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Sep 4, 2025
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Sep 4, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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Sep 4, 2025
Introduced in House
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Sep 4, 2025
Introduced in House
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Sep 4, 2025
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Version: Introduced in House
Version Date: Sep 4, 2025
Last Updated: Nov 14, 2025 6:05 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5141 Introduced in House
(IH) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5141
To amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to require
States to consider measures that limit the amount of retail utility
rate increases a utility company can request to once every 365 days.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 4, 2025
Mr. Harder of California introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to require
States to consider measures that limit the amount of retail utility
rate increases a utility company can request to once every 365 days.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5141 Introduced in House
(IH) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5141
To amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to require
States to consider measures that limit the amount of retail utility
rate increases a utility company can request to once every 365 days.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 4, 2025
Mr. Harder of California introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to require
States to consider measures that limit the amount of retail utility
rate increases a utility company can request to once every 365 days.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1.
This Act may be cited as the ``Stop the Rate Hikes Act''.
SEC. 2.
TO ONCE A YEAR.
Section 111
(d) of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of
1978 (16 U.
(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.--Each electric utility shall request no more than one
rate increase once per year.''.
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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.--Each electric utility shall request no more than one
rate increase once per year.''.
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