,i  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hjjb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #ae1 #bjbd,mr4
 ,harder of ,california introduced the  
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,public        
,utility ,regulatory ,policies ,act of  
#aigh to require ,states to consider    
measures that limit the amount of retail
 utility rate increases a utility       
company can request to once every #cfe  
days4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may  
be cited as the ,stop the ,rate ,hikes  
,act4  #b4 ,consideration of measures to
 cap retail utility rate increases to   
once a year ,section #aaa7;d7 of the    
,public ,utility ,regulatory ,policies  
,act of #aigh 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #bfba7;d77 
is amended by adding at the end the     
following3  7#bb7 ,cap on retail utility
 rate increases to once a year ,each    
electric utility shall request no more  
than one rate increase once per year4  4