H.R. 3632Power Plant Reliability Act of 2025

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Sponsor: H. Morgan Griffith [R-VA-09]
Cosponsors: 4 · 4 Republicans
Policy area: Energy
Committees: Energy and Commerce Committee, Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Latest action: Dec 17, 2025 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

IntroducedMay 29, 2025
Passed the HouseDec 16, 2025
Passed the SenateNot yet reached
Sent to the PresidentNot yet reached
Became lawNot yet reached

What the measure doesCRS summary

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.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 3632 as reported to House on Sep 23, 2025. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

Roll calls on H.R. 36322 roll calls on this measure

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Dec 16, 2025Each bar: ✓ Yea from the bottom, ✕ Nay aboveDec 16, 2025

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House Dec 16, 2025 · the primary vote

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Power Plant Reliability Act

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222 Yea 202 Nay 9 not voting

Party-line vote 10 of 424 voting members broke with their own party: 7 Democrats, 3 Republicans.

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Democratic213 members

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Republican219 members

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Cosponsors4 · 4 Republicans

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.R. 3632 and vote against it. 0 signed when it was filed.

REarl L. "Buddy" Carter [R-GA-01]Joined Jun 9, 2025

RJay Obernolte [R-CA-23]Joined Jun 11, 20252026 profile

RRobert F. Onder, Jr. [R-MO-03]Joined Jul 21, 20252026 profile

RCarol D. Miller [R-WV-01]Joined Sep 17, 20252026 profile

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Who lobbied on H.R. 363222 organizations

Organizations that named H.R. 3632 in a lobbying disclosure. Only those that cited the bill by number appear, so this is a floor, not a full list.

EDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTEfiled by MISSY EDWARDS STRATEGIES, LLC, EDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTE, CAPITOL COUNSEL LLCIts PAC: Powerpac of the Edison Electric Institute

Budget/Appropriations · Energy/Nuclear · Defense · Environment/Superfund +4 more16 filings · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2026Filing

AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC. AND AFFILIATED CORPORATIONS

Environment/Superfund · Homeland Security · Budget/Appropriations · Energy/Nuclear +4 more7 filings · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2026Filing

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.

Aerospace · Automotive Industry · Aviation/Airlines/Airports · Banking +30 more7 filings · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2026Filing

FIRSTENERGY CORPIts PAC: Firstenergy Corp PAC

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code · Transportation · Banking · Homeland Security +6 more7 filings · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2026Filing

ITC HOLDINGS CORPfiled by ITC HOLDINGS CORP.Its PAC: ITC Holdings Corp. PAC

Energy/Nuclear · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code · Budget/Appropriations · Environment/Superfund +1 more7 filings · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2026Filing

PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC

Transportation · Energy/Nuclear · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code · Homeland Security +4 more7 filings · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2026Filing

CMS ENERGY CORPIts PAC: CMS Energy Corp. Employees for Better Government

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code · Homeland Security · Environment/Superfund · Budget/Appropriations +4 more6 filings · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2026Filing

NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION (NRECA)

Health Issues · Retirement · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code · Budget/Appropriations +15 more6 filings · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2026Filing

PPL CORPORATION

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code · Budget/Appropriations · Environment/Superfund · Energy/Nuclear +4 more6 filings · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2026Filing

PUGET SOUND ENERGYIts PAC: Puget Sound Energy Inc. PAC for Good Government

Budget/Appropriations · Utilities · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code · Environment/Superfund +5 more6 filings · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2026Filing

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