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 an electric utility can request to once every 365 days.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8948 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8948 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 an electric utility can request to once every 365 days. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 20, 2026 Mr. Vindman 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 an electric utility 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. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Home Energy Affordability Act''. SEC. 2. 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.''. <all>