Congress·In Committee·H.R. 447

Reliability for Ratepayers Act

Bonneville Power Administration: Employee Pay and Hiring Flexibility

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This bill is currently in the early stages of the legislative process after being sent to the House Committee on Natural Resources for review. It is considered active, but there are no upcoming votes or hearings scheduled at this time. There is no companion bill listed for this legislation.

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This bill has bipartisan support from regional representatives and addresses a specific workforce problem, but it still needs to move through the full committee process.

Key Points

This bill gives the Bonneville Power Administration the power to set its own pay and benefit rules for employees. Currently, the agency has to follow standard federal government salary limits that might be lower than what private power companies offer.
The agency would create a new pay plan based on what other electric utilities in the Western United States pay their workers. This is intended to help the agency hire and keep the experts needed to run the power grid.
To protect people who pay for electricity, the new pay plan must be consistent with the agency's budget. The goal is to keep power rates as low as possible while still running a professional and reliable business.
The agency must review the pay plan every year and publish the results. They also have to report the salaries of high-level employees to the public to ensure the system is transparent.

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Milestones

2 milestones2 actions

Jan 15, 2025House

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Jan 15, 2025

Introduced in House

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Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

Reliability for Ratepayers Act

Bill NumberHR 447

Congress119th Congress

ChamberHouse of Representatives

Latest ActionReferred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

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D: 5R: 2

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