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S. 3192

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Summary

S. 3192, the REDUCE Act, was introduced in the Senate on Nov 18, 2025 by Sen. Richard Durbin (D). It was referred to Energy And Natural Resources, and last saw action on Apr 15, 2026: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 119-366.


Record

Text

S. 3192 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

sb3192/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S3192 IS: Responsive Energy Demand Unlocks Clean Energy Act
U.S. Senate
2025-11-18
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Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 3192 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 18, 2025 Mr. Durbin introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL
To require Transmission Organizations to allow aggregators of retail customers to submit to organized wholesale electric markets bids that aggregate demand flexibility of customers of certain utilities, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Responsive Energy Demand Unlocks Clean Energy Act or the REDUCE Act .
2.
Aggregator bidding into organized power markets
(a)
In general
Notwithstanding any prohibition established by State law or a State commission (as defined in section 3 of the Federal Power Act ( 16 U.S.C. 796 )) with respect to who may bid into an organized wholesale electric market, each Transmission Organization shall, consistent with any applicable market rules that do not establish such a prohibition, allow aggregators of retail customers to submit bids that aggregate demand flexibility of customers of utilities that distributed more than 4,000,000 megawatt-hours in the previous fiscal year.
(b)
Rulemaking
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission shall issue a rule to carry out the requirements of subsection (a).

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-11-18
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

A bill to require Transmission Organizations to allow aggregators of retail customers to submit to organized wholesale electric markets bids that aggregate demand flexibility of customers of certain utilities, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Sen. Richard Durbin (D) sponsors S. 3192 alone.

Committees

S. 3192 went before 2 committees: Energy Subcommittee and Energy and Natural Resources.

Energy Subcommittee
Energy Subcommittee
Hearings By (subcommittee) · Apr 15, 2026
Energy and Natural Resources
Energy and Natural Resources
Referred To · Nov 18, 2025 · 314 Bills

Actions

S. 3192 has taken 3 actions since Nov 18, 2025, the latest on Apr 15, 2026.

ChamberAction
Apr 15, 2026
Senate
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 119-366.Energy Subcommittee
Nov 18, 2025
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text: CR S8207)Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Nov 18, 2025
Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 3192 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

S. 3192 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

  • REDUCE Act — Display Title
  • REDUCE Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • Responsive Energy Demand Unlocks Clean Energy Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • A bill to require Transmission Organizations to allow aggregators of retail customers to submit to organized wholesale electric markets bids that aggregate demand flexibility of customers of certain utilities, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

7 clients hired 8 firms and 28 registered lobbyists who named S. 3192 in 10 quarterly filings, 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Energy/Nuclear, Budget/Appropriations, Homeland Security, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Transportation, Environment/Superfund, Defense, Telecommunications.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
EDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTEAssociation of US shareholder-owned electric companiesDistrict of Columbia22$50K
NATIONAL GRID USADistrict of Columbia12
PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRICOregon12
CMS ENERGY CORPDistrict of Columbia11
PPL CORPORATIONDistrict of Columbia11
PUGET SOUND ENERGYWashington11
XCEL ENERGY INCDistrict of Columbia11

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 28.

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
EDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTEEDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTE2026 second_quarter$1.7M2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL GRID USANATIONAL GRID USA2026 first_quarter$430K1st Quarter - Report
XCEL ENERGY INCXCEL ENERGY, INC2026 second_quarter$370K2nd Quarter - Report
PUGET SOUND ENERGYPUGET SOUND ENERGY2026 second_quarter$350K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL GRID USANATIONAL GRID USA2026 second_quarter$280K2nd Quarter - Report
CMS ENERGY CORPCMS ENERGY CORP2026 second_quarter$170K2nd Quarter - Report
PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRICPORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC2026 second_quarter$90K2nd Quarter - Amendme…
PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRICPORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC2026 second_quarter$90K2nd Quarter - Report
PPL CORPORATIONPPL CORPORATION2026 second_quarter$70K2nd Quarter - Report
EDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTECAPITOL COUNSEL LLC2026 second_quarter$50K2nd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 3192 under Energy, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 5 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 3192’s is Energy.

s3192/policy-areas.txt
EnergyAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

S. 3192 carries 5 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Commodities markets to Retail and wholesale trades.

s3192/subjects.txt
Commodities marketsEnergy storage, supplies, demandPublic contracts and procurementPublic utilities and utility ratesRetail and wholesale trades

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com