To amend section 203 of the Federal Power Act.
Latest action · Mar 15, 2016 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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 2, 2016
- Passed HouseMar 14, 2016
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
This bill amends the Federal Power Act with respect to the prohibition regarding mergers or consolidations by a public utility. Any merger or consolidation of a public utility whose value exceeds $10 million must first be authorized by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).
In addition, FERC is required to promulgate a rule within 180 days that mandates any public utility seeking to merge or consolidate to notify FERC, within 30 days of transaction consummation, if the value of such merger or consolidation exceeds $1 million but is less than $10 million.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Feb 2, 2016.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-OK | Markwayne Mullin | Original | Feb 2, 2016 |
| R-NC | Richard Hudson | Original | Feb 2, 2016 |
Committees 2
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 2, 2016Markup Feb 25, 2016Reported Mar 14, 2016 |
| Energy Subcommittee | Referred Feb 5, 2016Markup Feb 11, 2016Reported Feb 11, 2016 | |
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred Mar 15, 2016 |
Actions 17
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 15, 2016Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Mar 14, 2016Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 114-451.
- Mar 14, 2016Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 346.
- Mar 14, 2016Mr. Whitfield moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Mar 14, 2016Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1307-1308)
- Mar 14, 2016DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4427.
- Mar 14, 2016Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1307)
- Mar 14, 2016Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Feb 25, 2016Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Feb 25, 2016Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Feb 24, 2016Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Feb 11, 2016Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Feb 11, 2016Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
- Feb 10, 2016Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Feb 5, 2016Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
- Feb 2, 2016Introduced in House
- Feb 2, 2016Referred 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 | Debate and remarks H1307, H1308Text printed H1307 | Ed Whitfield R-KY, Joseph P. Kennedy III D-MA | Mar 14, 2016 |
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
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Mar 21, 2016H.R. 4427, an act to amend section 203 of the Federal Power ActAs passed by the House of Representatives on March 14, 2016
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 162, no. 19, February 2, 2016, page H496.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 8 | North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015 | Related bill | Dec 7, 2015 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend section 203 of the Federal Power Act.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 15, 2016Referred in Senate
- Mar 14, 2016Reported in House
- Mar 14, 2016Engrossed in House
- Feb 2, 2016Introduced 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.
