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H.R. 3632 (119th): Power Plant Reliability Act of 2025

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.

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Rankings updated October 26, 2026, 11:44 AM ET · Votes through September 30, 2026
Exported candidates: 719 | Filings on file, by office: H: 5838 | P: 1467 | S: 1567. These counts include every filing for that office, so they are larger than the ranked list. One person can have more than one filing. Non-voting delegates are left out.

Recorded summary

The bill modifies how FERC decides, after a state commission complaint or a transmission organization complaint, whether a power plant must stay open to preserve bulk power system reliability. FERC may order a plant to remain open for up to five years, with extensions available on request. FERC must set any compensation rates and cost allocation for such orders. Plant owners must give at least five years' notice before planned retirements, except in emergencies. The bill exempts actions taken to comply with these orders from federal, state, and local environmental laws and regulations.

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Theological note: The bill raises issues of stewardship over reliable energy that serves neighbors, prudent governance of shared infrastructure, and the fair allocation of costs among ratepayers. It also raises a concern about setting aside environmental and local legal protections for a class of actions, which touches on general equity and the rule of law. These are issue-relevance observations only and do not constitute a final moral judgment on the measure.

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Roll 341 · 16-Dec-2025 4:59 PM · On Motion to Recommit · Failed

Yea 207 · Nay 218 · Other 8

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Roll 342 · 16-Dec-2025 5:05 PM · On Passage · Passed

Yea 222 · Nay 202 · Other 9

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