Chairman LaMalfa Commends Passage of Electricity Reliability Legislation

Washington, December 12, 2025
Tags: Energy
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Doug LaMalfa (CA-01) released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed three separate bills to improve the reliability of the nation's energy generation system, H.R. 3628, the State Planning for Reliability and Affordability Act, H.R. 3638, the Electric Supply Chain Act, and H.R. 3668, the Improving Interagency Coordination for Pipeline Reviews Act.

“The bills we passed this week were all about making our grid more reliable,” said Chairman LaMalfa. “While States and local governments work on their grid, they should be focused on reliable, baseload power like nuclear and natural gas. Meanwhile, the Federal government should keep their eye focused on delivering energy resources where they need to go, and monitoring interstate supply chain issues. When the system works like it should, our electric grid should go unnoticed.”

Legislative Digest:

H.R. 3628, the State Planning for Reliability and Affordability Act
  • Requires States which employ an integrated resource plan establish measures to ensure 10-year availability of electric energy through reliable generation facilities, which can provide continuous generation for at least 30 days and generate during emergency and severe weather conditions.
H.R. 3638, the Electric Supply Chain Act
  • Directs the Department of Energy to periodically assess supply chain constraints and vulnerabilities affecting the bulk power system.
    • This assessment must include any barriers to expanding domestic manufacturing of components used in the generation or transmission of electricity in the United States, domestic policies which deter investment, the effects of relying upon foreign entities of concern for components or critical minerals, and the workforce challenges of the supply chain.
H.R. 3668, the Improving Interagency Coordination for Pipeline Reviews Act
  • Strengthens the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC) lead agency role by requiring other agencies to follow FERC's environmental review schedules for interstate natural gas pipelines, and export or import natural gas facilities. 
    • Requires agencies to conduct any required reviews concurrently with FERC's project review.
  • Incorporates the Clean Water Act Section 401 certification into FERC's existing review under the National Environmental Policy Act, rather than requiring a separate Section 401 certification from a State or tribe.
    • States and tribes would still be able to propose conditions for the certifications.
  • Shortens approval timelines after the completion of an environmental review to a maximum of 90 days.

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