House bill · 117th Congress · Did not become law

POWER Act

H.R. 543Introduced Jan 28, 2021Policy area: Energy

Sponsor: Rep. Yvette Herrell R-NM

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Where it went

IntroducedJan 28, 2021
Committee action—
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Feb 24, 2021 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 543.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. HERRELL, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 167, No. 17, January 28, 2021, Page H251):
Article I, Section 8
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 28, 2021 ↗
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H.R. 543, 117th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
December 6, 2025
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September 16, 2026
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of December 6, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

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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

55 cosponsors — 55 Republicans

0 of 55 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Mark Amodei (R-NV), James Baird (R-IN), Jim Banks (R-IN), Cliff Bentz (R-OR), Stephanie Bice (R-OK), Lauren Boebert (R-CO), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Ken Buck (R-CO), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Liz Cheney (R-WY), Tom Cole (R-OK), Eric Crawford (R-AR), John Curtis (R-UT), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Tom Emmer (R-MN), Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Russ Fulcher (R-ID), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Jim Hagedorn (R-MN), Kevin Hern (R-OK), Jody Hice (R-GA), Clay Higgins (R-LA), Bill Johnson (R-OH), Mike Johnson (R-LA), David Joyce (R-OH), Fred Keller (R-PA), David Kustoff (R-TN), Doug LaMalfa (R-CA), Doug Lamborn (R-CO) and 25 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Yvette Herrell.

Sponsor’s state and district

New Mexico in Congress · NM-2 district

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Data as of Sep 16, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.