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DemocratBill · H.R. 5141· House(119-HR-5141)

Stop the Rate Hikes Act

Rep. Harder
Age: 40 years
California
Introduced
9/4/2025
Last activity
9/4/2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Sponsored by
Josh Harder
Cosponsors
Democrat - 3Republican - 0
Energy
  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

The "Stop the Rate Hikes Act" seeks to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978. It would require states to consider measures that limit how often utility companies can request retail utility rate increases. Specifically, it mandates that each electric utility request no more than one rate increase once per year.

Yes· 3 of 12

  • Would households on low incomes be better off under this?+8

    Low-income households are most vulnerable to frequent rate hikes and benefit from pricing stability.

  • Does this give people more protection from unfair business practices?+7

    Protects consumers from frequent and volatile utility price increases.

  • Would people over 65 be better off under this?+6

    Seniors on fixed incomes benefit significantly from more predictable and less frequent utility rate increases.

The opposite

  • Does this leave more decisions to the states?-3

    Imposes a federal requirement on how states manage utility rate regulation.