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H.R. 3157 119th Congress House

State Energy Accountability Act

Official title: To amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to add a standard related to the evaluation of State intermittent energy policies, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 17, 2025 Introduced by: Nicholas A. Langworthy Republican · New York See on congress.gov
Energy Electric power generation and transmissionEnergy efficiency and conservationEnergy storage, supplies, demandPublic utilities and utility rates
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 Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 17, 2025
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 255.
Sep 17, 2025
Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-301.
Jun 25, 2025
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Jun 25, 2025
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 27 - 20.
Jun 5, 2025
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
Jun 5, 2025
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Jun 3, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
May 1, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
May 1, 2025
Introduced in House
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What's happening now September 17, 2025

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 255.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

State Energy Accountability Act

This bill directs each state that implements certain energy policies (e.g., policies that require solar or wind energy) to conduct, and make publicly available, a general evaluation of the effects that those policies have on the rates and reliability of the state's electric power grid, including information about meeting electricity demand during emergencies, periods of high demand, or extreme weather events.

 Hearings & markups 2
 Bill text 2 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Lobbying activity 77

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

  • EDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTE
    for EDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTE · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • NATIONAL MINING ASSOCIATION
    for NATIONAL MINING ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • PUGET SOUND ENERGY
    for PUGET SOUND ENERGY · Washington · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • XCEL ENERGY, INC
    for XCEL ENERGY INC · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • PPL CORPORATION
    for PPL CORPORATION · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • CAPITOL COUNSEL LLC
    for EDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTE · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)

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 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Balderson, Troy
Ohio · Jun 17, 2025
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Evans, Gabe
Colorado · May 1, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3157: State Energy Accountability Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-3157/
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"H.R. 3157: State Energy Accountability Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-3157/.
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H.R. 3157, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-3157/.
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[H.R. 3157: State Energy Accountability Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-3157/)
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