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119th Congress Energy

H.R. 1047: GRID Power Act

Passed HouseSep 18, 2025

  1. Introduced (completed)Feb 6, 2025
  2. Passed House (completed)Sep 18, 2025, 216–206
  3. Passed Senate (not reached)
  4. To the President (not reached)
  5. Became law (not reached)

Summary

Introduced in House, Feb 6, 2025

Guaranteeing Reliability through the Interconnection of Dispatchable Power Act or the GRID Power Act

This bill requires the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to issue and periodically review a rule that revises the approval process for interconnection requests of generating units that produce electricity to prioritize dispatchable power projects (e.g., certain fossil fuel projects).

Under the bill, dispatchable power generally refers to an electric energy generation resource, such as a generating unit that produces electricity from fossil fuels, capable of providing known and forecastable electric supply in time intervals necessary to ensure grid reliability. Currently, FERC receives interconnection requests from those projects and other generating units, such as units that produce electricity from renewable energy. Interconnection requests are requests from generating units to connect to the high voltage transmission lines of the electric grid.

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First, the rule must address the efficiency and effectiveness of the existing procedures for processing interconnection requests to ensure that new dispatchable power projects that improve grid reliability and resource adequacy can interconnect to the electric grid quickly, cost-effectively, and reliably.

Second, the rule must revise the pro forma Large Generator Interconnection Procedures, and the pro forma Large Generator Interconnection Agreement as appropriate, to authorize transmission providers to submit proposals to FERC to prioritize new dispatchable power projects that will improve grid reliability and resource adequacy by assigning those projects higher positions in the interconnection queue of the provider. FERC must review and approve or deny such proposals within 60 days after the proposal is submitted.

Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

Key votes

House final vote, Sep 18, 2025

On Passage

Passed 216–206

Yea 216majority 212Nay 206

  • Democrats5 yea, 205 nay
  • Republicans210 yea, 1 nay
  • Independents1 yea, 0 nay

Broke with their party: Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA), Jared Golden (D-ME), Donald Davis (D-NC), J. Correa (D-CA) and Henry Cuellar (D-TX) voted Yea; Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) voted Nay

See how all 422 members voted

Showing 431 of 431 members

Yea 216

Republicans (210)

Democrats (5) broke with their party

Independents (1)

Nay 206

Republicans (1) broke with their party

Democrats (205)

Not voting 9

Democrats (3)

Senate

Not yet voted

Passed the House Sep 18, 2025. Awaiting Senate action.

Roll calls

1 vote on this bill

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  • Sep 18, 2025HouseOn PassageFinal passagePassed, yea-nay 216–206
    Roll call 279 tally by party
    PartyYeaNayPresentNot voting
    Democrats520503
    Republicans210106
    Independents1000
    Total21620609

    House roll call 279: On Passage. Passed.

    6 crossed party lines: 5 Democrats, 1 Republican

    How each member voted (431)

Amendments

0 offered

No amendments were offered to this bill.

Cosponsors

17

Who scored on this bill

166 points earned
  1. 1Troy Balderson R-OH SponsorIntroduced, marked up, reported, passed House4 events+62
  2. 2J. Correa D-CA1 maverick vote1 event+6
  3. 2Henry Cuellar D-TX1 maverick vote1 event+6
  4. 2Donald Davis D-NC1 maverick vote1 event+6
  5. 2Brian Fitzpatrick R-PA1 maverick vote1 event+6
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History

  1. Sep 18, 2025Passed the House, 216–206.
  2. Feb 6, 2025Introduced in the House by Troy Balderson.
Show the full action history (20 actions)
  1. Sep 19, 2025Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
  2. Sep 18, 2025Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 707. (consideration: CR H4433)
  3. Sep 18, 2025Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4922, H.R. 5143, H.R. 5140, H.R. 5125, H.R. 1047, H.R. 3015 and H.R. 3062. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 4922, H.R. 5143, H.R. 5140, H.R. 5125, H.R. 1047, H.R. 3015, and H.R. 3062 under a closed rule, and provides for a motion to recommit on each measure.
  4. Sep 18, 2025DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 1047.
  5. Sep 18, 2025The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
  6. Sep 18, 2025POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 1047, the Chair put the question on passage of the bill, and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Pallone demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
  7. Sep 18, 2025Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4444)
  8. Sep 18, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 216 - 206 (Roll no. 279). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H4433-4434: 1)
  9. Sep 18, 2025On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 216 - 206 (Roll no. 279). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H4433)
  10. Sep 18, 2025Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  11. Sep 15, 2025Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-295.
  12. Sep 15, 2025Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 251.
  13. Sep 15, 2025Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 707 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4922, H.R. 5143, H.R. 5140, H.R. 5125, H.R. 1047, H.R. 3015 and H.R. 3062. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 4922, H.R. 5143, H.R. 5140, H.R. 5125, H.R. 1047, H.R. 3015, and H.R. 3062 under a closed rule, and provides for a motion to recommit on each measure.
  14. Jun 25, 2025Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  15. Jun 25, 2025Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 28 - 23.
  16. Jun 5, 2025Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  17. Jun 5, 2025Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by the Yeas and Nays: 16 - 14.
  18. Jun 3, 2025Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
  19. Feb 6, 2025Introduced in House
  20. Feb 6, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.