H.R. 8948

Summary

H.R. 8948, the Home Energy Affordability Act, was introduced in the House on May 20, 2026 by Rep. Eugene Vindman (D). It was referred to Energy And Commerce, and last saw action on May 20, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Record

Text

H.R. 8948 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

119 HR 8948 IH: Home Energy Affordability Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-05-20
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 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 8948  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   May 20, 2026   Mr. 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.
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Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Home Energy Affordability Act  .
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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
A State regulated electric utility may only file a request to increase a rate with the State regulatory authority once every 365 days.
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Tracker

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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.

Sponsors

Rep. Eugene Vindman (D) sponsors H.R. 8948 alone.

Eugene Vindman

Rep. · D–VA-7 · Sponsor

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Committees

H.R. 8948 went before 1 committee: Energy and Commerce.

Energy and Commerce

Energy and Commerce

Referred To · May 20, 2026 · 1,636 Bills

Actions

H.R. 8948 has taken 2 actions since May 20, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 8948 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 8948 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Home Energy Affordability Act — Display Title
• Home Energy Affordability 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 an electric utility can request to once every 365 days. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 5 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 8948 in 1 quarterly filing, 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Aviation/Airlines/Airports, Budget/Appropriations, Clean Air and Water (quality), Disaster Planning/Emergencies, Education, Energy/Nuclear, Environment/Superfund, Science/Technology.

Clients

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Firms

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Lobbyists

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 8948 under Energy, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 8948’s is Energy.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 8948, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 86 (Wednesday, May 20, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. VINDMAN:H.R. 8948.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8[Page H3670]

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