US Congress House Bill 4444 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on September 20 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-12-15 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 533.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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.

Western Area Power Administration Transparency Act

Rep. Paul Gosar [R-AZ]	Rep. Andy Biggs [R-AZ]	Rep. TJ Cox [D-CA]	Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]
Rep. Steve King [R-IA]	Rep. Doug LaMalfa [R-CA]	Rep. Debbie Lesko [R-AZ]	Rep. Ben McAdams [D-UT]
Rep. Tom McClintock [R-CA]	Rep. David Schweikert [R-AZ]	Rep. Dina Titus [D-NV]	Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick [D-AZ]
Rep. Tom O'Halleran [D-AZ]	Rep. Ken Buck [R-CO]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-12-15	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 533.
2020-12-15	House	Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-649.
2020-02-12	House	Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
2020-02-12	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2020-02-12	House	Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged.
2019-10-02	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
2019-09-20	House	Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
2019-09-20	House	Introduced in House

SB1931 (Similar To) 2019-10-23 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 262.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4444/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr4444/BILLS-116hr4444ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr4444/BILLS-116hr4444rh.pdf