H.R. 3843
119th Congress
House
Baseload Reliability Protection Act
Official title: To amend the Federal Power Act to prohibit retirements of baseload electric generating units in any area that is served by a Regional Transmission Organization… Show full official titleShow less
Official title: To amend the Federal Power Act to prohibit retirements of baseload electric generating units in any area that is served by a Regional Transmission Organization or an Independent System Operator and that the North American Electric Reliability Corporation categorizes as at elevated risk or high risk of electricity supply shortfalls, and for other purposes.
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 9, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jun 9, 2025
Introduced in House
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What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Bill text
1 version
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Committees of jurisdiction
1
Lobbying activity
61
- SOUTHERN COMPANY
- EDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTE
- PUGET SOUND ENERGY
- XCEL ENERGY, INC
- PPL CORPORATION
- NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION (NRECA)
Bodies those filers lobbied
- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
- SENATE
- Energy, Dept of
- Treasury, Dept of
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
- White House Office
- Interior, Dept of (DOI)
Cosponsors
26
R
Bice, Stephanie I.
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Allen, Rick W.
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Barr, Andy
R
Hamadeh, Abraham J.
R
Baumgartner, Michael
R
Evans, Gabe
R
Griffith, H. Morgan
R
Haridopolos, Mike
R
Harrigan, Pat
R
Houchin, Erin
R
Johnson, Dusty
R
Lee, Laurel M.
R
McDowell, Addison P.
R
McGuire, John J.
R
Onder, Robert F.
R
Miller, Mary E.
R
Hill, J. French
R
Lawler, Michael
R
Shreve, Jefferson
R
Downing, Troy
R
Balderson, Troy
R
Goldman, Craig A.
R
Miller, Carol D.
R
Pfluger, August
R
Rulli, Michael A.
R
Weber, Randy K. Sr.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3843: Baseload Reliability Protection Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-3843/
"H.R. 3843: Baseload Reliability Protection Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-3843/.
H.R. 3843, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-3843/.
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