H.R. 5765

119th CONGRESS 1st Session

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

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES · October 17, 2025 · Sponsor: Mr. Balderson · Committee: Committee on Energy and Commerce

Table of contents

• H.R. 5765
  • SEC. 1. Short title
  • SEC. 2. Definitions
  • SEC. 3. Directing certain Federal departments and agencies to incorporate definitions of affordable, reliable, and clean energy

SEC. 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:
  • The term with respect to energy means a low cost method of producing electricity, factoring in the full system cost of each generation source. affordable
  • The term with respect to energy means a source of electricity that— reliable
  • The term with respect to energy means any energy generated using— clean

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.