U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB10804: Utility Accountability Act
Status: In committee, October 13, 2026
To establish penalties for the failure of investor-owned electric utilities to meet State performance targets.
What the bill says
To establish penalties for the failure of investor-owned electric utilities to meet State performance targets.
From the introduced text, October 13, 2026:
A BILL To establish penalties for the failure of investor-owned electric utilities to meet State performance targets. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Utility Accountability Act . SECTION 2. Penalties for failure of investor-owned electric utilities to meet State performance targets (a) Certification of audits Each State regulatory authority that annually audits whether investor-owned electric utilities, with respect to which the State regulatory authority has ratemaking authority, meet State performance standards shall annually certify to the Secretary whether each such investor-owned electric utility meets such standards for the year, as determined by the State regulatory authority. (b) Penalties (1) Bill credits (A) In general If a State regulatory authority certifies under subsection (a) that an investor-owned electric utility, with respect to which the State regulatory authority has ratemaking authority, failed to meet State performance standards for a year, the Secretary shall order the State regulatory authority to direct the investor-owned electric utility that did not meet State performance standards to, beginning in the following year, annually provide to each residential customer of the investor-owned electric utility a bill credit until the investor-owned electric utility meets State performance standards. (B) Amount of bill credits The amount of the bill credit provided to a residential customer under subparagraph (A) for a year shall be-- (i) equal to …
Sponsors
- Josh Riley (D, HD-019) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Energy
Common questions
- What is HB10804?
- HB10804 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Utility Accountability Act.
- What does HB10804 do?
- In its own words: To establish penalties for the failure of investor-owned electric utilities to meet State performance targets.
- What is the status of HB10804?
- In committee as of October 13, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (October 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB10804?
- Josh Riley (D, HD-019).
- Where is the official record for HB10804?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10804
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