Jerry Moran (R-KS)
Southwestern Power Administration Fund Establishment Act
A Republican bill with 3 Republican cosponsors · See all 3 cosponsors
Last activity — Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill seeks to establish the Southwestern Power Administration Fund within the United States Treasury. The fund will consist of various receipts, collections, recoveries, and specific transfers from existing funds. The Secretary of Energy, through the Administrator, will use these funds for specific operational needs. These include maintaining power transmission facilities and marketing electric power and energy. Additionally, the funds can be used for construction and acquisition of transmission lines and substations.
Yes
- Scored +3
Would people in rural areas be better off under this?
The bill facilitates infrastructure improvements that likely support energy reliability in rural areas.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Infrastructure and Energy Services: The fund provides money for the operation and maintenance of power transmission facilities, which could benefit those relying on these services (Section 3(d)(1)).
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Energy Expansion: The bill allows for the construction and acquisition of transmission lines, substations, and appurtenant facilities, which may support the growth of energy infrastructure (Section 3(d)(3)).
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Energy Marketing: Funds are designated for marketing electric power and energy, which relates to how energy is distributed and sold (Section 3(d)(2)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No specific negative impacts or burdens are explicitly detailed within the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would people in rural areas be better off under this? — The bill facilitates infrastructure improvements that likely support energy reliability in rural areas.
- 6/3/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 3/17/2026
- Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held.
- 3/13/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in Senate
One bill Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
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Roger MarshallRepublican · Kansas