Services, Oversight and Accountability, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  11. Dec 13, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Natural Resources, Agriculture, the Judiciary, Transportation and Infrastructure, Financial Services, Oversight and Accountability, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  12. Dec 13, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Natural Resources, Agriculture, the Judiciary, Transportation and Infrastructure, Financial Services, Oversight and Accountability, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  13. Dec 15, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Energy, Climate and Grid Security.
  14. Jan 2, 2024 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
  15. Jan 2, 2024 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
  16. Jan 2, 2024 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
  17. Jan 25, 2024 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.

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. EDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTE20 reports
    $13.6M reported (all issues)
  2. DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE8 reports
    $830.5K reported (all issues)
  3. National Grid6 reports
    $295K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: NATIONAL GRID USA SERVICE COMPANY, INC.$19M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  4. CTC Global Corporation5 reports
    $390K reported (all issues)
  5. Clean Energy Buyers Association (formerly RENEWABLE ENERGY BUYERS ALLIANCE)5 reports
    $450K reported (all issues)
  6. DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION5 reports
    $7.7M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: DUKE ENERGY PROGRESS, LLC$17.5M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  7. Naturgy Candela Devco LLC5 reports
    $100K reported (all issues)
  8. OHIO MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION5 reports
    $350K reported (all issues)
  9. PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC CO.5 reports
    $520K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY$189.1K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  10. PUGET SOUND ENERGY INC.5 reports
    $1.5M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: PUGET SOUND ENERGY INC$1.6M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  11. 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%
  12. SOUTHERN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTER5 reports
    $950K reported (all issues)
  13. Sierra Club5 reports
    $970K reported (all issues)
  14. XCEL ENERGY5 reports
    $2.2M reported (all issues)
  15. CMS ENERGY CORPORATION4 reports
    $1.1M reported (all issues)
  16. ITC HOLDINGS CORP.4 reports
    $770K reported (all issues)
  17. LEEWARD RENEWABLE ENERGY, LLC4 reports
  18. NATIONAL GRID USA4 reports
    $1.4M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: NATIONAL GRID USA SERVICE COMPANY, INC.$19M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 98%
  19. THE AES CORPORATION4 reports
    $500K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: THE AES CORPORATION$551.7K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  20. THE NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK COMMITTEE4 reports
    $1.1M reported (all issues)
  21. The Nature Conservancy4 reports
    $2.7M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: THE NATURE CONSERVANCYAI match · 100%
  22. AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC. AND AFFILIATED CORPORATIONS3 reports
    $5.7M reported (all issues)
  23. Blue Green Alliance3 reports
    $80K reported (all issues)
  24. Dairyland Power Cooperative3 reports
    $60K reported (all issues)
  25. Earthjustice Action3 reports
    $355.4K reported (all issues)
  26. Entergy Services, LLC3 reports
    $1.5M reported (all issues)
  27. HITACHI, LTD3 reports
    $218K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: HITACHI ENERGY USA INC.$269.4K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  28. INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS3 reports
    $414.1K reported (all issues)
  29. AMERICAN PUBLIC POWER ASSOCIATION2 reports
    $490K reported (all issues)
  30. CCAN Action Fund (fka CHESAPEAKE CLIMATE ACTION NETWORK)2 reports
    $5,000 reported (all issues)
  31. CORE Electric Cooperative2 reports
    $40K reported (all issues)
  32. Earthjustice2 reports
    $270.7K reported (all issues)
  33. Enel North America, Inc.2 reports
    $50K reported (all issues)
  34. SALT RIVER PROJECT2 reports
    $510K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: SALT RIVER PROJECT AGRICULTURAL IMPROVEMENT AND POWER DISTRICT$50K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  35. Sacramento Municipal Utility District2 reports
    $180K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: SACRAMENTO MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT$163.9K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  36. Vineyard Wind, LLC2 reports
    $60K reported (all issues)
  37. American Council on Renewable Energy1 report
    $10K reported (all issues)
  38. EDISON INTERNATIONAL1 report
    $480K reported (all issues)
  39. LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS, INC1 report
    $160K reported (all issues)
  40. Northeast Public Power Association1 report
    $20K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • 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.