Legislation· Sep 2025Sponsored by Troy Balderson (R)
GRID Power Act
Requires FERC to fast-track approval for fossil fuel power plants that boost grid reliability.
Tradeoff
Prioritizes fossil fuel projects in the interconnection queue to speed grid access. Renewable energy projects may face longer waits as a result.
What's in it
No estimated federal cost or deficit impact; any increase in FERC's workload would be offset by fee increases on regulated entities.
The $0 federal cost reflects that FERC's administrative expenses for implementing the new interconnection queue rules would be offset by fee increases charged to utilities and energy companies, so taxpayers bear no direct cost—the burden falls on the regulated entities that pay FERC fees.
The House passed this 216-206 on September 18, 2025 — sitting in the Senate.
House
Introduced
(Feb 6, 2025)
House
Committee on Energy and Commerce(Feb 6, 2025)
House
The Committee on Energy and Commerce voted to send it to the floor
Reported 28 - 23(Jun 25, 2025)
Committee report H. Rept. 119-295.
House
Passage of the bill
Passed(Roll #279 · Sep 18, 2025)
216 yeanay 206Senate
Received from the House
on Energy and Natural Resources(Sep 19, 2025)
- Julie Fedorchak (R-ND)
- Randy K. Sr. Weber (R-TX)
- Rudy Yakym (R-IN)
- Nicholas A. Langworthy (R-NY)
- Carol D. Miller (R-WV)
- Diana Harshbarger (R-TN)
- Neal P. Dunn (R-FL)
- John Joyce (R-PA)
- Michael A. Rulli (R-OH)
- Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL)
- Robert P. Bresnahan (R-PA)
- H. Morgan Griffith (R-VA)
- Richard Hudson (R-NC)
- Michael Lawler (R-NY)
- Tracey Mann (R-KS)
- Robert F. Onder (R-MO)
- Robert J. Wittman (R-VA)
Passage votes so far· Sep 18, 2025· 119th Congress · 2025–2027