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H.R. 3638 - Electric Supply Chain Act

H.R. 3638 - Electric Supply Chain Act

Bill Text

Text of H.R. 3638PDFXML

(as reported)

H. Rept. 119-304 Part IPDF

Report from the Committee on Energy and Commerce to accompany H.R. 3638

H. Rept. 119-304 Part IIPDF

Supplemental report from the Committee on Energy and Commerce to accompany H.R. 3638

Rule Information

COMMITTEE ACTION:
REPORTED BY A RECORD VOTE of 9-3 on December, 9, 2025.

FLOOR ACTION ON H. RES. 936:
Agreed to by a record vote of 215-211, after agreeing to the previous question by a record vote of 216-210, on Wednesday, December 10, 2025. 

MANAGERS: Scott/Leger Fernández 


1.Structured rule for H.R. 3898.

2. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.

3. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure or their respective designees.

4. Provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.

5. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.

6. Makes in order only the further amendments printed in part A of the Rules Committee report. Each amendment shall be considered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.

7. Waives all points of order against the amendments printed in part A of the Rules Committee report.

8. Provides one motion to recommit.

9. Structured rule for H.R. 3383.

10. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.

11. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Financial Services or their respective designees.
 
12. Provides that, in lieu of the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Financial Services now printed in the bill, an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 119-15 shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.

13. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.

14. Makes in order only the further amendments printed in part B of the Rules Committee report. Each amendment shall be considered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.

15. Waives all points of order against the amendments printed in part B of the Rules Committee report.

16. Provides one motion to recommit.

17. Structured rule for H.R. 3638.

18. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.

19. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce or their respective designees.

20. Provides that the bill shall be considered as read.

21. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill.

22. Makes in order only the further amendments printed in part C of the Rules Committee report. Each amendment shall be considered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.

23. Waives all points of order against the amendments printed in part C of the Rules Committee report.

24. Provides one motion to recommit.

25. Structured rule for H.R. 3628.

26. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.

27. Provides that the bill shall be considered as read.

28. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill.

29. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce or their respective designees.

30. Makes in order only the further amendment printed in part D of the Rules Committee report. Each amendment may be offered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.

31. Waives all points of order against the amendment printed in part D of the Rules Committee report.

32. Provides one motion to recommit.

33. Closed rule for H.R. 3668.

34. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.

35. Provides that the bill shall be considered as read.

36. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill.

37. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce or their respective designees.

38. Provides one motion to recommit.

39. Closed rule for S. 1071.

40. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.

41. Provides that an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 119-16 shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.

42. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.

43. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Armed Services or their respective designees.

44. Provides one motion to commit.

45. Provides that the chair of the Committee on Armed Services and the chair of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence may insert in the Congressional Record not later than December 12, 2025, such material as they may deem explanatory of S. 1071.

46. Provides that on any legislative day of the second session of the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress before January 6, 2026, the Speaker may dispense with organizational and legislative business and that the Journal of the proceedings of the previous day shall be considered as approved if applicable.

Amendments (click each header to sort table by that column)

