H.R. 5464

119 HR 5464 IH: Net Metering Protection Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-09-18
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 5464  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   September 18, 2025   Mr. Hernández  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Energy and Commerce    A BILL
To prohibit congressionally established entities from preventing the implementation or enforcement of net metering service standards, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Net Metering Protection Act  .
2.
Prohibition of actions to prevent implementation or enforcement of net metering service standards
(a)
Prohibition
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if a State regulatory authority or nonregulated electric utility determines it is appropriate to implement the standard under section 111(d)(11) of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 ( 16 U.S.C. 2621(d)(11) ), no commission, board, or other entity established by Congress may prohibit or otherwise obstruct such implementation or the enforcement of such standard by that State regulatory authority or nonregulated electric utility.
(b)
Definitions
In this section, the terms  nonregulated electric utility  and  State regulatory authority  have the meanings given those terms in section 3 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 ( 16 U.S.C. 2602 ).