# 117-hres-457: Expressing that the United States must establish electricity as a basic human right and public good, and eradicate the reliance on monopolized, profit-driven utility corporations and providers and the flawed regulatory regime that has failed to regulate these utilities in the public interest.

117-hres-457, Expressing that the United States must establish electricity as a basic human right and public good, and eradicate the reliance on monopolized, profit-driven utility corporations and providers and the flawed regulatory regime that has failed to regulate these utilities in the public interest., is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Bush, Cori [D-MO-1] (D-MO); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy. (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hres-457
- Congress: 117
- Title: Expressing that the United States must establish electricity as a basic human right and public good, and eradicate the reliance on monopolized, profit-driven utility corporations and providers and the flawed regulatory regime that has failed to regulate these utilities in the public interest.
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
- Introduced: 2021-06-04
- Sponsor: Rep. Bush, Cori [D-MO-1] (D-MO)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Policy area: Energy
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

Expressing that the United States must establish electricity as a basic human right and public good, and eradicate the reliance on monopolized, profit-driven utility corporations and providers and the flawed regulatory regime that has failed to regulate these utilities in the public interest.

## Cosponsors (8)

- Rep. Bowman, Jamaal [D-NY-16] (D-NY), 2021-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] (D-NY), 2021-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2021-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Newman, Marie [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2021-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jones, Mondaire [D-NY-17] (D-NY), 2021-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA), 2021-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2021-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2021-06-04T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hres-457 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-resolution/457)

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- [117-hr-8433: Renewing Immigration Provisions of the Immigration Act of 1929](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8433)
- [117-hr-8373: Right to Contraception Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8373)
- [117-hr-8297: Ensuring Women’s Right to Reproductive Freedom Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8297)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hres-457 (as of 2026-10-15).