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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 a utility company can request to once every 365 days.
Summary
The bill amends the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act to limit electric utilities to requesting no more than one rate increase per calendar year. States would be required to consider this measure as part of their regulatory framework. The cap applies to the frequency of rate increase requests, not to the amount or approval of individual increases.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA)
3 cosponsors
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Josh Harder’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- GOOGLE $34,620
- BESSEMER VENTURE PARTNERS $28,100
- STANFORD UNIVERSITY $25,550
- BOSTON CONSULTING GROUP $19,800
- COOLEY LLP $16,200
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Josh Harder → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Sep 4, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. · house
- Sep 4, 2025 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 4, 2025
Mr. Harder of California 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 a utility company can request to once every 365 days.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Stop the Rate Hikes Act”.
SEC. 2. 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:
“(22) Cap on retail utility rate increases to once a year.—Each electric utility shall request no more than one rate increase once per year.”. <all>
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