,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ehg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #ag1        
#bjag,mr4 ,kennedy introduced the       
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce 
,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 review4  #a4 ,short
 title ,this ,act may be cited as the   
,fair ,ratepayer ,accountability1       
,transparency1 and ,efficiency          
,standards ,act or the ,fair ,,rates    
,act4  #b4 ,amendment to the ,federal   
,power ,act ,subsection 7d7 of section  
#bje of the ,federal ,power ,act 7#af   
,u4,s4,c4 #hbd;d7d77 is amended by      
adding at the end the following3 ,any   
absence of action by the ,commission    
that allows a change to take effect     
under this section1 including the       

,commission allowing the sixty days'    
notice herein provided to expire without
 ,commission action1 shall be treated as
 an order issued by the ,commission     
accepting such change for purposes of   
section #cac44