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S 3553

A bill to require the Director of the Office of Personnel Management to establish a searchable, publicly available website that contains information regarding the Federal civilian workforce, and for other purposes.

119th Congress Introduced by Joni Ernst

Requires investor-owned energy utilities to post both promotional and educational materials on their customer-facing websites, boosting transparency for customers.

Introduced in Senate
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Bill Summary · S 3553

Summary of Bill S 3553

Quick overview

  • Bill number: S 3553
  • Title: Requires investor-owned energy utilities publish on its customer-facing website both its promotional and educational materials
  • Sponsor: Cordell Cleare (primary)
  • Status: COMMITTED TO RULES
  • Introduced: January 28, 2025
  • Related bills: S 9402 (prior-session); A 3025 (companion)

What the bill would do

  • The core requirement is that investor-owned energy utilities must publish on their customer-facing websites both:
    • Promotional materials (materials used to market or advertise utility services or offerings)
    • Educational materials (informational resources intended to educate customers, such as program details, rates, safety information, and other consumer-focused information)
  • The bill emphasizes posting these materials in a location accessible to customers via the utility’s publicly visible website. The exact scope (which materials must be posted, formatting standards, and update frequency) would be defined in the bill’s full text.

Who is affected

  • Investor-owned energy utilities regulated in this context (i.e., private/util investor-owned electric and/or gas utilities with customer-facing websites).
  • Their customers, who would gain centralized, transparent access to both promotional and educational resources from the utility.

Key provisions and implications (as inferred from the bill’s title)

  • Public posting on customer-facing websites: Utilities would be required to maintain a readily accessible page or pages containing both promotional and educational materials.
  • Transparency and accessibility: The measure aims to improve consumer access to information about services, programs, rates, safety, and other materials a customer would need to make informed decisions.
  • Scope and definitions: The precise definitions of “promotional” vs. “educational” materials and the required format, posting cadence, and update obligations would be set out in the bill text.

Legislative timeline and status (highlights)

  • 2025-01-28: Referred to Energy and Telecommunications
  • 2025-02-25 to 02-26: 1st and 2nd Reports CAL. (calendar actions)
  • 2025-03-03: Advanced to Third Reading
  • 2025-06-13: Committed to Rules (listed twice in the record)
  • The actions indicate ongoing committee consideration and progression through readings, with the Rules Committee position signaling a later stage before floor action.

Context and related measures

  • Related bills: S 9402 (prior-session) and A 3025 (companion). These connections suggest parallel or companion efforts in different chamber or session contexts to achieve similar transparency requirements.

Observations and considerations

  • The bill focuses on consumer transparency by ensuring key materials are accessible online.
  • Potential implications for utilities include establishing or updating web content platforms, ensuring ADA/compliance accessibility, and maintaining current materials.
  • Details such as exact materials to be posted, update frequency, and enforcement mechanisms will be clarified in the full text and committee amendments.

If you’d like, I can format a side-by-side comparison with related bills (S 9402 or A 3025) once their texts are available.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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