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119th Congress

S. 5306

Affordable Electricity Rates Act of 2026

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. To President
  6. Became law
Sponsor
Richard Blumenthal(D-CT)
Introduced
Aug 6, 2026
Policy area
Energy
Committees
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
Official text
Introduced in Senate · Congress.gov page

Cosponsors (0)

No cosponsors.

Summary

No Congressional Research Service summary yet. CRS usually publishes one a few weeks after a bill is introduced.

Official title: A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to consider the effects of Commission-jurisdictional rates on the affordability of electricity for consumers, and for other purposes.

Latest action(Aug 6, 2026): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Read the official text

Roll-call votes

No recorded votes on this bill.

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