H.R. 8948 — Introduced in House

I 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8948 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 20, 2026Mr. Vindman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to require States to consider measures that limit the amount of retail utility rate increases an electric utility can request to once every 365 days. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Home Energy Affordability Act. 2. Consideration of measures to cap retail utility rate increases to once a year Section 111(d) of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2621(d)) is amended by adding at the end the following: (22) Cap on retail utility rate increases to once a year A State regulated electric utility may only file a request to increase a rate with the State regulatory authority once every 365 days. .