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H.R. 2915: American Taxpayer and Western Area Power Administration Customer Protection Act of 2011

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H.R. 2915: American Taxpayer and Western Area Power Administration Customer Protection Act of 2011

112th Congress · introduced 2011-09-14 · Energy · Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 298.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2011-09-14 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-4] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 298. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

American Taxpayer and Western Area Power Administration Customer Protection Act of 2011

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) American Taxpayer and Western Area Power Administration Customer Protection Act of 2011 [ sic ] - Repeals the borrowing authority of the Western Area Power Administration (WAPA) under the Hoover Power Plant Act of 1984, as amended by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, that authorizes the WAPA to borrow funds from the Treasury to: (1) construct, finance, facilitate, plan, operate, maintain, or study construction of new or upgraded electric power transmission lines; and (2) deliver or facilitate the delivery of power generated by renewable energy resources. Exempts from such repeal: (1) projects approved by the Department of Energy (DOE) through memorandum before September 15, 2011; and (2) Projects in Execution in the WAPA May 17, 2011, Quarterly Report on Borrowing Authority Projects.

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Official text

American Taxpayer and Western Area Power Administration Customer Protection Act of 2011

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House without amendment)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-4] · 0 cosponsors

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Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-4] reported raising $1.3 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong112-hr2915 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112