Baseload Reliability Protection Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 3843 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3843 To amend the Federal Power Act to prohibit retirements of baseload electric generating units in any area that is served by a Regional Transmission Organization or an Independent System Operator and that the North American Electric Reliability Corporation categorizes as at elevated risk or high risk of electricity supply shortfalls, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 9, 2025 Ms. Fedorchak (for herself, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Goldman of Texas, Mr. Pfluger, Mr. Rulli, Mrs. Miller of West Virginia, and Mr. Balderson) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Federal Power Act to prohibit retirements of baseload electric generating units in any area that is served by a Regional Transmission Organization or an Independent System Operator and that the North American Electric Reliability Corporation categorizes as at elevated risk or high risk of electricity supply shortfalls, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Baseload Reliability Protection Act''. SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON RETIREMENTS AND CONVERSION OF FUEL SOURCE FOR ELECTRIC GENERATING UNITS IN AREAS AT HIGH RISK OR ELEVATED RISK OF ELECTRICITY SUPPLY SHORTFALLS. (a) In General.--Part II of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824 et seq.) is amended by adding after section 215A the following: ``SEC. 215B. PROHIBITION ON RETIREMENTS AND CONVERSION OF FUEL SOURCE FOR ELECTRIC GENERATING UNITS IN AREAS AT HIGH RISK OR ELEVATED RISK OF ELECTRICITY SUPPLY SHORTFALLS. ``(a) Prohibitio