119 HR 8948 IH: Home Energy Affordability Act U.S. House of Representatives 2026-05-20 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 CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 8948IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESMay 20, 2026Mr. Vindman 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 require States to consider measures that limit the amount of retail utility rate increases an electric utility can request to once every 365 days.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Home Energy Affordability Act.

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Consideration of measures to cap retail utility rate increases to once a year

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)

Cap on retail utility rate increases to once a year

A State regulated electric utility may only file a request to increase a rate with the State regulatory authority once every 365 days..