Affordable, Reliable, Clean Energy Security Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5765 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5765

    To direct Federal departments or agencies to implement certain 
 definitions for the terms affordable, reliable, and clean energy, and 
                          for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 17, 2025

Mr. Balderson introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
    To direct Federal departments or agencies to implement certain 
 definitions for the terms affordable, reliable, and clean energy, and 
                          for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Affordable, Reliable, Clean Energy 
Security Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    For purposes of this Act:
            (1) Affordable.--The term ``affordable'' with respect to 
        energy means a low cost method of producing electricity, 
        factoring in the full system cost of each generation source.
            (2) Reliable.--The term ``reliable'' with respect to energy 
        means a source of electricity that--
                    (A) except as required during a period of routine 
                maintenance or repairs, has an Effective Load Carrying 
                Capability of 60 percent or greater;
                    (B) is not subject to intermittent availability; 
                and
                    (C) is not subject to routine weather that impacts 
                energy production.
            (3) Clean.--The term ``clean'' with respect to energy means 
        any energy generated using--
                    (A) an energy source listed in section 203(b) of 
                the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15852(b));
                    (B) a nuclear reactor; or
                    (C) the combustion of hydrocarbons, in accordance 
                with the national ambient air quality standards under 
                title I of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401, et seq.), 
                including any such energy that is generated using 
                natural gas.

SEC. 3. DIRECTING CERTAIN FEDERAL DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES TO 
              INCORPORATE DEFINITIONS OF AFFORDABLE, RELIABLE, AND 
              CLEAN ENERGY.

    (a) Identification Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy, in coordination 
with the Secretary of the Interior and the Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency, shall submit to Congress a report that 
identifies regulations, grants, guidance, and policies within their 
respective departments or agencies relating to affordable energy, 
reliable energy, and clean energy.
    (b) Identification Report Publication.--The Secretary of Energy, 
the Secretary of the Interior, and the Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency shall publish the report required by 
subsection (a) on the respective public websites of the Department of 
Energy, the Department of the Interior, and the Environmental 
Protection Agency.
    (c) Definition Adoption.--Not later than 90 days after the report 
required by subsection (a) is submitted to Congress, the Secretary of 
Energy, the Secretary of the Interior, and the Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency shall update all regulations, grants, 
guidance, and policies of their respective department or agency 
relating to affordable energy, reliable energy, and clean energy to 
incorporate the definitions in section 2 of this Act.
    (d) Incorporation Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of 
the Interior, and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency shall each submit a report to Congress that identifies the 
manner and extent to which each department or agency has incorporated 
the definitions in this Act relating to affordable energy, reliable 
energy, and clean energy into their respective department or agency 
regulations, grants, guidance, and policies.
    (e) Incorporation Report Publication.--The Secretary of Energy, the 
Secretary of the Interior, and the Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency shall publish the reports required by subsection (d) 
on the respective public websites of the Department of Energy, the 
Department of the Interior, and the Environmental Protection Agency.
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