,i  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fjhi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #bf1        
#bjbc,mr4 ,langworthy 7for himself1 ,mr4
 ,fallon1 ,mr4 ,tony ,gonzales of       
,texas1 ,mr4 ,lawler1 ,ms4 ,malliotakis1
 ,mr4 ,mc,clintock1 ,mr4 ,moylan1 ,mr4  
,newhouse1 ,ms4 ,tenney1 ,mr4 ,valadao1 
,mr4 ,zinke1 and ,mr4 ,higgins of       
,louisiana7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce  ,a 
,,bill  ,to prohibit ,states or local   
governments from prohibiting the        
connection1 reconnection1 modification1 
installation1 or expansion of an energy 
service based on the type or source of  
energy to be delivered1 and for other   
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,energy ,choice     
,act4  #b4 ,limitations on regulation of
 energy choice  7a7 ,in general ,no     
,state or local government1 or          
instrumentality or regulatory agency    
thereof1 may adopt a law1 ordinance1    

building code1 or efficiency standard   
that prohibits1 or has the effect of    
prohibiting1 the connection1            
reconnection1 modification1             
installation1 or expansion of an energy 
service based on the type or source of  
energy to be delivered to an end-user of
 such energy service4  7b7 ,definition  
,in this section1 the term energy       
includes-- 7#a7 natural gas2  7#b7      
renewable gas2  7#c7 hydrogen2  7#d7    
liquified petroleum gas2  7#e7 renewable
 liquified petroleum gas2  7#f7 other   
liquid petroleum products2  7#g7        
biomass-based diesel fuels2  7#h7 other 
liquid petroleum products and renewable 
fuels2 and  7#i7 electricity4