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H.R. 9340: Ratepayer Protection Act

This bill would add a new federal rule under the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act that applies to large-load customers, meaning non-residential electric customers that request service for one or more facilities with a combined peak demand of 100 megawatts or more at a single site or campus.

What the new rule would require

Electric utilities would have to set rates and service terms so that these large customers pay for the full, incremental cost of any generation, transmission, or distribution upgrades needed to serve them. In other words, if a new large facility requires the utility to build or upgrade infrastructure, the bill says the cost of those upgrades should be recovered from that large customer rather than spread broadly across other ratepayers.

The bill also says that before a utility makes those upgrades, it must require the large-load customer to provide financial assurances or contributions to cover the upgrade costs. This is meant to reduce the risk that a utility or its other customers would be left paying for improvements if the large customer later leaves or stops buying power.

Who would be covered

The rule would apply to large non-residential customers that, on or after the date of enactment, enter into or request an electric service contract for a facility or campus with at least 100 megawatts of peak demand.

What states and utilities would have to do

The bill would require state utility regulators, and nonregulated electric utilities, to consider this standard within 1 year of enactment and complete that consideration within 2 years. It also updates existing federal law so that states that have already implemented a similar rule, considered one in a proceeding, or had their legislature vote on one would not need to repeat that process for this standard.

Practical effect

In practical terms, the bill is aimed at making sure that very large new electricity users pay for the extra grid and power-plant infrastructure they require, instead of those costs being shifted to other customers. It would also give utilities a clearer basis to ask for upfront payment or guarantees before investing in major upgrades for such customers.

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Actions

27 actions

Date	Action
Sep. 30, 2026	Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 57 - 43. Record Vote Number: 254.
Sep. 30, 2026	Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S5199)
Sep. 30, 2026	Motion to proceed to consideration of measure withdrawn in Senate. (CR S5199)
Sep. 29, 2026	Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate.
Sep. 28, 2026	Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate. (CR S5065)
Sep. 28, 2026	Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S5065)
Sep. 24, 2026	Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 684.
Sep. 23, 2026	Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Sep. 17, 2026	Received in the Senate.
Sep. 16, 2026	Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5958-5959)
Sep. 16, 2026	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep. 16, 2026	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 417 - 3 (Roll no. 312). (text: CR H5656-5657)
Sep. 16, 2026	Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 417 - 3 (Roll no. 312). (text: CR H5656-5657)
Sep. 15, 2026	At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
Sep. 15, 2026	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5656-5661)
Sep. 15, 2026	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 9340.
Sep. 15, 2026	Mr. Guthrie moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Sep. 10, 2026	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 713.
Sep. 10, 2026	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-814.
Jul. 21, 2026	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Jul. 21, 2026	Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 52 - 0.
Jul. 20, 2026	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Jun. 24, 2026	Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
Jun. 24, 2026	Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Jun. 18, 2026	Introduced in House
Jun. 18, 2026	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jun. 18, 2026	Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.

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