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State Planning for Reliability and Affordability Act

Introduced May 29, 2025

Latest action (Dec 15, 2025) Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Referred to
Energy and Natural Resources Committee Energy and Commerce Committee
Policy area
Energy
Issues
Climate & Energy
Legislative subjects (4)
Electric power generation and transmissionEnergy efficiency and conservationEnergy storage, supplies, demandState and local government operations

Summary

This bill amends federal utility law to require States to establish measures ensuring reliable electricity availability over a 10-year period, including maintaining or procuring electricity from reliable generation facilities. A "reliable generation facility" is defined as one that can generate electricity continuously for at least 30 days, has adequate fuel or contracts ensuring fuel supply, can operate during emergencies and severe weather, and provides frequency and voltage support. State regulatory authorities must begin considering this standard within one year of enactment and complete their determination within two years. The bill requires the Government Accountability Office to report within one year on whether States' integrated resource planning was effective in ensuring sufficient reliable generation before this requirement took effect.

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Sponsor (1)
1 cosponsor

Money behind the sponsor

Top reported contributors to Gabe Evans’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.

  • HASELDEN CONSTRUCTION $13,513
  • BT CONSTRUCTION $11,600
  • STARKEY HEARING TECHNOLOGIES $9,900
  • FISHER INVESTMENTS $9,900
  • SPIERER WOODWARD $9,900

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Gabe Evans → · Outside spending →

Actions (20)
  1. Dec 15, 2025 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. · senate
  2. Dec 11, 2025 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. · house
  3. Dec 11, 2025 On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 218 - 207 (Roll no. 323). · house
  4. Dec 11, 2025 Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 218 - 207 (Roll no. 323).
  5. Dec 11, 2025 Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5789) · house
  6. Dec 10, 2025 POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 3628, the Chair put the question on passage of the bill and by voice vote announced the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Pallone demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced. · house
  7. Dec 10, 2025 DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 936, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Moore (WV) amendment No. 1 · house
  8. Dec 10, 2025 DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 3628. · house
  9. Dec 10, 2025 Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3898, H.R. 3383, H.R. 3638, H.R. 3628, H.R. 3668 and S. 1071. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 3898, H.R. 3383, H.R. 3638, and H.R. 3628 under a structured rule; and H.R. 3668 and S. 1071 under a closed rule. The resolution provides for one motion to recommit on H.R. 3898, H.R. 3383, H.R. 3638, H.R. 3628, and H.R. 3668; and one motion to commit on S. 1071. · house
  10. Dec 10, 2025 Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 936. (consideration: CR H5522-5528; text: CR H5522-5523) · house
  11. Dec 9, 2025 Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 936 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3898, H.R. 3383, H.R. 3638, H.R. 3628, H.R. 3668 and S. 1071. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 3898, H.R. 3383, H.R. 3638, and H.R. 3628 under a structured rule; and H.R. 3668 and S. 1071 under a closed rule. The resolution provides for one motion to recommit on H.R. 3898, H.R. 3383, H.R. 3638, H.R. 3628, and H.R. 3668; and one motion to commit on S. 1071. · house
  12. Sep 19, 2025 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 260. · house
  13. Sep 19, 2025 Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-306. · house
  14. Jun 25, 2025 Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 23. · house
  15. Jun 25, 2025 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held · house
  16. Jun 5, 2025 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote. · house
  17. Jun 5, 2025 Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held · house
  18. Jun 3, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy. · house
  19. May 29, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. · house
  20. May 29, 2025 Introduced in House

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Similar bills (6)

Bills with similar text or summary — includes reintroductions across Congresses. Ranked by semantic similarity of the bill text (computed locally); a neutral discovery aid, not a claim the bills are duplicates.

  • HR 3143 — State Planning for Reliability and Affordability Act · Introduced May 1, 2025 · Cong. 119 78%
  • HR 3157 — State Energy Accountability Act · Introduced Sep 17, 2025 · Cong. 119 77%
  • HR 8448 — Energy Affordability and Reliability Act of 2026 · Introduced Apr 22, 2026 · Cong. 119 73%
  • HR 3632 — Power Plant Reliability Act of 2025 · Passed House Dec 17, 2025 · Cong. 119 72%
  • HRES 290 — Recognizing that the retirement of nonintermittent electric generation facilities, before facilities with equal or greater reliability attributes are available, is a threat to the reliability of the United States electric grid. · Introduced Apr 2, 2025 · Cong. 119 71%
  • HR 9419 — Power and Water for Families Act of 2026 · Introduced Jun 24, 2026 · Cong. 119 71%

Text versions (4)
  • Referred in Senate · Dec 15, 2025
  • Engrossed in House · Dec 11, 2025
  • Reported in House · Sep 19, 2025
  • Introduced in House · May 29, 2025

Full text

AN ACT

To amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to add a standard related to State consideration of reliable generation, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the “State Planning for Reliability and Affordability Act”.

