Senate bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law

Affordable Reliable Electricity Now Act of 2015

S. 1324Introduced May 13, 2015Policy area: Environmental Protection

Sponsor: Sen. Shelley Capito R-WV

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Where it went

IntroducedMay 13, 2015
Committee actionAug 5, 2015
Passed Senate—
Passed House—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Oct 29, 2015 — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 283.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 1324.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 1324, Affordable Reliable Electricity Now Act of 2015” on October 8, 2015. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on August 5, 2015”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, October 8, 2015 ↗
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CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/50884
CBO publication date
October 8, 2015
Congress.gov bill record
S. 1324, 114th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/s/1324
Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 22, 2026
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: S. Rept. 114-159 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Environment and Public Works Committee on October 29, 2015.
Source: Congress.gov, reported October 29, 2015 ↗
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Report API records
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/SRPT/159
Congress.gov bill record
S. 1324, 114th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/s/1324
Record last updated by Congress.gov
September 8, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
September 22, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
19485c92cfea8b6d2e508e5b75fb45d957ace34ae805b12a3c9d79b1176f22fb
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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

35 cosponsors — 34 Republicans, 1 independent

1 of 35 cosponsors (3%) are from the other party.

Lamar Alexander (R-TN), John Barrasso (R-WY), Roy Blunt (R-MO), John Boozman (R-AR), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Daniel Coats (R-IN), Thad Cochran (R-MS), John Cornyn (R-TX), Tom Cotton (R-AR), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Steve Daines (R-MT), Michael Enzi (R-WY), Deb Fischer (R-NE), John Hoeven (R-ND), Jim Inhofe (R-OK), Johnny Isakson (R-GA), Ron Johnson (R-WI), James Lankford (R-OK), Joseph Manchin (I-WV), John McCain (R-AZ), Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Rand Paul (R-KY), David Perdue (R-GA), James Risch (R-ID), Pat Roberts (R-KS), Mike Rounds (R-SD), Tim Scott (R-SC), Jeff Sessions (R-AL) and 5 more.

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Sponsor’s state and district

West Virginia in Congress

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Data as of Sep 23, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.