House · Roll call 342 · Dec. 16, 2025

A vote to pass H.R. 3632, the Power Plant Reliability Act of 2025, which changes how federal regulators decide whether a power plant must stay open for grid reliability.

Passed222–202 Passage Party-line vote
Question
On Passage
Bill
H.R. 3632, Power Plant Reliability Act of 2025
← Most liberalThe aisleMost conservative →
YesNoPresentDid not vote
Each dot is one current member, in the same seat as on their member page, from most liberal (left) to most conservative (right). Color shows how they voted. Seats show current members. Members who have since left Congress appear in the list below.

How each party voted

Democrats
Yes 7 · No 199 · Did not vote 7
Republicans
Yes 215 · No 3 · Did not vote 2

Most Democrats voted No (199 of 213).

Most Republicans voted Yes (215 of 220).

Party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides.

President's positions

The President's position: wanted a Yes vote

“The Administration supports passage of H.R. 3616, the Reliable Power Act, and H.R. 3632, the Power Plant Reliability Act.”

Source: White House statement on the bill · Checked against the statement (AI-assisted)

About this vote

The bill modifies how the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission decides, on a complaint from a state commission, whether a power plant must remain open because its retirement would make the bulk power system unreliable, and lets transmission organizations also file complaints. The House passed the bill.

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Summary by the Congressional Research Service

Power Plant Reliability Act of 2025 This bill modifies the process that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) uses to determine, upon a complaint from a state commission, whether a public utility (i.e., power plant) must remain open because the retirement of the power plant will make the bulk power system unreliable, including by allowing transmission organizations to also file complaints with FERC.

How each member voted

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