SEC. 2. STATE CONSIDERATION OF RELIABLE GENERATION.

(a) In General.—Section 111(d) of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2621(d)) is amended by adding at the end the following:

“(22) Ensuring electric reliability with reliable generation facilities.—

“(A) In general.—Each State regulated electric utility that employs integrated resource planning shall establish, as part of such integrated resource planning, measures, sufficient to ensure the reliable availability of electric energy over a 10-year period, to maintain—

“(i) the operation of reliable generation facilities; or

“(ii) the procurement of electric energy from reliable generation facilities.

“(B) Reliable generation facility defined.—In this paragraph, the term ‘reliable generation facility’ means an electric generation facility that ensures the reliable availability of electric energy by—

“(i) having operational characteristics to enable the generation of electric energy on a continuous basis for a period of not fewer than 30 days;

“(ii) having—

“(I) adequate fuel, or a continuously available energy source, on-site to enable the generation of electric energy on a continuous basis for a period of not fewer than 30 days; or

“(II) contractual obligations that ensure adequate fuel supply to achieve the generation of electric energy on a continuous basis for a period of not fewer than 30 days;

“(iii) having operational characteristics to enable the generation of electric energy during emergency and severe weather conditions; and

“(iv) providing essential services related to the reliable availability of electric energy, including frequency support and voltage support.”.

(b) Conforming Amendments.—

(1) Obligations to consider and determine.—Section 112 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2622) is amended—

(A) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the following:

“(9)(A) Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this paragraph, each State regulatory authority (with respect to each State regulated electric utility for which the State has ratemaking authority) shall commence consideration under section 111, or set a hearing date for consideration, with respect to the standard established by paragraph (22) of section 111(d).

“(B) Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this paragraph, each State regulatory authority (with respect to each State regulated electric utility for which the State has ratemaking authority) shall complete the consideration and make the determination under section 111 with respect to the standard established by paragraph (22) of section 111(d).”;

(B) in subsection (c)—

(i) by striking “subsection (b)(2)” and inserting “subsection (b)”; and

(ii) by inserting “In the case of the standard established by paragraph (22) of section 111(d), the reference contained in this subsection to the date of enactment of this Act shall be deemed to be a reference to the date of enactment of that paragraph (22).” after “paragraph (21).”; and

(C) by adding at the end the following:

“(i) Other Prior State Actions.—Subsections (b) and (c) shall not apply to the standard established by paragraph (22) of section 111(d) in the case of any State regulated electric utility in a State if, before the date of enactment of this subsection—

“(1) the State has implemented for the State regulated electric utility the standard (or a comparable standard);

“(2) the State regulatory authority for the State has conducted a proceeding to consider implementation of the standard (or a comparable standard) for the State regulated electric utility; or

“(3) the State legislature has voted on the implementation of the standard (or a comparable standard) for the State regulated electric utility during the 3-year period ending on that date of enactment.”.

(2) Prior and pending proceedings.—Section 124 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2634) is amended by inserting “In the case of the standard established by paragraph (22) of section 111(d), the reference contained in this section to the date of enactment of this Act shall be deemed to be a reference to the date of enactment of that paragraph (22).” after “paragraph (21).”.

SEC. 3. GAO REPORT ON EFFECTIVENESS OF INTEGRATED RESOURCE PLANNING IN ENSURING SUFFICIENT RELIABLE GENERATION FACILITIES.

(a) Report.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report on the effectiveness of integrated resource planning employed by State regulated electric utilities prior to the implementation of section 111(d)(22) of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2621(d)(22)), as added by section 2 of this Act, in ensuring sufficient reliable generation facilities to maintain the reliability, stability, and affordability of electric service for electric consumers.

(b) Definitions.—In this section:

(1) Electric consumer; integrated resource planning; state regulated electric utility.—The terms “electric consumer”, “integrated resource planning”, and “State regulated electric utility” have the meanings given such terms, respectively, in section 3 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2602).

(2) Reliable generation facility.—The term “reliable generation facility” has the meaning given such term in section 111(d)(22) of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2621(d)(22)), as added by section 2 of this Act.

Passed the House of Representatives December 11, 2025.

Attest:

Clerk. 119th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 3628

AN ACT

To amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to add a standard related to State consideration of reliable generation, and for other purposes.

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