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NEGATIVE Climate 119th Congress

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

Bill activity

Introduced May 29, 2025 by H. Morgan Griffith (R-VA). 4 cosponsors as of Sep 17, 2025. Passed the House Dec 16, 2025, 222-202.

  • Reached the House floor after the House Committee on Energy and Commerce reported it (H. Rept. 119-307), under a special rule from the Rules Committee (H.Res.951).
Rep. Pat Ryan (D-NY-18) is not listed among the cosponsors of this bill. Rep. Pat Ryan (D-NY-18) voted nay on the House roll call counted in grades (roll no. 342, Dec 16, 2025).
  1. IntroducedMay 29, 2025
  2. Passed HouseDec 16, 2025
  3. Passed Senate 
  4. To President 
  5. Became Law 

Latest action Dec 17, 2025: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Sponsor H. Morgan Griffith (R-VA)

4 cosponsors:

Cosponsorship closed Sep 23, 2025 (119th Congress): the House Energy and Commerce Committee reported the bill.

Activity log

Source: Congress.gov actions
  1. Introduced in House
  2. Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  3. Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.House
  4. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter cosponsored (R-GA)
  5. Jay Obernolte cosponsored (R-CA)
  6. Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 21.House
  7. Robert F. Onder cosponsored (R-MO)
  8. Carol D. Miller cosponsored (R-WV)
  9. Reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-307.
  10. House floor day: vote on the rule (H.Res.951), motion to recommit, passage (13 steps)
    1. Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 951 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4776, H.R. 1366, H.R. 845, H.R. 3616, H.R. 3632 and H.R. 4371. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 4776, under a...
    2. On ordering the previous question Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 215 - 207 (Roll no. 337).
    3. Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 215 - 209 (Roll no. 338).
    4. Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 951.
    5. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4776, H.R. 1366, H.R. 845, H.R. 3616, H.R. 3632 and H.R. 4371. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 4776, under a structured rule and H.R. 1366, H.R. 845, H.R. 3616, H.R....
    6. DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 3632.
    7. The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
    8. Ms. Scholten moved to recommit to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
    9. The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.
    10. POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate H.R. 3632, the Chair put the question on motion to recommit and announced the noes had prevailed. Ms. Scholten demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further...
    11. Considered as unfinished business.
    12. On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 207 - 218 (Roll no. 341).
    13. On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 222 - 202 (Roll no. 342).
  11. House vote: Passage of the billCounted in grades
    Passed, 222-202
    Of 4 cosponsors: 4 voted yea, 0 voted nay.
    Member breakdown · Official House roll call 342
  12. Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Votes on this bill

4 votes: 4 recorded roll calls and 0 decided without a recorded vote, 0 of them on amendments. Votes counted in grades are marked.

Dec 16, 20252:00 pmHouseVote to end debate on the rule (ordering the previous question)
H.Res.951On ordering the previous question Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 215 - 207 (Roll no. 337).Agreed to215-207Nay
PartyYeaNayPresentNot voting
Democratic020706
Republican215005
Independent0000
Total215207011
Official House roll call
Dec 16, 20252:32 pmHouseVote on the rule (H.Res.951)On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 215 - 209 (Roll no. 338).Agreed to215-209Nay
PartyYeaNayPresentNot voting
Democratic020706
Republican215203
Independent0000
Total21520909
Official House roll call
Dec 16, 20254:59 pmHouseMotion to recommit (send the bill back to committee)On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 207 - 218 (Roll no. 341).Failed207-218Yea
PartyYeaNayPresentNot voting
Democratic207006
Republican021802
Independent0000
Total20721808
Official House roll call
Dec 16, 20255:06 pmHousePassage of the billCounted in gradesOn passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 222 - 202 (Roll no. 342).Passed222-202Nay

Counted in grades

Of 4 cosponsors: 4 voted yea, 0 voted nay. Question voted on: Passage of the bill

PartyYeaNayPresentNot voting
Democratic719907
Republican215302
Independent0000
Total22220209
Official House roll call

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.