Energy Affordability and Reliability Act of 2026

This bill would require the Secretary of Energy to create an Office of Energy Affordability within the Department of Energy's Office of Policy within 180 days. The office would review Department of Energy regulations and policies that relate to a transition between types or sources of energy, checking whether they analyze effects on energy affordability and costs, include strategies to limit cost impacts, and support reliable energy access. Each review would have to be finished within 30 days, and the office could not stop any regulation or policy from being issued. The office would send yearly reports to certain congressional committees, and the Secretary would report on the office's effectiveness within 5 years.

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Sponsors

• Michael Lawler Republican sponsor
• 1 cosponsors