119 HR 5751 IH: Curb Private Utilities Corruption Act U.S. House of Representatives 2025-10-14 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I119th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 5751IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESOctober 14, 2025Mr. Harder of California introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and CommerceA BILLTo amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to add a standard related to State consideration of public disclosure of meetings with lobbyists for, or representatives of, electric utilities.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Curb Private Utilities Corruption Act or the CPUC Act.

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Public disclosure of meetings

Section 111(d) of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2621(d)) is amended by adding at the end the following: (22)

Public disclosure of meetings

(A)

Standard

Each State shall consider requiring public disclosure, on the website of the applicable State regulatory authority, of each meeting between— (i)an employee or member of the board of the State regulatory authority; and (ii)a lobbyist, executive, or other representative of an electric utility. (B)

Prior State actions

Notwithstanding section 124 and paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 112(a), each State regulatory authority shall consider and make a determination concerning the standard set out in subparagraph (A) in accordance with the requirements of subsections (a) and (b) of this section, without regard to any proceedings commenced prior to the date of enactment of this paragraph. (C)

Time limitation

Notwithstanding subsections (b) and (c) of section 112, each State regulatory authority shall consider and make a determination concerning whether it is appropriate to implement the standard set out in subparagraph (A) not later than one year after the date of enactment of this paragraph. .