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HR 2371 115th Congress House Energy Alternative and renewable resources Department of Energy Electric power generation and transmission Executive agency funding and structure Government information and archives Public utilities and utility rates

Western Area Power Administration Transparency Act

Introduced: May 4, 2017 Introduced by: Gosar, Paul A. Republican · Arizona See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 17 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 8, 2018
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Feb 7, 2018
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR 2/5/2018 H749-750)
Feb 7, 2018
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR 2/5/2018 H749-750)
Feb 7, 2018
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Feb 7, 2018
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H967)
Feb 5, 2018
Mr. Gosar moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Feb 5, 2018
At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Gosar objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.
Feb 5, 2018
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2371.
Feb 5, 2018
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H749-750)
Aug 29, 2017
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 202.
Aug 29, 2017
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-282.
Jul 26, 2017
Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
Jul 26, 2017
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 18, 2017
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
May 10, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
May 4, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
May 4, 2017
Introduced in House
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Western Area Power Administration Transparency Act

(Sec. 2) This bill directs the Western Area Power Administration (WAPA) to establish a pilot project to provide increased transparency for its customers.

WAPA must publicly display on its website specific information dating back to FY2008, including rates charged by power systems to customers for power and transmission services, the amount of capacity or energy sold by power systems, and a detailed accounting at the functional and budget activity level of all its expenditures and capital costs by region and for the headquarters office.

Additionally, WAPA must annually update the information it provides on the website, including the changes it publishes, the reasons for the changes, and the amount of the unobligated balances it retains at the end of the prior fiscal year within each marketing area and at headquarters.

The pilot project shall terminate in seven years.

What's happening now February 8, 2018

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

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 Bill text 4 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 2 Republican 3
D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Jun 13, 2017
 R
Biggs, Andy
Arizona · May 4, 2017
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · May 4, 2017
 R
McClintock, Tom
California · May 4, 2017
McSally, Martha
· May 4, 2017
Noem, Kristi
· May 4, 2017
 R
Schweikert, David
Arizona · May 4, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2371: Western Area Power Administration Transparency Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2371/
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"H.R. 2371: Western Area Power Administration Transparency Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2371/.
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