H.R. 1109 · 115th Congress · enacted
To amend section 203 of the Federal Power Act.
Became Public Law No: 115-247.
Latest official action 2018-09-28 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
(Sec. 1) This bill amends the Federal Power Act with respect to the prohibition regarding mergers or consolidations by a public utility. Any merger or consolidation of a public utility whose value exceeds $10 million must first be authorized by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). (Sec. 2) In addition, FERC is required to promulgate a rule within 180 days that mandates any public utility seeking to merge or consolidate to notify FERC, within 30 days of transaction consummation, if the value of such merger or consolidation exceeds $1 million but is less than $10 million.
Congressional Research Service · 2018-09-13
Who reported lobbying on this bill?
Amount spent specifically on this bill: not disclosed
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No matching lobbying report is imported yet. This is not evidence that no lobbying occurred.
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Politicians behind the bill
Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.
Sponsor
Tim Walberg
House · MI District 5 · Republican
$841,142PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Debbie Dingell
House · MI District 6 · Democratic
$754,050PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Richard Hudson
House · NC District 9 · Republican
$1,725,138PAC receipts · 2025–2026
8 of 8 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.
PAC donors to the listed sponsors
These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.
NORPAC$27,450
Tim Walberg · Sponsor · $27,450
Official PAC recordNATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC$26,000
Tim Walberg · Sponsor · $8,500
Debbie Dingell · Cosponsor · $7,500
Richard Hudson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordGENERAL MOTORS COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GM PAC)$24,000
Tim Walberg · Sponsor · $5,000
Debbie Dingell · Cosponsor · $10,000
Richard Hudson · Cosponsor · $9,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$22,000
Tim Walberg · Sponsor · $8,500
Debbie Dingell · Cosponsor · $6,000
Richard Hudson · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$22,000
Tim Walberg · Sponsor · $7,000
Debbie Dingell · Cosponsor · $5,000
Richard Hudson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordTOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TOYOTA/LEXUS PAC)$21,000
Tim Walberg · Sponsor · $4,000
Debbie Dingell · Cosponsor · $10,000
Richard Hudson · Cosponsor · $7,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,500
Tim Walberg · Sponsor · $5,500
Debbie Dingell · Cosponsor · $10,000
Richard Hudson · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordCMS ENERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEES FOR BETTER GOVERNMENT- FEDERAL$20,000
KOCH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KOCHPAC)$20,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF EMS PHYSICIANS PAC$20,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS OF U.S.A. POLITICAL FUND (LETTER CARRIER POLITICAL FUND)$20,000
Tim Walberg · Sponsor · $5,000
Debbie Dingell · Cosponsor · $5,000
Richard Hudson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
Tim Walberg · Sponsor · $5,000
Debbie Dingell · Cosponsor · $5,000
Richard Hudson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
Tim Walberg · Sponsor · $5,000
Debbie Dingell · Cosponsor · $10,000
Richard Hudson · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL MARINE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION AND MARINE RETAILERS ASSOCIATION BOAT PAC$20,000
NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (AMAZON PAC)$18,500
AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC$18,500
DELTA AIR LINES PAC$18,500
Tim Walberg · Sponsor · $10,000
Debbie Dingell · Cosponsor · $7,500
Richard Hudson · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordWALMART INC. PAC FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT$18,500
Tim Walberg · Sponsor · $8,000
Debbie Dingell · Cosponsor · $5,000
Richard Hudson · Cosponsor · $5,500
Official PAC recordAIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC$18,000
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC)$18,000
Tim Walberg · Sponsor · $5,000
Debbie Dingell · Cosponsor · $3,000
Richard Hudson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN BAKERS ASSOCIATION AMERICAN BAKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$17,500
CALPORTLAND COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CALPORTLANDPAC)$17,500
TEACHERS INSURANCE ANNUITY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA PAC (TIAA PAC)$17,500
THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$17,500
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC. PAC (UPSPAC)$17,500
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (VERIZON PAC)$17,000
Tim Walberg · Sponsor · $2,000
Debbie Dingell · Cosponsor · $5,000
Richard Hudson · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordDTE ENERGY COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$16,500
ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ABC PAC)$15,000
ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
BUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC)$15,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NABPAC)$15,000
NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL AND REAL ESTATE TECHNOLOGY AND TRANSFORMATION CENTER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NMHC PAC)$15,000
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE I$15,000
ELI LILLY AND COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$14,500
FORD MOTOR COMPANY CIVIC ACTION FUND$14,500
ITC HOLDINGS CORP. PAC (ITC PAC)$14,500
NATIONAL STONE, SAND & GRAVEL ASSOCIATION ROCKPAC$14,500
CTIA - THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$14,000
The largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
What happened after enactment?
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Measured outcome: not established
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