H.R. 8350

Summary

H.R. 8350, the No Taxes on Utility Bills Act, was introduced in the House on Apr 16, 2026 by Rep. Josh Riley (D) with 3 co-sponsors. It was referred to Ways And Means, and last saw action on Apr 16, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Record

Text

H.R. 8350 has 3 co-sponsors.

119 HR 8350 IH: No Taxes on Utility Bills Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-04-16
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 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 8350  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   April 16, 2026   Mr. Riley of New York  (for himself and  Mr. Van Drew ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Ways and Means    A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the deduction of taxes and State-mandated surcharges included on gas or electric utility bills.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   No Taxes on Utility Bills Act  .
2.
Deduction for taxes and State-mandated surcharges included on gas or electric utility bills
(a)
In general
 Section 164(a)  of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
(5)
All taxes, and State-mandated surcharges, included on the taxpayer’s gas or electric utility bills.
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(b)
Conforming amendment
Section 164(a) of such section is amended by inserting  (and State-mandated surcharges described in paragraph (5))  after  the following taxes .
(c)
Effective date
The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.

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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the deduction of taxes and State-mandated surcharges included on gas or electric utility bills.

Sponsors

Rep. Josh Riley (D) sponsors H.R. 8350, and 3 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Josh Riley

Rep. · D–NY-19 · Sponsor

Introduced Apr 16, 2026

Jeff Van Drew

Rep. · R–NJ-2 · Co-sponsor

Joined Apr 16, 2026 · Original

Michael Lawler

Rep. · R–NY-17 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jun 11, 2026

Eugene Vindman

Rep. · D–VA-7 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jun 11, 2026

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Committees

H.R. 8350 went before 1 committee: Ways and Means.

Ways and Means

Ways and Means

Referred To · Apr 16, 2026 · 1,160 Bills

Actions

H.R. 8350 has taken 2 actions since Apr 16, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 8350 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 8350 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• No Taxes on Utility Bills Act — Display Title
• To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the deduction of taxes and State-mandated surcharges included on gas or electric utility bills. — Official Title as Introduced
• No Taxes on Utility Bills Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 8350 under Taxation, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 8350’s is Taxation.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 8350, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 67 (Thursday, April 16, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. RILEY of New York:H.R. 8350.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I Section VIII[Page H2961]

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