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Home Energy Affordability Act

Electric Utilities: Limiting Rate Increases to Once a Year

The Home Energy Affordability Act is currently in the early stages of the legislative process. It was recently sent to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce for review. There are no upcoming votes scheduled 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.

Votes

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News

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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.

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