House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Passed House

Power Plant Reliability Act of 2025

H.R. 3632Introduced May 29, 2025Policy area: Energy

This bill lets federal energy regulators order a power plant to stay open up to five years if its retirement would threaten grid reliability. Owners must give at least five years' notice before retiring, and compliance actions are exempt from environmental laws.

Official title: 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.

Sponsor: Rep. H. Griffith R-VA

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Where it went

IntroducedMay 29, 2025
Committee actionJun 25, 2025
Passed HouseDec 16, 2025 · 222–202
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Dec 17, 2025 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3632.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3632, Power Plant Reliability Act of 2025” on September 29, 2025. CBO’s description reads “As reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on September 23, 2025”.
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Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: H. Rept. 119-307,Part 2 ↗; H. Rept. 119-307 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on November 25, 2025.
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Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. GRIFFITH, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 91, May 29, 2025, Page H2377):
Article I, Section 8, Clause 3
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Vote results

2 recorded roll-call votes on H.R. 3632. The vote that moved the bill is first.

1HOUSE · DEC 16, 2025

Passed the House

222–202PASSED

R 215–3 D 7–199

On Passage · roll 342 · 9 not voting

Procedural votes (1) — motions, rulings and amendments along the way (1 House). Tap to show.

Oldest first. Totals are yea–nay.

Send the bill back to committee
Motion to recommit
House · Dec 16, 2025 · roll 341
R 0–218 D 207–0
207–218Failed

Yea–nay by party (R = Republicans, D = Democrats, I = independents). Counts for present and not-voting members are shown where there were any. Showing all 2 of 2 recorded votes. Sorted by date; within a chamber by roll-call number.

Cosponsors

4 cosponsors — 4 Republicans

0 of 4 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Earl Carter (R-GA), Carol Miller (R-WV), Jay Obernolte (R-CA), Robert Onder (R-MO).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. H. Griffith.

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H.Res. 951 (119th) Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4776) to amend the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to clarify ambiguous provisions…
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Sponsor’s state and district

Virginia in Congress · VA-9 district

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