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<dc:title>119 HR 5896 IH: Guarding Ratepayers from Imposed EV Charging Directives Act</dc:title>
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<dc:date>2025-10-31</dc:date>
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<distribution-code display="yes">I</distribution-code><congress display="yes">119th CONGRESS</congress><session display="yes">1st Session</session><legis-num display="yes">H. R. 5896</legis-num><current-chamber>IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES</current-chamber><action display="yes"><action-date date="20251031">October 31, 2025</action-date><action-desc><sponsor name-id="V000133">Mr. Van Drew</sponsor> introduced the following bill; which was referred to the <committee-name committee-id="HIF00">Committee on Energy and Commerce</committee-name></action-desc></action><legis-type>A BILL</legis-type><official-title display="yes">To amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to repeal the standard relating to electric vehicle charging programs, and for other purposes.</official-title></form><legis-body id="H974E6D2F6C254DAE9672C81CB2D8F6DC" style="OLC"> 
<section id="HBB864EC2F6E747C4B4097346EE77DD5F" section-type="section-one"><enum>1.</enum><header>Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This Act may be cited as the <quote><short-title>Guarding Ratepayers from Imposed EV Charging Directives Act</short-title></quote> or the <quote><short-title>GRID Act</short-title></quote>.</text></section> <section id="HC2735EC4E6FE4989B8BFCCDB32F5B4B5"><enum>2.</enum><header>Repeal of standard relating to electric vehicle charging programs</header> <subsection id="HA268181F54504C80B86A3129EA98444E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Standard</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Paragraph (21) of section 111(d) of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/2621">16 U.S.C. 2621(d)</external-xref>) is repealed.</text></subsection> 
<subsection id="H6F2B7DA2AD61428B96E546A5B47C36DA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming amendments</header> 
<paragraph id="HD780EAF9C2AF4463B35C1773FA280C21"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Time limitations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Paragraph (8) of section 112(b) of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/2622">16 U.S.C. 2622(b)</external-xref>) is repealed.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8C7CE9FAF3AA4F3E85A1EE52921BA4C1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Failure to comply</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 112(c) of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/2622">16 U.S.C. 2622(c)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>In the case of the standard established by paragraph (21) of section 111(d), the reference contained in this subsection to the date of enactment of this Act shall be deemed to be a reference to the date of enactment of that paragraph (21).</quote>.</text></paragraph> 
<paragraph id="H232A446716154AFC8DB5A6DA091C5728"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Other prior State actions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (h) of section 112 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/2622">16 U.S.C. 2622</external-xref>) is repealed.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H37B2F517D535420F80DDA7E9577C5486"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Prior and pending proceedings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 124 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/2634">16 U.S.C. 2634</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>In the case of the standard established by paragraph (21) of section 111(d), the reference contained in this section to the date of enactment of this Act shall be deemed to be a reference to the date of enactment of that paragraph (21).</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection> </section> 
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