{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-9332","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":9332,"title":"Load Forecasting Enhancement Act","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2026-06-18","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"B001306","fullName":"Rep. Balderson, Troy [R-OH-12]","party":"R","state":"OH","district":12}],"cosponsorsCount":6,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2026-09-16","text":"Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources."},"policyArea":"Energy","subjects":["Advisory bodies","Congressional oversight","Data collection, sharing, protection","Electric power generation and transmission","Energy efficiency and conservation","Government studies and investigations","Intergovernmental relations","State and local government operations"],"actions":[{"date":"2026-09-16","text":"Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Senate","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-09-15","text":"Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-09-15","text":"On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5663-5664)","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-09-15","text":"Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.","type":"Floor","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-09-15","text":"DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 9332.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-09-15","text":"Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5663-5665)","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-09-15","text":"Mr. Guthrie moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-09-14","text":"Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 722.","type":"Calendars","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-09-14","text":"Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-823.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-09-14","text":"Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-823.","type":"Committee","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-07-21","text":"Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 47 - 0.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-07-21","text":"Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-07-20","text":"Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-06-24","text":"Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-06-24","text":"Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-06-18","text":"Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-06-18","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-06-18","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-06-18","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Load Forecasting Enhancement Act</strong></p><p>This bill requires the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to establish regional boards to study and recommend best practices for electric load forecasting, which is the process of predicting the demand for electricity at a particular time. It also requires states to consider adopting the recommendations.</p><p>Specifically, the bill directs&nbsp;FERC to&nbsp;establish regional boards to study&nbsp;electric load forecasting, chair the boards, and run them jointly with each state public utility commission in the regions. The boards must (1) study issues relevant to identifying best practices for electric load forecasting that enhance the reliability and affordability of electric service to customers, and (2) identify such best practices. FERC must&nbsp;make recommendations to Congress&nbsp;for the consistent use across states of such best practices by electric utilities.</p><p>The bill also modifies provisions under the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act to require state public utility commissions to consider adopting those recommendations.</p><p>It also modifies the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to make federal assistance for state energy conservation plans contingent upon the plan including procedures and programs to improve the accuracy, oversight, and transparency to stakeholders of the forecasting of electric loads by electric utilities.</p>","updateDate":"2026-10-06T17:26:23Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":8002,"ts":"2026-10-13T08:11:13.391Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"https://simplefunctions.dev/api/public/query-gov?q=Load%20Forecasting%20Enhancement%20Act"}]}}