119th Congress Energy
H.R. 6633: High-Capacity Grid Act
Passed House
- Introduced (completed)
- Passed House (completed)
- Passed Senate (not reached)
- To the President (not reached)
- Became law (not reached)
Summary
This bill requires public electric utilities to use the best-available transmission conductor for certain interstate transmission lines (i.e., power lines) in order to recover the costs of the conductor through consumers' electric bills.
Specifically, in any filing seeking to recover the costs of a transmission conductor for the transmission line and in any proceeding to determine if the costs may be recovered through rates, the bill directs the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to presume that (1) the use of a best-available transmission conductor is a prudent practice and that the associated costs are just and reasonable, and (2) the use of a transmission conductor that is not a best-available transmission conductor is not prudent and that the associated costs are not just and reasonable.
A best-available transmission conductor is a conductor that (1) provides the greatest feasible and commercially available energy-carrying capacity at a given voltage level, (2) provides the highest feasible and commercially available electrical efficiency at that voltage level, and (3) mitigates thermal sag (drooping of power lines) at the maximum rated transmission-carrying capacity of the facility.
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The bill applies to projects to (1) construct new transmission facilities; or (2) modify, upgrade, or replace an existing transmission line.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Abraham Hamadeh R-AZ
- Dan Crenshaw R-TX
- Jefferson Shreve R-IN
- Robert Wittman R-VA
Who scored on this bill
- 1Julie Fedorchak SponsorIntroduced, marked up, reported, passed House4 events+62
- 2Dan CrenshawCosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
- 2Abraham HamadehCosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
- 2Jefferson ShreveCosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
- 2Robert WittmanCosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
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History
- Passed the House by voice vote.
- Introduced in the House by Julie Fedorchak.
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- Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5662-5663)
- On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5662)
- Mr. Guthrie moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Considered under suspension of the rules.
- DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6633.
- Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
- On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
- Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-824.
- Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 723.
- Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 49 - 0.
- Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
- Introduced in House
- Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.