Stop the Rate Hikes Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 5141 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5141 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. _______________________________________________________________________ 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 …