Ratepayer Affordability and Transparency in Energy Act of 2026

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 3839 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3839 To protect the reliability of the electric grid by preempting certain State climate mandates, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 11, 2026 Mr. Cotton introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To protect the reliability of the electric grid by preempting certain State climate mandates, 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 ``Ratepayer Affordability and Transparency in Energy Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. PURPOSE. The purpose of this Act is to safeguard the reliability of the electric grid by preempting State climate mandates, including renewable portfolio standards, that obstruct or distort energy infrastructure planning, inflate …