HR1149-119

Introduced

To require retail electric utilities to notify electric consumers of rate increases, and for other purposes.

119th Congress Introduced Feb 7, 2025

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To require retail electric utilities to notify electric consumers of rate increases, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers. The main policy domain is Energy, Finance, Transportation.

Who Benefits and How

energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section HB929DA2FFFC04D36A00437D62E5E1A81: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Our Wallets from Excessive Rates Act or the POWER Act.
  • Section H041F4BAB69B14DE4B4F6A533967897DE: 2. Notification requirements for planned rate increases A retail electric utility that intends to increase any rate applicable to electric consumers shall, in...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To require retail electric utilities to notify electric consumers of rate increases, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers.

Key Policy Areas

Energy, Finance, Transportation

Primary Purpose

This bill, To require retail electric utilities to notify electric consumers of rate increases, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers.

Policy Domains

Energy Finance Transportation

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers
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energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers
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energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers: ,

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Feb 7, 2025

Mr. Van Drew introduced the following bill; which was referred …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Energy Finance Transportation
Actor Mappings
"the_commission"
→ The commission identified in the operative section
"secretary_of_energy"
→ Secretary of Energy

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