Keep the Lights Local Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 5487 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5487 To prohibit foreign ownership of public utilities, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 18, 2025 Mr. Riley of New York introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To prohibit foreign ownership of public utilities, and for other purposes. 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 ``Keep the Lights Local Act''. SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON FOREIGN OWNERSHIP. 42 U.S. Code Chapter 149 Subchapter XII Part D--Repeal of Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 is amended by inserting at the end the following: ``SEC. 16464. PROHIBITION ON FOREIGN OWNERSHIP. ``(a) Prohibition on Foreign Ownership.--No foreign corporation or foreign government shall be a public utility holding company. `…