To amend section 203 of the Federal Power Act.
Latest action · Sep 28, 2018 Became Public Law No: 115-247.
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 16, 2017
- Passed HouseJun 12, 2017
- Passed SenateSep 4, 2018
- To the PresidentSep 18, 2018
- Became lawSep 28, 2018Public Law 115-247
Summary
(Sec. 1) 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).
(Sec. 2) 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 8
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 16, 2017 to Mar 9, 2017; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Original | Feb 16, 2017 |
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | Original | Feb 16, 2017 |
| R-OK | Markwayne Mullin | Original | Feb 16, 2017 |
| R-NC | Richard Hudson | Original | Feb 16, 2017 |
| R-WV | David B. McKinley | Mar 7, 2017 | |
| R-TX | Pete Olson | Mar 7, 2017 | |
| R-OH | Bill Johnson | Mar 9, 2017 | |
| R-MO | Billy Long | Mar 9, 2017 |
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 16, 2017Markup Jun 7, 2017Reported Jun 12, 2017 |
| Energy Subcommittee | Referred Feb 17, 2017Discharged Jun 7, 2017 | |
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred Jun 13, 2017Markup Mar 8, 2018Reported May 21, 2018 |
| Energy Subcommittee | Hearings Oct 3, 2017 |
Actions 26
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 28, 2018Signed by President.
- Sep 28, 2018Became Public Law No: 115-247.
- Sep 18, 2018Presented to President.
- Sep 13, 2018Mr. Goodlate asked unanimous consent to take from the Speaker's table and agree to the Senate amendment. (consideration: CR H8245-8246)
- Sep 13, 2018Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to without objection. (text of Senate amendment: CR H8245-8246)
- Sep 13, 2018Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Sep 5, 2018Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Sep 4, 2018Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S6031-6032; text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S6031)
- May 21, 2018Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 115-253.
- May 21, 2018Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 420.
- Mar 8, 2018Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- Oct 3, 2017Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-318.
- Jun 13, 2017Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Jun 12, 2017Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 115-167.
- Jun 12, 2017Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 112.
- Jun 12, 2017Mr. Upton moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Jun 12, 2017Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4827-4828)
- Jun 12, 2017DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1109.
- Jun 12, 2017Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4827)
- Jun 12, 2017Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jun 7, 2017Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jun 7, 2017Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
- Jun 7, 2017Subcommittee on Energy Discharged.
- Feb 17, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
- Feb 16, 2017Introduced in House
- Feb 16, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
In the Congressional Record 3
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 H8245Amendments H8245 | Tim Walberg R-MI | Sep 13, 2018 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S6031Amendments S6031 | — | Sep 4, 2018 |
| House | Debate and remarks H4827, H4828Text printed H4827 | Diana DeGette D-CO, Fred Upton R-MI, Tim Walberg R-MI | Jun 12, 2017 |
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 reports
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Mar 29, 2018H.R. 1109, an act to amend section 203 of the Federal Power ActAs ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on March 8, 2018
- Jun 13, 2017H.R. 1109, a bill to amend section 203 of the Federal Power ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on June 7, 2017
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 28, February 16, 2017, page H1303.
Printed hearings 2
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. 115-102 | STATE OF THE NATION'S ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE181 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Feb 27, 2018 |
| S. Hrg. 115-318 | PENDING LEGISLATION43 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Oct 3, 2017 |
CRS reports 2
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 2
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
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Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1860 | PARs Act | Related bill | Oct 3, 2017 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title
- An act to amend section 203 of the Federal Power Act
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend section 203 of the Federal Power Act.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
Text 7
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Sep 4, 2018Engrossed Amendment Senate
- May 21, 2018Reported to Senate
- Jun 13, 2017Referred in Senate
- Jun 12, 2017Reported in House
- Jun 12, 2017Engrossed in House
- Feb 16, 2017Introduced 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.
