To direct the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to prohibit covered utilities from recovering covered expenses from ratepayers, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To direct the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to prohibit covered utilities from recovering covered expenses from ratepayers, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers. The main policy domain is Energy, Environment, Agriculture.
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 H45E1AF97B4AD424B9F3AA15D71112DE4: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ethics in Energy Act of 2023.
- Section H70890044674F47BDB6FAAB79F118E96B: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term centralized service company has the meaning given the term in section 367.1(a) of title 18, Code of Federal Regulations...
- Section HE17121D005D94B33918F23A0C8783F30: 3. Prohibition against recovering political activity expenses from ratepayers Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To direct the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to prohibit covered utilities from recovering covered expenses from ratepayers, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers.
Key Policy Areas
Energy, Environment, Agriculture
Primary Purpose
This bill, To direct the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to prohibit covered utilities from recovering covered expenses from ratepayers, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMs. Castor of Florida (for herself, Mr. Casten, and Mr. …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_commission"
- → The commission identified in the operative section
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. The term covered expense means a direct or indirect expense paid by a covered utility to— an external entity to perform political influence activities
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