HR 4444 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

Western Area Power Administration Transparency Act

Introduced Sep 20, 2019 Originated House Sponsor Paul A. Gosar R-AZ

Fact sheet

Latest action · Dec 15, 2020 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 533.

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.

  1. IntroducedSep 20, 2019
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Western Area Power Administration Transparency Act

This bill directs the Western Area Power Administration (WAPA) to establish a pilot project to provide increased transparency for its customers.

WAPA must publicly display on its website a database of specific information dating back to FY2008, including

  • rates charged to customers for power and transmission services, listed by power system;
  • the amount of capacity or energy sold by power system; and
  • a detailed accounting of its expenditures and costs by region and for the headquarters office.

Additionally, WAPA must annually update the information it provides on the website. The updates must include specified details regarding changes to the information, the reasons for the changes, and the amount of unobligated balances retained.

The pilot project shall terminate in seven years.

Cosponsors 13

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Sep 20, 2019.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-AZAndy BiggsOriginalSep 20, 2019
D-AZAnn KirkpatrickOriginalSep 20, 2019
D-UTBen McAdamsOriginalSep 20, 2019
R-AZDavid SchweikertOriginalSep 20, 2019
R-AZDebbie LeskoOriginalSep 20, 2019
D-NVDina TitusOriginalSep 20, 2019
R-CADoug LaMalfaOriginalSep 20, 2019
D-CAJared HuffmanOriginalSep 20, 2019
R-COKen BuckOriginalSep 20, 2019
R-IASteve KingOriginalSep 20, 2019
D-CATJ CoxOriginalSep 20, 2019
R-CATom McClintockOriginalSep 20, 2019
D-AZTom O'HalleranOriginalSep 20, 2019

Actions 8

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Dec 15, 2020Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 533.
  2. Dec 15, 2020Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-649.
  3. Feb 12, 2020Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  4. Feb 12, 2020Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
  5. Feb 12, 2020Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged.
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Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 1931Western Area Power Administration Transparency ActRelated billOct 23, 2019

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.

Text 2

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Dec 15, 2020Reported in House
  2. Sep 20, 2019Introduced in House

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