,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fifc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #bb1 #bjbj,mr4  
,casten of ,illinois 7for himself1 ,mr4 
,malinowski1 and ,mr4 ,kennedy7         
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the 
,federal ,power ,act with respect to the
 rehearing process1 and for other       
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,right to ,timely   
,rehearings at ,,ferc ,act of #bjbj4    
#b4 ,federal ,power ,act rehearings     
,section #cac7;a7 of the ,federal ,power
 ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #hbel7a77 is       
amended to read as follows3  7a7        
,rehearings  7#a7 ,in general ,any      
person1 electric utility1 ,state1       
municipality1 or ,state commission      
aggrieved by an order issued by the     
,commission in a proceeding under this  
,act to which such person1 electric     
utility1 ,state1 municipality1 or ,state
 commission is a party may apply for a  

rehearing within #cj days after the     
issuance of such order4 ,the application
 for rehearing shall set forth          
specifically the ground or grounds upon 
which such application is based4 ,upon  
such application the ,commission shall  
have power to grant or deny rehearing or
 to abrogate or modify its order without
 further hearing4 ,no proceeding to     
review any orders of the ,commission    
shall be brought by any entity unless   
such entity shall have made application 
to the ,commission for a rehearing      
thereon4 ,until the record in a         
proceeding shall have been filed in a   
court of appeals1 as provided in        
subsection 7b71 the ,commission may at  
any time1 upon reasonable notice and in 
such manner as it shall deem proper1    
modify or set aside1 in whole or in     
part1 any finding or order made or      
issued by it under the provisions of    
this act4  7#b7 ,deadline  7,a7 ,in     
general ,except as provided in          
subparagraph 7,b71 the ,commission shall

 act on the merits of an application    
filed under paragraph 7#a7 by the date  
that is #abj days after the date on     
which the applicable order is issued4   
7,b7 ,exceptions  7i7 ,finding ,if1 by  
the date that is #abj days after the    
date on which the applicable order is   
issued1 the ,commission issues a finding
 that additional time for consideration 
of an application filed under paragraph 
7#a7 is necessary1 the ,commission shall
 act on the merits of the application by
 the date that is #baj days after the   
date on which the applicable order is   
issued4 ,the ,commission may not        
delegate the authority to issue a       
finding under this clause4  7ii7 ,lack  
of quorum ,if the ,commission fails to  
act on the merits of an application     
filed under paragraph 7#a7 by the       
applicable deadline under clause 7i7 or 
subparagraph 7,a7 because the           
,commission lacks a quorum on such date1
 the ,commission shall act on the merits
 of the application by the date that is 

#cj days after the date on which the    
,commission establishes a quorum4  7,c7 
,failure to act ,if the ,commission     
fails to act on the merits of an        
application filed under paragraph 7#a7  
by the applicable deadline under        
subparagraph 7,a7 or 7,b71 the          
application shall be deemed to be       
denied4  4