Power Plant Reliability Act of 2025
Introduced May 29, 2025 by Rep. H. Morgan Griffith
The House passed it. The Senate has to pass it before it can reach the President.
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.
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- Dec 17, 2025Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Dec 16, 2025Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Dec 16, 2025On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 222 - 202 (Roll no. 342). (text: CR H5927-5928)
- Dec 16, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 222 - 202 (Roll no. 342). (text: CR H5927-5928)
- Dec 16, 2025On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 207 - 218 (Roll no. 341).
- Dec 16, 2025Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5934-5935)
- Dec 16, 2025POSTPONED 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.
- Dec 16, 2025The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.
- Dec 16, 2025Ms. Scholten moved to recommit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. (text: CR H5933)
- Dec 16, 2025The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
- Dec 16, 2025DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 3632.
- Dec 16, 2025Rule 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.
- Dec 16, 2025Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 951. (consideration: CR H5927-5933)
- Dec 16, 2025Rules 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.
- Nov 25, 2025Supplemental report filed by the Committee on Energy and Commerce, H. Rept. 119-307, Part II.
- Sep 23, 2025Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 261.
- Sep 23, 2025Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-307.
- Jun 25, 2025Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 21.
- Jun 25, 2025Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Jun 5, 2025Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by the Yeas and Nays: 15 - 14.
- Jun 5, 2025Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Jun 3, 2025Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
- May 29, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- May 29, 2025Introduced in House