Electric Reliability Improvement Act of 2003
Latest action · Sep 23, 2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedSep 4, 2003
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Electric Reliability Improvement Act of 2003 - Amends the Federal Power Act to grant the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) jurisdiction over a FERC-certified Electric Reliability Organization (ERO), established under this Act to enforce, subject to FERC review, reliability standards for the bulk-power system.
Includes within such jurisdiction regional entities and all users, owners, and operators of the bulk-power system for purposes of approving reliability standards and enforcing compliance with this Act.
Urges the President to negotiate international agreements with the governments of Canada and Mexico to provide effective compliance with reliability standards and the effectiveness of the ERO in the United States, Canada, or Mexico.
Restricts to the bulk-power system only the ERO authority to develop and enforce compliance with reliability standards.
Declares that this Act does not authorize the ERO or FERC to order construction of additional generation or transmission capacity, or to set and enforce compliance with standards for adequacy or safety of electric facilities or services.
Directs FERC to establish a regional advisory body on the petition of at least two-thirds of the States within a region that have more than one-half of their electric load served within the region. Authorizes such body to advise the ERO, a regional entity, or FERC.
Declares this Act inapplicable to Alaska or Hawaii.
Cosponsors 35
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 4, 2003 to Apr 22, 2004; 22 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Albert Russell Wynn | Original | Sep 4, 2003 |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Original | Sep 4, 2003 |
| D-TN | Bart Gordon | Original | Sep 4, 2003 |
| D-MI | Bart Stupak | Original | Sep 4, 2003 |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Original | Sep 4, 2003 |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Original | Sep 4, 2003 |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Original | Sep 4, 2003 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | Sep 4, 2003 |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Original | Sep 4, 2003 |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Original | Sep 4, 2003 |
| D-CA | Henry A. Waxman | Original | Sep 4, 2003 |
| D-CA | Hilda L. Solis | Original | Sep 4, 2003 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Sep 4, 2003 |
| D-FL | Jim Davis | Original | Sep 4, 2003 |
| D-MO | Karen McCarthy | Original | Sep 4, 2003 |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Original | Sep 4, 2003 |
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | Original | Sep 4, 2003 |
| D-FL | Peter Deutsch | Original | Sep 4, 2003 |
| D-VA | Rick Boucher | Original | Sep 4, 2003 |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Original | Sep 4, 2003 |
| D-OH | Ted Strickland | Original | Sep 4, 2003 |
| D-ME | Thomas H. Allen | Original | Sep 4, 2003 |
| D-TN | Jim Cooper | Sep 10, 2003 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Sep 16, 2003 | |
| D-MI | Carolyn C. Kilpatrick | Sep 16, 2003 | |
| D-MI | Dale E. Kildee | Sep 16, 2003 | |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Sep 16, 2003 | |
| D-NY | Michael R. McNulty | Sep 16, 2003 | |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Sep 17, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Sep 30, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Diane E. Watson | Oct 2, 2003 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Oct 8, 2003 | |
| D-ME | Michael H. Michaud | Nov 4, 2003 | |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Mar 9, 2004 | |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | Apr 22, 2004 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Sep 4, 2003 |
| Energy Subcommittee | Referred Sep 23, 2003 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 23, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.
- Sep 4, 2003Introduced in House
- Sep 4, 2003Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Discharge petition H6708 | — | Jul 22, 2004 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 4
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 108-112 | LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS TO IMPLEMENT THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE 9/11 COMMISSION54 pages | Financial Services Committee | Sep 22, 2004 |
| Serial No. 108-83 | REGIONAL ENERGY RELIABILITY AND SECURITY: DOE AUTHORITY TO ENERGIZE THE CROSS SOUND CABLE83 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | May 19, 2004 |
| Serial No. 108-82 | ALASKA NATURAL GAS PIPELINE STATUS REPORT66 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | May 5, 2004 |
| Serial No. 108-42 | HOMELAND SECURITY JURISIDICTION: THE PERSPECTIVES OF COMMITTEE LEADERS138 pages | Appropriations Committee · Homeland Security Committee | Mar 24, 2004 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HRES 708 | Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 3004) to improve the reliability of the Nation's electric transmission system. | Procedurally related | Jul 19, 2004 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To improve the reliability of the Nation's electric transmission system.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Electric Reliability Improvement Act of 2003
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
- Administrative procedure
- Administrative remedies
- Canada
- Delegation of powers
- Department of Energy
- Electric power production
- Electric power transmission
- Electric utilities
- Energy
- Energy security
- Federal advisory bodies
- Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
- Fines (Penalties)
- Foreign Trade and International Finance
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Independent regulatory commissions
- International Affairs
- Latin America
- Law
- Licenses
- Mexico
- Standards
- Trade agreements
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 4, 2003Introduced in House
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