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HR 4444 116th 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: September 20, 2019 Introduced by: Gosar, Paul A. Republican · Arizona See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 8 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 15, 2020
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 533.
Dec 15, 2020
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-649.
Feb 12, 2020
Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
Feb 12, 2020
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Feb 12, 2020
Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged.
Oct 2, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Sep 20, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Sep 20, 2019
Introduced in House
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Western Area Power Administration Transparency Act

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 a database of specific information dating back to FY2008, including

  • rates charged to customers for power and transmission services, listed by power system;
  • the amount of capacity or energy sold by power system; and
  • a detailed accounting of its expenditures and costs by region and for the headquarters office.

Additionally, WAPA must annually update the information it provides on the website. The updates must include specified details regarding changes to the information, the reasons for the changes, and the amount of unobligated balances retained.

The pilot project shall terminate in seven years.

What's happening now December 15, 2020

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 533.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 2 Republican 3
R
Biggs, Andy
Arizona · Sep 20, 2019
Buck, Ken
· Sep 20, 2019
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Sep 20, 2019
King, Steve
· Sep 20, 2019
Kirkpatrick, Ann
· Sep 20, 2019
 R
McClintock, Tom
California · Sep 20, 2019
O'Halleran, Tom
· Sep 20, 2019
 R
Schweikert, David
Arizona · Sep 20, 2019
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Sep 20, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4444: Western Area Power Administration Transparency Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4444/
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"H.R. 4444: Western Area Power Administration Transparency Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4444/.
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H.R. 4444, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4444/.
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