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[H.R. 3699 Reported in House (RH)]

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                                                 Union Calendar No. 412
119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3699

                          [Report No. 119-482]

 To prohibit States or local governments from prohibiting or limiting 
       the connection, reconnection, modification, installation, 
 transportation, distribution, or expansion of an energy service based 
    on the type or source of energy to be delivered, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 4, 2025

 Mr. Langworthy (for himself, Mr. Baumgartner, Mr. Bergman, Mr. Bost, 
  Mr. Bresnahan, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Carey, Mr. Crank, Mr. Edwards, Mr. 
  Ellzey, Mr. Finstad, Mr. Vicente Gonzalez of Texas, Mr. Gooden, Mr. 
 Harrigan, Mr. Higgins of Louisiana, Mr. Hurd of Colorado, Mr. Lawler, 
Mr. Mackenzie, Ms. Malliotakis, Mr. McDowell, Mr. Messmer, Mr. Meuser, 
Mr. Moolenaar, Mr. Moore of North Carolina, Mr. Newhouse, Mr. Pfluger, 
Mr. Rose, Mr. Rulli, Mr. Shreve, Ms. Stefanik, Ms. Tenney, Mr. Thompson 
  of Pennsylvania, Mr. Valadao, Mr. Wied, Mr. Williams of Texas, Mr. 
    Zinke, Mr. LaHood, Ms. Van Duyne, Mr. McClintock, and Mr. Mann) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                          Energy and Commerce

                            February 4, 2026

 Additional sponsors: Mr. Carter of Georgia, Mr. Rouzer, Mr. Timmons, 
  Mr. Fleischmann, Mr. Obernolte, Mr. Yakym, Mr. Bean of Florida, Mr. 
  Fulcher, Mrs. Bice, Mr. Van Drew, Mr. Bentz, Mrs. Miller-Meeks, Mr. 
Evans of Colorado, Ms. Lee of Florida, Mrs. Fischbach, Mr. Simpson, Mr. 
 Comer, Mr. Wittman, Mr. Issa, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Onder, 
Mr. Goldman of Texas, Mr. Fong, Mr. Hudson, Mr. Joyce of Pennsylvania, 
  Mr. Moore of Utah, Mr. Barrett, Mr. Barr, Ms. De La Cruz, Mr. Tony 
 Gonzales of Texas, Mr. Kean, Mr. Moran, Mrs. Harshbarger, Mr. Nehls, 
Mr. Gray, Mr. Scott Franklin of Florida, Mr. Schmidt, Mrs. Cammack, Mr. 
 Weber of Texas, Mr. Hunt, Mr. Grothman, Mr. Moylan, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. 
 Knott, Ms. Boebert, Mr. Guest, Mr. Fry, Mr. Jack, Mr. Turner of Ohio, 
Mr. Miller of Ohio, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, Mr. Fallon, Mrs. Miller 
of West Virginia, Mrs. Kim, Mr. Haridopolos, Mr. Buchanan, Mr. Begich, 
Mr. James, Mr. Dunn of Florida, Mr. Steil, Ms. Hageman, Mr. Lucas, Mr. 
Webster of Florida, Ms. Foxx, Mr. Babin, Mrs. Biggs of South Carolina, 
  Mr. Arrington, Mr. LaLota, Mr. Carter of Texas, Mr. DesJarlais, Mr. 
 Cole, Mr. Garbarino, Mr. Allen, Mr. Mills, Mr. Amodei of Nevada, Mr. 
    Luttrell, Mr. Smucker, Mr. Ezell, Mr. Donalds, Mr. Steube, Mr. 
 Loudermilk, Mr. McGuire, Ms. Fedorchak, Mr. Fitzgerald, Mr. Joyce of 
 Ohio, Mr. Mast, Mr. Griffith, Mr. Burlison, Mrs. Kiggans of Virginia, 
 Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia, Mr. Alford, Mr. Reschenthaler, Mr. Kelly 
  of Mississippi, Mr. Stauber, Mrs. Luna, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Hill of 
Arkansas, Mr. Ciscomani, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Smith of Nebraska, Mr. Golden 
    of Maine, Mr. Estes, Mr. Van Orden, Ms. Letlow, Mr. Womack, Mr. 
  Walberg, Mr. Perry, Mr. Huizenga, Mr. Harris of North Carolina, Mr. 
Fine, Mr. Patronis, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Cline, Mr. 
       Moore of Alabama, Mr. McCaul, Mrs. Wagner, and Mr. Strong

                            February 4, 2026

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on June 4, 
                                 2025]

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                                 A BILL


 
 To prohibit States or local governments from prohibiting or limiting 
       the connection, reconnection, modification, installation, 
 transportation, distribution, or expansion of an energy service based 
    on the type or source of energy to be delivered, and for other 
                               purposes.


 


    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Energy Choice Act''.

SEC. 2. LIMITATIONS ON REGULATION OF ENERGY CHOICE.

    A State or local government, or instrumentality or regulatory 
agency thereof, may not adopt, implement, or enforce a law, regulation, 
ordinance, building code, standard, or policy that prohibits or limits, 
or has the effect of directly or indirectly prohibiting or limiting the 
connection, reconnection, modification, installation, transportation, 
distribution, expansion, or access to an energy service based on the 
type or source of energy that is sold in interstate commerce to be 
delivered to an end-user of such energy service.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 412

119th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 3699

                          [Report No. 119-482]

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                                 A BILL

 To prohibit States or local governments from prohibiting or limiting 
       the connection, reconnection, modification, installation, 
 transportation, distribution, or expansion of an energy service based 
    on the type or source of energy to be delivered, and for other 
                               purposes.

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                            February 4, 2026

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed