HR 1047
Passed a chamber
Requires the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to start a rulemaking that lets grid operators move new dispatchable power projects, such as those that can supply electricity on demand, higher in the interconnection queue so they connect to the grid sooner.
Official title: GRID Power Act
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced
06-FEB-2025
Referred
06-FEB-2025
Approved by committee
25-JUN-2025
Reported
15-SEP-2025
On the calendar
15-SEP-2025
Passed
18-SEP-2025
Senate
Received
19-SEP-2025
- Requires FERC to begin a rulemaking within 90 days of enactment and issue final regulations within 180 days.
- Allows transmission providers to propose moving new dispatchable power projects up the interconnection queue, with a demonstration of need and an explanation of how grid reliability or resilience will improve.
- Requires transmission providers to open a public comment and stakeholder process before submitting proposals and to report regularly to FERC on grid reliability and resilience.
- Requires FERC to approve or deny each proposal within 60 days and to review its rules at least once every 5 years.
Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Introduced in House" (06-FEB-2025); the text has changed since (Engrossed in House, 18-SEP-2025).
CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov- Energy and Commerce Committee (House)
- Energy Subcommittee
- Energy and Natural Resources Committee (Senate)
Energy
■ 17 R
17 Republicans