# 116-hr-5258: No Bonuses During Blackouts Act of 2019

116-hr-5258, No Bonuses During Blackouts Act of 2019, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA); status Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-5258
- Congress: 116
- Title: No Bonuses During Blackouts Act of 2019
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Introduced: 2019-11-22
- Sponsor: Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

No Bonuses During Blackouts Act of 2019 This bill imposes the alternative minimum tax on state regulated electric utilities that are in bankruptcy reorganization and that make incentive-based payments, other than salary, to any of their 13 highest compensated employees, or that own or lease infrastructure other than climate-resilient infrastructure (i.e., infrastructure capable of reducing the impact of major weather events and natural disasters).

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2019-11-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-33] (D-CA), 2019-11-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA), 2019-11-22T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [116-hr-5258 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5258)

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