H.R. 2984 — Reported in House

IB Union Calendar No. 347 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 2984 [Report No. 114–452] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 8, 2015 Mr. Kennedy (for himself, Mr. Neal, Mr. Mullin, Mr. Kinzinger of Illinois, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Moulton, Mr. Keating, Mr. Lynch, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Mr. Welch, Ms. Kuster, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Capuano, and Ms. Tsongas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce March 14, 2016Additional sponsors: Mr. Hudson, Mr. Guthrie, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Bost, and Ms. Kelly of Illinois March 14, 2016 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed A BILL To amend the Federal Power Act to provide that any inaction by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission that allows a rate change to go into effect shall be treated as an order by the Commission for purposes of rehearing and court review. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fair Ratepayer Accountability, Transparency, and Efficiency Standards Act or the Fair RATES Act. 2. Amendment to the Federal Power Act Subsection (d) of section 205 of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824d(d)) is amended by adding at the end the following: Any absence of action by the Commission that allows a change to take effect under this section, including the Commission allowing the sixty days’ notice herein provided to expire without Commission action, shall be treated as an order issued by the Commission accepting such change for purposes of section 313.. March 14, 2016 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed