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HR 3628 · 119th Congress · HouseIn committee

State Planning for Reliability and Affordability Act

In plain language: This bill directs state utility regulators to review whether electric companies must secure power sources that can run continuously for at least 30 days into their 10-year plans. Qualifying power plants would have to maintain a month-long fuel supply, withstand severe weather, and support grid stability to reduce the risk of power outages. While intended to boost electric reliability, adopting these requirements could steer utility investments toward steady fuel sources like natural gas, nuclear, or coal rather than wind and solar, directly shaping household electricity costs and local energy sources.

Provisional: our plain-language summary, pending review.

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People affected—not determinable from the text provided; the text affects state-regulated electric utilities that employ integrated resource planning and state regulatory commissions, but specifies no population figures
Fiscal magnitude—not determinable from the text provided; no specific appropriations or authorizations are provided for the required regulatory proceedings or the GAO report
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Issues

What this bill touches.

Federal vs. state/local+20Energy sources−25Regulation (cross-sector)+15

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Who it affects

Who it helps · who it burdens.

Who it helps

  • continuous-run electric generation facilitiesFavored for long-term utility operation or power procurement agreements under the proposed planning standard if states adopt requirements prioritizing 30-day continuous generation, 30-day fuel reserves, and grid stability support.provisional

Who it burdens

  • state utility regulatory authoritiesMust initiate formal proceedings within one year and issue a final determination within two years on whether to adopt the federal reliable generation standard for each regulated utility, unless the state meets prior action exemption criteria.provisional
  • state-regulated electric utilitiesUtilities that use integrated resource planning must develop 10-year plans to maintain operations or procure power from facilities that can run continuously for at least 30 days with secured fuel, if their state regulators adopt the standard.provisional
  • Government Accountability OfficeMust evaluate past utility integrated resource planning and deliver a report to Congress within one year on power reliability, grid stability, and affordability.provisional

Dollar-level funding (FEC sector totals) is coming in a later phase.

What it does

The provisions, in plain language.

  1. Establishes a federal standard under which state-regulated electric utilities that use long-term resource planning must adopt 10-year plans to run or buy power from facilities that can generate electricity continuously for at least 30 days, maintain a 30-day fuel supply on-site or by contract, operate during severe weather, and provide grid voltage and frequency support.

    Sec. 2(a)provisional

  2. Requires state utility regulators to begin formal proceedings within one year, and make a final decision within two years, on whether to adopt the reliable generation standard for each regulated electric utility.

    Sec. 2(b)(1)(A)provisional

  3. Exempts state utility regulators from considering the standard if the state already implemented a similar standard, held a proceeding on it, or had its state legislature vote on it within the previous three years.

    Sec. 2(b)(1)(C)provisional

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Timeline

How it moved.

  1. Dec 15, 2025Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
  2. Dec 11, 2025Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  3. Dec 11, 2025On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 218 - 207 (Roll no. 323).
  4. Dec 11, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 218 - 207 (Roll no. 323).
  5. Dec 9, 2025Rules 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.
  6. Sep 19, 2025Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-306.
  7. Sep 19, 2025Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-306.
  8. Jun 25, 2025Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 23.
  9. May 29, 2025Introduced in House
  10. May 29, 2025Introduced in House

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