H.R. 3628 · 119th Congress

State Planning for Reliability and Affordability Act

Introduced May 29, 2025Policy area: Energy

Status: Passed House

  1. Introduced (done)
  2. Committee (done)
  3. Passed House (current)
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To President
  6. Law

Latest action

: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Summary

State Planning for Reliability and Affordability Act

This bill requires certain state authorities that regulate electric utilities to consider the establishment of measures regarding the reliable availability of electricity over specified time periods. These requirements would apply to electric utilities that use integrated resource plans—plans that project future electricity use to ensure resource adequacy, as opposed to utilities that rely on capacity markets, which use price trends for resource planning.

Specifically, the state authorities must consider requiring the integrated resource plans of electric utilities to include measures to ensure the reliable availability of electric energy over a 10-year period to maintain the operation of reliable generation facilities or the procurement of electric energy from reliable generation facilities.

  • The bill defines reliable generation facilities as facilities that
  • enable the generation of electric energy on a continuous basis over a period of not fewer than 30 days;
  • have adequate fuel or a continuously available energy source on-site to enable the continuous generation of electric energy for at least 30 days, or have contractual obligations that achieve the same;
  • have operational characteristics to enable the generation of electric energy during emergency and severe weather conditions; and
  • provide services such as frequency support and voltage support.

Summary by the Congressional Research Service.

Actions

  1. Senate

    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

  2. House

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  3. House

    On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 218 - 207 (Roll no. 323).

  4. House

    Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5789)

  5. House

    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.

  6. House

    DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 936, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Moore (WV) amendment No. 1

  7. House

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 3628.

  8. 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.

  9. House

    Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 936. (consideration: CR H5522-5528; text: CR H5522-5523)

  10. House

    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.

  11. House

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 260.

  12. House

    Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-306.

Show 7 earlier actions
  1. House

    Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 23.

  2. House

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  3. House

    Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.

  4. House

    Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  5. House

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.

  6. House

    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

  7. Introduced in House