[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1412 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1412
To amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to
establish additional Federal standards that require electric and gas
utilities to transmit to each of its consumers information regarding
the consumption of electric energy or gas, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 18, 2025
Mr. Gottheimer introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Energy and Commerce
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A BILL
To amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to
establish additional Federal standards that require electric and gas
utilities to transmit to each of its consumers information regarding
the consumption of electric energy or gas, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Know Your Rates Act''.
SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO ELECTRIC CONSUMERS.
(a) Establishment.--Section 113(b)(3) of the Public Utility
Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2623(b)) is amended to read
as follows:
``(3) Information to consumers.--Each electric utility
shall transmit to each of its electric consumers information
regarding rate schedules and consumption of electric energy in
accordance with the requirements of section 115(f).''.
(b) Information to Electric Consumers.--Section 115(f) of the
Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2625) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(4) Additional information.--
``(A) Program.--For purposes of the standard for
information to consumers established by section
113(b)(3), each covered electric utility shall
establish a program under which such covered electric
utility shall transmit information in accordance with
this paragraph.
``(B) Additional billing information.--Each covered
electric utility shall include in each billing to an
electric consumer of the covered electric utility--
``(i) the difference between the dollar
amount charged in the billing and the dollar
amount charged in the previous billing period;
and
``(ii) in dollars and in kilowatt hours,
the average monthly consumption of electric
energy by such electric consumer.
``(C) Usage notices.--A covered electric utility
shall notify an electric consumer information relating
to the average daily consumption of electric energy by
such electric consumer in the following manner:
``(i) If within the first 9 days of a
billing period the average daily consumption of
electric energy by an electric consumer exceeds
the average daily consumption of electric
energy for the previous billing period, the
relevant covered electric utility shall notify
such electric consumer on the 10th day of the
billing period of the excess consumption.
``(ii) If within the first 19 days of a
billing period, or within another date an
electric consumer chooses, the average daily
consumption of electric energy by such electric
consumer exceeds the average daily consumption
of electric energy for the previous billing
period, the relevant covered electric utility
shall notify such electric consumer on the 20th
day, or the day after the date on which the
electric consumer chooses, of the excess
consumption.
``(D) Optional notice.--Under the program
established pursuant to subparagraph (A), a covered
electric utility shall provide an option to each
electric consumer to be notified by the covered
electric utility in the event the electric consumer,
within an active billing period, reaches a dollar
amount--
``(i) that is based on the rate charged by
a covered electric utility for providing
electric service;
``(ii) that reflects the amount of electric
energy consumed within the active billing
period; and
``(iii) chosen by such electric consumer.
``(E) Covered electric utility defined.--In this
paragraph, the term `covered electric utility' means an
electric utility that receives funding from Federal
sources, as determined by the Commission.''.
SEC. 3. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO GAS CONSUMERS.
(a) Establishment.--Section 303(b) of the Public Utility Regulatory
Policies Act of 1978 (15 U.S.C. 3203(b)) is amended by adding at the
end the following:
``(7) Information to consumers.--Each gas utility shall
transmit to each of its gas consumers information relating to
the consumption of gas in accordance with section 304(c).''.
(b) Information to Gas Consumers.--Section 304 of the Public
Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (15 U.S.C. 3204) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``(c) Information to Consumers.--
``(1) Program.--For purposes of the standard for
information to consumers established by section 303(b)(c), each
covered gas utility shall establish a program under which such
covered gas utility shall--
``(A) in each billing to a gas consumer of the
covered gas utility, include--
``(i) the difference between the dollar
amount charged in the billing and the dollar
amount charged in the previous billing period;
and
``(ii) in dollars and therms, the average
monthly consumption of gas by such gas
consumer; and
``(B) notify each such gas consumer information
relating to the average daily consumption of gas by
such gas consumer in the following manner:
``(i) If within the first 9 days of a
billing period the average daily consumption of
gas by a gas consumer exceeds the average daily
consumption of gas for the previous billing
period, the relevant covered gas utility shall
notify such gas consumer on the 10th day of the
billing period about such exceedance.
``(ii) If within the first 19 days of a
billing period, or within another date a gas
consumer chooses, the average daily consumption
of gas by such gas consumer exceeds the average
daily consumption of gas for the previous
billing period, the relevant covered gas
utility shall notify such gas consumer on the
20th day, or the day after the date on which
the gas consumer chooses, of the excess
consumption.
``(2) Optional notice.--Under the program established
pursuant to paragraph (1), a covered gas utility shall provide
an option to each gas consumer to be notified by the covered
electric utility in the event the gas consumer, within an
active billing period, reaches a dollar amount--
``(A) that is based on the rate charged by a
covered gas utility for providing gas service;
``(B) that reflects the amount of gas consumed
within the active billing period; and
``(C) chosen by such gas consumer.
``(3) Covered gas utility defined.--The term `covered gas
utility' means a gas utility that receives funding from Federal
sources, as determined by the Commission.''.
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