Congress·In Committee·H.R. 8948

Home Energy Affordability Act

Electric Utilities: Limiting Rate Increases to Once a Year

May 20·View on Congress.gov·Read full text

Next up: A house committee

This bill is in the early stages of the legislative process and is currently sitting with the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. It has been with this committee since May 19, 2026, and no further action has taken place. Most bills do not receive a committee vote, so this proposal is not moving forward at this time.

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Very unlikely to pass

This bill is in the very early stages of the lawmaking process. Most bills like this do not move forward unless they have a lot of support from both political parties.

Key Points

This bill tries to stop electric companies from asking for price hikes multiple times a year. It would change federal rules so that states must consider limiting these requests to just once every 365 days.
This change would help families plan their monthly spending. Instead of facing several price jumps in a short time, people would have more predictable energy costs throughout the year.
The plan focuses on companies that provide electricity to homes. By making these companies wait a full year between price hike requests, it gives consumers more protection against rapidly rising utility bills.

Impact Analysis

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Milestones

2 milestones2 actions

May 20, 2026House

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

May 20, 2026

Introduced in House

The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.

No votes, news coverage, or related bills recorded for this bill yet.

Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

Home Energy Affordability Act

Bill NumberHR 8948

Congress119th Congress

ChamberHouse of Representatives

Latest ActionReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Data Sources

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