#Version #Sponsor(s)PartySummaryStatus
1Version 1Tlaib (MI)(link is external)DemocratAdds requirements to include information on disparate impacts, cumulative impacts, and recommendations for addressing them in assessments prepared under the Act.Submitted
2Version 2Gosar (AZ)(link is external), Biggs (AZ)RepublicanRevised Requires the Secretary to report on any vulnerabilities due to the employment of noncitizens at facilities in the U.S. that generate or transmit electricity.Made in Order
3Version 1McGuire (VA)(link is external)RepublicanIncludes a new line about foreign entities of concern disrupting supply chains to undermine United States leadership in artificial intelligence development.Made in Order
4Version 1Walkinshaw (VA)(link is external)DemocratAdds findings related to President Trump's energy affordability crisis.Submitted
5Version 1Houlahan (PA)(link is external)DemocratRequires DOE to evaluate how veterans, transitioning servicemembers, and military spouses can support workforce needs in the electricity supply chain, including barriers they face and opportunities for improved federal coordination.Made in Order
6Version 1Self (TX)(link is external)RepublicanRevises the required supply-chain assessment to evaluate barriers to expanding U.S. capacity to manufacture, deliver, and install components for generating or transmitting electricity, rather than only manufacturing.Made in Order
7Version 1Min (CA)(link is external)DemocratExpands the proposed study to assess opportunities to deploy advanced transmission technologies, including advanced conductors.Made in Order
8Version 1Castor (FL)(link is external)DemocratProhibits the bill from taking effect until the Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains is established by an Act of Congress and the Secretary certifies that there is sufficient staffing to carry out the studies and reports that the bill proposes.Submitted
9Version 1Castor (FL)(link is external)DemocratProhibits the bill from taking effect until the Department of Energy reinstates funding awards terminated on or after January 20, 2025.Submitted
10Version 1Castor (FL)(link is external)DemocratExplicitly include the impact of the Trump tariffs as one of the policies that DOE must consider in its study.Submitted
11Version 1Castor (FL)(link is external)DemocratIncludes impacts of OBBBA cuts as one of the policies that DOE must consider in its study.Submitted
12Version 2Crane (AZ)(link is external), Biggs (AZ)RepublicanLate Revised Direct Department of Energy’s (DOE) office of Waterpower Technologies Office to work with the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) under the Department of the Interior to offer technical assistance and research partnerships to tribal energy projects to assist with identifying issues with the San Carlos Irrigation Project (SCIP) and develop a plan to fix the issue. Within this partnerships DOE and BIA will work to identify: 1. Issue a report on the reasons for SCIP repeated service disruptions, 2. Updates that can be made to the SCIP grid using existing funds or grants, 3. Timeline for the completion of proposed upgrades to the SCIP grid, 4. The development of a notification system that will text, email, and publish outages for all SCIP customers in real time so that they are informed of issues with SCIP grid, and 4. Submit a plan to correct the issues identified in the SCIP report with a cost estimate 1 year after the enactment of this act.Revised
13Version 1Casten (IL)(link is external)DemocratLate Adds authorization for $2.1 billion for the President, acting through the Secretary of Energy, under the authority of the Defense Production Act of 1950, to expand domestic manufacturing of transformers and grid components.Submitted
14Version 1Gillen (NY)(link is external)DemocratLate Requires the Secretary to issue recommendations to increase affordability for ratepayers.Submitted
15Version 1Pou (NJ)(link is external)DemocratLate Adds government to the list of relevant stakeholdersSubmitted

Committee Votes

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 217

Motion by Mr. McGovern to add a new section to the rule providing for immediate consideration of H.R. 6074, to extend the Affordable Care Act enhanced premium tax credits for three years, through 2028, under a closed rule, debatable for one hour equally divided between the chair and ranking member of the Committee on Ways and Means. Defeated: 3–8

Majority Members
Vote
Minority Members
Vote

Mrs. Fischbach
Nay
Mr. Norman
Nay
Mr. Roy
No Vote
Mrs. Houchin
Nay
Mr. Langworthy
Nay
Mr. Scott (GA)
Nay
Mr. Griffith
Nay
Mr. Jack
Nay
Ms. Foxx, Chair
Nay
Mr. McGovern
Yea
Ms. Scanlon
No Vote
Mr. Neguse
Yea
Ms. Leger Fernández
Yea

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 219

Motion by Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia to report the rule. Adopted: 9–3

Majority Members
Vote
Minority Members
Vote

Mrs. Fischbach
Yea
Mr. Norman
Yea
Mr. Roy
Yea
Mrs. Houchin
Yea
Mr. Langworthy
Yea
Mr. Scott (GA)
Yea
Mr. Griffith
Yea
Mr. Jack
Yea
Ms. Foxx, Chair
Yea
Mr. McGovern
Nay
Ms. Scanlon
No Vote
Mr. Neguse
Nay
Ms. Leger Fernández
Nay