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House vote: H.R. 1047 // September 18, 2025

GRID Power Act

Sponsor: Troy Balderson (R-OH)

, certain fossil fuel projects). Under the bill, dispatchable power generally refers to an electric energy generation resource, such as a generating unit that produces electricity from fossil fuels, capable of providing known and forecastable electric supply in time intervals necessary to ensure grid reliability. Currently, FERC receives interconnection requests from those projects and other generating units, such as units that produce electricity from renewable energy.

Energy Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

Who won, and how much of the country was behind them

Won the vote · Yea

216 votes, representing 134,004,744 people50.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

206 votes, representing 124,529,787 people46.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.0% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the House
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon21650.3%
NayLost20646.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.0%