REDUCE Act

Richard J. Durbin

Democrat · IL · Senator

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

No cosponsors on record. Bills can pass without cosponsors — this often means the sponsor introduced the bill alone, either because it's a messaging bill, a chairman's mark, or simply early in the legislative cycle.

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy. Hearings held.

2026-04-15

Source: Congress.gov

Without access to the specific bill text, this legislation appears to address energy policy, likely focusing on reducing energy consumption, emissions, or costs. Based on the title and referral to the Energy Subcommittee, it probably affects energy producers, consumers, and possibly utilities or renewable energy companies. The bill is currently in the early stages of consideration, with hearings recently held to gather information before any vote.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 3192 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 3192 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. _______________________________________________________________________ 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. 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 ``Responsive Energy Demand Unlocks Clean Energy Act'' or the ``REDUCE Act''. SEC. 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). <all>

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