H.R. 3628 · 119th Congress

State Planning for Reliability and Affordability Act

Introduced on May 29, 2025 by Gabe Evans (R-CO-8). One cosponsor. Latest action (Dec 15, 2025): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
May 29, 2025
Cosponsors
1
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. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to add a standard related to State consideration of reliable generation, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Electric power generation and transmission
  • Energy efficiency and conservation
  • Energy storage, supplies, demand
  • State and local government operations

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Reported to House, Sep 19, 2025). Public domain.

State Planning for Reliability and Affordability Act

This bill requires certain state authorities that regulate electric utilities to consider the establishment of measures regarding the reliable availability of electricity over specified time periods. These requirements would apply to electric utilities that use integrated resource plans—plans that project future electricity use to ensure resource adequacy, as opposed to utilities that rely on capacity markets, which use price trends for resource planning.

Specifically, the state authorities must consider requiring the integrated resource plans of electric utilities to include measures to ensure the reliable availability of electric energy over a 10-year period to maintain the operation of reliable generation facilities or the procurement of electric energy from reliable generation facilities.

The bill defines reliable generation facilities as facilities that

  • enable the generation of electric energy on a continuous basis over a period of not fewer than 30 days;
  • have adequate fuel or a continuously available energy source on-site to enable the continuous generation of electric energy for at least 30 days, or have contractual obligations that achieve the same;
  • have operational characteristics to enable the generation of electric energy during emergency and severe weather conditions; and
  • provide services such as frequency support and voltage support.

Sponsor and cosponsors

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

Gabe EvansR-CO-8Sponsor

Republicans · 1

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

  1. On Passage
    Dec 11, 2025· House· Passage· Passed 218–207

History

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

  1. May 29, 2025Introduced in House
  2. May 29, 2025Introduced in House
  3. May 29, 2025 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  4. Jun 3, 2025 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
  5. Jun 5, 2025 · HouseSubcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  6. Jun 5, 2025 · HouseForwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
  7. Jun 25, 2025 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  8. Jun 25, 2025 · HouseOrdered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 23.
  9. Sep 19, 2025Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-306.
  10. Sep 19, 2025 · HouseReported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-306.
  11. Sep 19, 2025 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 260.
  12. Dec 9, 2025 · HouseRules Committee Resolution H. Res. 936 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3898, H.R. 3383, H.R. 3638, H.R. 3628, H.R. 3668 and S. 1071. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 3898, H.R. 3383, H.R. 3638, and H.R. 3628 under a structured rule; and H.R. 3668 and S. 1071 under a closed rule. The resolution provides for one motion to recommit on H.R. 3898, H.R. 3383, H.R. 3638, H.R. 3628, and H.R. 3668; and one motion to commit on S. 1071.
  13. Dec 10, 2025 · HouseConsidered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 936. (consideration: CR H5522-5528; text: CR H5522-5523)
  14. Dec 10, 2025 · HouseRule provides for consideration of H.R. 3898, H.R. 3383, H.R. 3638, H.R. 3628, H.R. 3668 and S. 1071. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 3898, H.R. 3383, H.R. 3638, and H.R. 3628 under a structured rule; and H.R. 3668 and S. 1071 under a closed rule. The resolution provides for one motion to recommit on H.R. 3898, H.R. 3383, H.R. 3638, H.R. 3628, and H.R. 3668; and one motion to commit on S. 1071.
  15. Dec 10, 2025 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 3628.
  16. Dec 10, 2025 · HouseDEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 936, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Moore (WV) amendment No. 1
  17. Dec 10, 2025 · HousePOSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 3628, the Chair put the question on passage of the bill and by voice vote announced the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Pallone demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
  18. Dec 11, 2025 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5789)
  19. Dec 11, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 218 - 207 (Roll no. 323).House · Roll call 323
  20. Dec 11, 2025 · HouseOn passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 218 - 207 (Roll no. 323).House · Roll call 323
  21. Dec 11, 2025 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  22. Dec 15, 2025 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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 INSTITUTE13 reports
    $10.6M reported (all issues)
  2. CMS ENERGY CORPORATION5 reports
    $1.1M reported (all issues)
  3. FIRSTENERGY CORP.5 reports
    $1.7M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: FIRSTENERGY PENNSYLVANIA ELECTRIC COMPANY$5.4M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  4. ITC HOLDINGS CORP.5 reports
    $1.2M reported (all issues)
  5. NATIONAL GRID USA5 reports
    $1.6M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: NATIONAL GRID USA SERVICE COMPANY, INC.$19M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 98%
  6. National Mining Association5 reports
    $3.6M reported (all issues)
  7. PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC CO.5 reports
    $510K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY$189.1K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  8. PUGET SOUND ENERGY INC.5 reports
    $1.5M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: PUGET SOUND ENERGY INC$1.6M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  9. XCEL ENERGY5 reports
    $2.7M reported (all issues)
  10. AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC. AND AFFILIATED CORPORATIONS4 reports
    $2.5M reported (all issues)
  11. PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORPORATION4 reports
    $780K reported (all issues)
  12. PPL Corporation4 reports
    $420K reported (all issues)
  13. Chamber of Commerce of the U.S.A.3 reports
    $54.7M reported (all issues)
  14. BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY ENERGY COMPANY1 report
    $260K reported (all issues)
  15. Clean Energy Buyers Association (formerly RENEWABLE ENERGY BUYERS ALLIANCE)1 report
    $140K reported (all issues)
  16. LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS, INC1 report
    $280K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 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 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 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 5, 2026 · loaded Oct 5, 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.