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Bill · 119th Congress · HR 8948

Home Energy Affordability Act

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Introduced 2026-05-20Topic: energy · infrastructure utilities

Summary

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This bill would amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to add a new standard that states must consider. Under the standard, an electric utility regulated by a state could file a request to raise its retail rates with the state regulatory authority only once every 365 days. The bill requires states to consider this measure.

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Action history

DateChamberActionStatus effect
2026-05-20HouseReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.refer
2026-05-20Introduced in Houseintroduce
2026-05-20Introduced in Houseintroduce
Source: GovInfo Bill Status (Library of Congress), fetched 2026-09-11. Provisions and opinion polling arrive in a later release.