H.R. 5556: Environmental Compliance Cost Transparency Act of 2018

115th Congress · introduced 2018-04-18 · Energy · Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 742.

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Where it came from: introduced 2018-04-18 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 742. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Environmental Compliance Cost Transparency Act of 2018

Plain summary

Environmental Compliance Cost Transparency Act of 2018 This bill requires the Bonneville Power Administration, the Western Area Power Administration, the Southwestern Power Administration, and the Southeastern Power Administration to include in monthly billing statements sent to each customer estimates of the customer's share of such administration's direct and indirect costs for compliance with any relevant federal environmental laws impacting the conservation of fish and wildlife. Each administration must report each year on: (1) estimated costs and factors affecting total power costs, including total direct and indirect compliance costs; and (2) sources of replacement power.

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Official text

Environmental Compliance Cost Transparency Act of 2018

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House with amendment(s))

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4] · 16 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 5556, Environmental Compliance Cost Transparency Act of 2018 (2018-09-13)

Cosponsors on this site

Mark E. Amodei (R-NV), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Ted Budd (R-NC), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Ralph Norman (R-SC)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4] reported raising $813,542 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House with amendment(s))
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hr5556.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hr>

Record fed-us-cong115-hr5556 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115