H.R. 3632: Power Plant Reliability Act of 2025
Sponsor
H. Griffith
Republican · VA-9
What H.R. 3632 does
H.R. 3632, the Power Plant Reliability Act of 2025, would change how the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission decides whether a power plant must stay open because its retirement would make the bulk power system unreliable. Transmission organizations, as well as state commissions, could file complaints with FERC.
FERC could order a plant to remain open for up to five years, and affected state commissions, transmission organizations or plants could ask for an extension. The order would have to set the rate or charge that compensates for the added costs and how it is divided. Plant owners would have to give at least five years' notice before a planned retirement of a unit, except in an emergency that makes it inoperable. Actions a plant takes to comply with such orders would be exempt from federal, state and local environmental laws and regulations.
How the House voted
Passed · December 16, 20257 Democrats broke with their party to vote yes
J. Luis Correa
Henry Cuellar
Donald Davis
Laura Gillen
Jared Golden
Vicente Gonzalez
Gabriel Vasquez3 Republicans broke with their party to vote no
Michael Cloud
Thomas Massie
Keith SelfOn Passage: H R 3632 Power Plant Reliability Act · Roll no. 342 · Official record
HR3632 Legislative Journey
Committee Action
Dec 17, 2025
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
House: Passed 222-202
Dec 16, 2025
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 222 - 202 (Roll no. 342). (text: CR H5927-5928)
+12 more actions this day
House: Committee Action
Nov 25, 2025
Supplemental report filed by the Committee on Energy and Commerce, H. Rept. 119-307, Part II.
House: Committee Action
Sep 23, 2025
Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-307.
House: Vote: 25-21
Jun 25, 2025
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 21.
About the Sponsor
H. Griffith
Republican, Virginia's 9th congressional district · 15 years in Congress
Committees: House Select Subcommittee to Investigate the Remaining Questions Surrounding January 6, 2021, Energy and Commerce, House Administration
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Cosponsors (4)
All 4 cosponsors are Republicans. Cosponsors represent 4 states: California, Georgia, Missouri, and 1 more.
Committee Sponsors
Energy and Natural Resources Committee
0 of 20 committee members cosponsored
No committee members have cosponsored this bill
Energy and Commerce Committee
2 of 54 committee members cosponsored
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What laws does H.R. 3632 change?
1 changes
Sections Amended
Section 207 of Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824f)
read as follows: ``SEC
H.R. 3632 Quick Facts
- Committee
- Energy and Natural Resources
- Chamber
- House
- Policy
- Energy
- Introduced
- May 29, 2025
Passed the House, received in Senate
Dec 17, 2025
H.R. 3632 Bill Text
“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.”
Source: U.S. Government Publishing Office
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