H.R.3632 Power Plant Reliability Act

Delays EPA power plant emission rules under the guise of grid reliability (119th Congress)

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Legal & Constitutional Grounding

CAA § 111 authorizes EPA power plant emission standards; delaying rules perpetuates documented emissions.

42 U.S.C. § 7411 — Clean Air Act § 111: EPA authority to set emission standards for power plants

FERC: grid reliability not dependent on fossil fuel baseload generation
West Virginia v. EPA, 597 U.S. 697 (2022) — major questions doctrine applied to EPA power plant rules

Who Lobbied on This Bill

$70K combined quarterly activity

1 lobbying firm

1 client represented

2025-second_quarter filing period

Policy Areas Covered

Energy/Nuclear

Government Entities Lobbied

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SENATE

Who Hired the Lobbyists

NRG ENERGY INC

Source: Senate LDA filings · Dollar figures are combined quarterly totals for all lobbying by each firm, not bill-specific spend.

Power plant reliability mandates favoring fossil fuels. Mandating fossil baseload contradicts FERC analysis showing grid reliability can be maintained with increasing renewables.