HB 3247 — Requires an electric company to first acquire a replacement resource of reliable or dispatchable electricity prior to retiring an electric power generating facility that provides reliable or dispatchable electricity.
Congress · introduced 2025-01-10
Digest: Makes a power company have a new power source that meets certain standards before the company can close a power plant. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.6). Requires an electric company to first acquire a replacement resource of reliable or dispatchable electricity prior to retiring an electric power generating facility that provides reliable or dispatchable electricity. Requires the Public Utility Commission to seek a waiver to, or if unable to obtain a waiver, seek an injunction against, any federal regulations or requirements that impose increasing costs to the maintenance or operation of an electric power generating facility such that an electric company seeks to retire the electric power generating facility. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Latest action: — In House Committee
Sponsors
- Diehl, Ed (R, OR-17) — sponsor
- Smith, David Brock (R, OR-1) — sponsor
- Reschke, E. Werner (R, OR-55) — cosponsor
- Boice, Court (R, OR-1) — cosponsor
- McIntire, Emily (R, OR-56) — cosponsor
- Yunker, Dwayne (R, OR-3) — cosponsor
- Harbick, Darin (R, OR-12) — cosponsor
- Wright, Boomer (R, OR-9) — cosponsor
- Levy, Bobby (R, OR-58) — cosponsor
- Osborne, Virgle (R, OR-2) — cosponsor
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Inbound (10)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-10 | Boice, Court | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-01-10 | Diehl, Ed | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-01-10 | Harbick, Darin | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-01-10 | Levy, Bobby | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-01-10 | McIntire, Emily | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-01-10 | Osborne, Virgle | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-01-10 | Reschke, E. Werner | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-01-10 | Wright, Boomer | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-01-10 | Yunker, Dwayne | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2025-01-10 | Smith, David Brock | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Diehl, Ed (R, state_lower OR-17) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Smith, David Brock (R, state_upper OR-1) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 3 | Boice, Court (R, state_lower OR-1) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Harbick, Darin (R, state_lower OR-12) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Levy, Bobby (R, state_lower OR-58) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | McIntire, Emily (R, state_lower OR-56) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Osborne, Virgle (R, state_lower OR-2) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Reschke, E. Werner (R, state_lower OR-55) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Wright, Boomer (R, state_lower OR-9) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Yunker, Dwayne (R, state_lower OR-3) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
Activity
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- 2025-01-10 · sponsored by Diehl, Ed (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-01-10 · cosponsored by Yunker, Dwayne (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-01-10 · cosponsored by McIntire, Emily (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-01-10 · cosponsored by Boice, Court (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-01-10 · cosponsored by Reschke, E. Werner (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-01-10 · cosponsored by Harbick, Darin (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-01-10 · sponsored by Smith, David Brock (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-01-10 · cosponsored by Levy, Bobby (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-01-10 · cosponsored by Wright, Boomer (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2025-01-10 · cosponsored by Osborne, Virgle (cosponsor) · sponsorship