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S1945119th CongressWALLET

Energy Choice Act

Sponsored By: Senator James Justice

Introduced

Summary

The Energy Choice Act would bar state and local limits on access to energy services based on the energy's type or source. It would stop governments from adopting or enforcing any law, building code, standard, or policy that prohibits or limits connection, reconnection, modification, installation, transportation, distribution, expansion, or access to an energy service that is sold in interstate commerce and delivered to an end-user.

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  • Families and households: Households would be able to connect, reconnect, or modify energy services sold in interstate commerce without local bans tied to the energy type.
  • Energy suppliers and installers: Providers could not be blocked by state or local rules when installing, transporting, distributing, or expanding energy services because of the fuel or power source.
  • State and local governments: States, localities, and their agencies would be prohibited from adopting or enforcing laws, ordinances, building codes, standards, or policies that limit energy service access by energy type.
  • Covered fuels and power: The bill defines energy to include electricity, natural gas, renewable natural gas, hydrogen, liquefied petroleum gas and renewable variants, other liquid petroleum products, and biomass-based diesel and renewable fuels.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 2 mixed.

Blocks local bans on energy hookups

If enacted, the bill would bar states and cities from adopting or enforcing rules that ban or limit energy connections based on fuel type. The rule targets energy sold in interstate commerce and delivered to end users.

Which fuels count as energy

If enacted, the bill would define "energy" to include eight types of fuels and electricity, like natural gas, hydrogen, and electricity. This definition would apply when the Act talks about which fuels get its protections.

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Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

James Justice

WV • R

Cosponsors

  • Tommy Tuberville

    AL • R

    Sponsored 6/4/2025

  • Shelley Capito

    WV • R

    Sponsored 6/4/2025

  • Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL]

    FL • R

    Sponsored 6/11/2025

  • Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS]

    KS • R

    Sponsored 6/24/2025

  • Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID]

    ID • R

    Sponsored 7/14/2025

  • Sen. McCormick, David [R-PA]

    PA • R

    Sponsored 1/6/2026

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