H.R. 3632 · 119th Congress

Power Plant Reliability Act of 2025

Introduced on May 29, 2025 by H. Morgan Griffith (R-VA-9). 4 cosponsors, all from the sponsor's party. Latest action (Dec 17, 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
4
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 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.

Subjects

  • Alternative and renewable resources
  • Congressional oversight
  • Dams and canals
  • Electric power generation and transmission
  • Energy prices
  • Energy storage, supplies, demand
  • Government information and archives
  • Government studies and investigations

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Reported to House, Sep 23, 2025). Public domain.

Power Plant Reliability Act of 2025

This 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.

Sponsor and cosponsors

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

H. Morgan GriffithR-VA-9Sponsor

Republicans · 4

Roll calls

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

  1. On Motion to Recommit
    Dec 16, 2025· House· Procedural· Failed 207–218
  2. On Passage
    Dec 16, 2025· House· Passage· Passed 222–202

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 the Yeas and Nays: 15 - 14.
  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 - 21.
  9. Sep 23, 2025Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-307.
  10. Sep 23, 2025 · HouseReported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-307.
  11. Sep 23, 2025 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 261.
  12. Nov 25, 2025Supplemental report filed by the Committee on Energy and Commerce, H. Rept. 119-307, Part II.
  13. Nov 25, 2025 · HouseSupplemental report filed by the Committee on Energy and Commerce, H. Rept. 119-307, Part II.
  14. Dec 16, 2025 · HouseRules 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.
  15. Dec 16, 2025 · HouseConsidered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 951. (consideration: CR H5927-5933)
  16. Dec 16, 2025 · HouseRule 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.
  17. Dec 16, 2025 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 3632.
  18. Dec 16, 2025 · HouseThe previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
  19. Dec 16, 2025 · HouseMs. Scholten moved to recommit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. (text: CR H5933)
  20. Dec 16, 2025 · HouseThe previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.
  21. Dec 16, 2025 · HousePOSTPONED 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.
  22. Dec 16, 2025 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5934-5935)
  23. Dec 16, 2025 · HouseOn motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 207 - 218 (Roll no. 341).House · Roll call 341
  24. Dec 16, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 222 - 202 (Roll no. 342). (text: CR H5927-5928)House · Roll call 342
  25. Dec 16, 2025 · HouseOn passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 222 - 202 (Roll no. 342). (text: CR H5927-5928)House · Roll call 342
  26. Dec 16, 2025 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  27. Dec 17, 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. AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC. AND AFFILIATED CORPORATIONS5 reports
    $2.9M reported (all issues)
  3. CMS ENERGY CORPORATION5 reports
    $1.1M reported (all issues)
  4. Chamber of Commerce of the U.S.A.5 reports
    $87.7M reported (all issues)
  5. FIRSTENERGY CORP.5 reports
    $1.7M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: FIRSTENERGY PENNSYLVANIA ELECTRIC COMPANY$5.4M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  6. ITC HOLDINGS CORP.5 reports
    $1.2M reported (all issues)
  7. NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION (NRECA)5 reports
    $4.6M reported (all issues)
  8. PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC CO.5 reports
    $510K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY$189.1K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  9. PPL Corporation5 reports
    $510K reported (all issues)
  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. XCEL ENERGY5 reports
    $2.7M reported (all issues)
  12. PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORPORATION4 reports
    $780K reported (all issues)
  13. Appalachian Voices3 reports
    $100K reported (all issues)
  14. CENTERPOINT ENERGY, INC.3 reports
    $530K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: CENTERPOINT ENERGY RESOURCES CORP.AI match · 100%
  15. OHIO MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION3 reports
    $210K reported (all issues)
  16. PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISE GROUP3 reports
    $1.6M reported (all issues)
  17. Americans for Prosperity1 report
    $340K reported (all issues)
  18. BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY ENERGY COMPANY1 report
    $260K reported (all issues)
  19. Earthjustice Action1 report
    $179.6K reported (all issues)
  20. LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS, INC1 report
    $280K reported (all issues)
  21. NORTH AMERICAN ELECTRIC RELIABILITY CORPORATION1 report
    $10K reported (all issues)
  22. NRG ENERGY, INC.1 report
    $70K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: NRG ENERGY SERVICES LLCAI match · 100%

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 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 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 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 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.