3.0.0 5547 2019-11-15T21:21:50Z 2019-11-15T21:21:50Z House H HR 2008-03-06 110 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif03 Energy, Climate and Grid Security Subcommittee Referred to 2008-03-06T21:35:01Z Referred to 2008-03-06T15:06:50Z Consumer Protection and Cost Accountability Act 110 2660 S 2008-02-25 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1126) Identical bill CRS 2008-03-06 hsif03 Energy, Climate and Grid Security Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality. Committee 2008-03-06 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2008-03-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2008-03-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress A000357 Rep. Allen, Thomas H. [D-ME-1] THOMAS ALLEN D ME H. 1 N D000210 Rep. Delahunt, William D. [D-MA-10] William Delahunt D MA D. 10 2008-03-06 True M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-3] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 3 2008-03-06 True M001149 Rep. Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2] Michael Michaud D ME H. 2 2008-03-06 True C001069 Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] Joe Courtney D CT 2 2008-05-08 False W000800 Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large] Peter Welch D VT 0 2008-05-08 False T000266 Rep. Tierney, John F. [D-MA-6] JOHN TIERNEY D MA F. 6 2008-05-20 False D000216 Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] ROSA DELAURO D CT 3 2008-08-01 False Energy Auditing Commerce Consumer protection Cost effectiveness Electric power transmission Electric utility rates Finance and Financial Sector Energy 00 2008-03-06 Introduced in House 2008-04-02T14:12:59Z Consumer Protection and Cost Accountability Act - Amends the Federal Power Act to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to consider whether a rate or charge made, demanded, or received by a Transmission Organization (TO) would enable the TO to provide or facilitate reliable service to consumers at the lowest reasonable cost.

Instructs FERC, in determining whether a TO filing to establish or change a rate or charge is consistent with specified requirements, to consider whether the rate or charge would: (1) provide consumer benefits that outweigh any anticipated costs to consumers as demonstrated by a cost-benefit analysis submitted by the TO; or (2) have only a de minimis impact upon the total delivered costs to the consumer.

Directs FERC to ensure that each TO is subject to biennial, independent audits.

]]> Consumer Protection and Cost Accountability Act Short Titles as Introduced Consumer Protection and Cost Accountability Act Display Title Consumer Protection and Cost Accountability Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Federal Power Act to ensure that the mission and functions of Regional Transmission Organizations and Independent System Operators include keeping energy costs as low as reasonably possible for consumers, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2008-03-06T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr5547ih/xml/BILLS-110hr5547ih.xml 2008-03-06 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality. 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. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.