# 114-hr-2984: Fair RATES Act

114-hr-2984, Fair RATES Act, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4] (D-MA); status Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-2984
- Congress: 114
- Title: Fair RATES Act
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Introduced: 2015-07-08
- Sponsor: Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4] (D-MA)
- Cosponsors: 20
- Policy area: Energy
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Fair Ratepayer Accountability, Transparency, and Efficiency Standards Act or the Fair RATES Act This bill amends the Federal Power Act to permit a party to seek a rehearing and subsequent judicial review of any rate change filed by a public utility that takes effect without the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issuing an order making such change effective. (Public utilities must give FERC and the public a 60-day notice before a proposed rate change can take effect.)

## Cosponsors (20)

- Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] (D-RI), 2015-07-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2015-07-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] (D-MA), 2015-07-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2015-07-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2015-07-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2015-07-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2015-07-08T00:00:00.000Z
- MICHAEL CAPUANO (D-MA), 2015-07-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-3] (D-MA), 2015-07-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1] (D-MA), 2015-07-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK-2] (R-OK), 2015-07-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kinzinger, Adam [R-IL-16] (R-IL), 2015-07-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5] (D-MA), 2015-07-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2015-07-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2015-07-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-9] (R-NC), 2015-07-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2] (R-KY), 2015-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] (D-CT), 2015-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12] (R-IL), 2015-12-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] (D-IL), 2015-12-18T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [114-hr-2984 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2984)

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