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H.R. 5141

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 5141, the Stop the Rate Hikes Act, was introduced in the House on Sep 4, 2025 by Rep. Josh Harder (D) with 3 co-sponsors. It was referred to Energy And Commerce, and last saw action on Sep 4, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Record

Text

H.R. 5141 has 3 co-sponsors.

hb5141/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 5141 IH: Stop the Rate Hikes Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-09-04
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 5141  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   September 4, 2025   Mr. Harder of California  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 a utility company can request to once every 365 days.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Stop the Rate Hikes 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:
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Cap on retail utility rate increases to once a year
Each electric utility shall request no more than one rate increase once per year.
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Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-09-04
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

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 a utility company can request to once every 365 days.

Sponsors

Rep. Josh Harder (D) sponsors H.R. 5141, and 3 members have co-sponsored it.

Committees

H.R. 5141 went before 1 committee: Energy and Commerce.

Energy and Commerce
Energy and Commerce
Referred To · Sep 4, 2025 · 1,636 Bills

Actions

H.R. 5141 has taken 2 actions since Sep 4, 2025.

ChamberAction
Sep 4, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Sep 4, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.Energy and Commerce Committee

Votes

H.R. 5141 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 5141 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Stop the Rate Hikes Act — Display Title
  • Stop the Rate Hikes Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • 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 a utility company can request to once every 365 days. — Official Title as Introduced

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 5141 under Energy, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 5141’s is Energy.

hr5141/policy-areas.txt
EnergyAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com