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DemocratBill · H.R. 8948· House(119-HR-8948)

Home Energy Affordability Act

Rep. Vindman
Age: 51 years
Virginia
Introduced
5/20/2026
Last activity
5/20/2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Sponsored by
Eugene Vindman
Cosponsors
None
Energy
  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

H.R. 8948 is known as the Home Energy Affordability Act. The bill amends the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978. It requires states to consider measures limiting electric utilities regarding retail utility rate increases. Specifically, it dictates how often an electric utility can request a rate increase. The bill restricts state-regulated electric utilities to filing a request to increase a rate with the state regulatory authority only once every 365 days.

Yes· 3 of 20

  • Does this give people more protection from unfair business practices?+6

    The bill directly protects consumers from frequent utility rate hikes by capping requests to once per year.

  • Would households on low incomes be better off under this?+5

    Low-income households are heavily impacted by utility costs and benefit significantly from rate hike caps.

  • Would people over 65 be better off under this?+4

    Seniors on fixed incomes are disproportionately helped by protection against frequent utility rate spikes.

The opposite

  • Does this leave more decisions to the states?-2

    It places a federal limitation on the frequency with which states can consider retail utility rate increases.