Electric Reliability Improvement Act of 2005
Latest action · Mar 14, 2005 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.
- IntroducedFeb 17, 2005
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Electric Reliability Improvement Act of 2005 - 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 25
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 17, 2005 to Apr 5, 2005; 20 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Albert Russell Wynn | Original | Feb 17, 2005 |
| D-TN | Bart Gordon | Original | Feb 17, 2005 |
| D-MI | Bart Stupak | Original | Feb 17, 2005 |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Original | Feb 17, 2005 |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Original | Feb 17, 2005 |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Original | Feb 17, 2005 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | Feb 17, 2005 |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Original | Feb 17, 2005 |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Original | Feb 17, 2005 |
| D-CA | Henry A. Waxman | Original | Feb 17, 2005 |
| D-CA | Hilda L. Solis | Original | Feb 17, 2005 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Feb 17, 2005 |
| D-WA | Jay Inslee | Original | Feb 17, 2005 |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Original | Feb 17, 2005 |
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | Original | Feb 17, 2005 |
| D-VA | Rick Boucher | Original | Feb 17, 2005 |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Original | Feb 17, 2005 |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Original | Feb 17, 2005 |
| D-OH | Ted Strickland | Original | Feb 17, 2005 |
| D-ME | Thomas H. Allen | Original | Feb 17, 2005 |
| D-MI | Dale E. Kildee | Mar 8, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Anthony D. Weiner | Mar 10, 2005 | |
| D-FL | Jim Davis | Mar 10, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Mar 10, 2005 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Apr 5, 2005 |
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 Feb 17, 2005 |
| Energy Subcommittee | Referred Mar 14, 2005 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 14, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.
- Feb 17, 2005Introduced in House
- Feb 17, 2005Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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.
Committee report
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 2005
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.
- Feb 17, 2005Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.