# 119-hr-10081: No Utility Junk Fees Act

119-hr-10081, No Utility Junk Fees Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-22).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-10081
- Congress: 119
- Title: No Utility Junk Fees Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-08-10
- Sponsor: Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Energy
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-22

## Summary

**Stops spurious utility payment fees.** The No Utility Junk Fees Act would tie State energy program funding to rules that ban excessive payment surcharges, require clear billing disclosures, and force at least one fee-free payment option for residential electric customers. - Families and households: Residential customers would be shielded from "spurious charges" that exceed 150 percent of a utility's documented cost of acceptance or $3.00. Utilities would have to disclose fee amounts and reasons, show the total due including the charge, list fee-free alternatives, and offer at least one fee-free payment channel accessible without internet. - States: States would need to adopt and enforce five consumer-protection requirements or face the Secretary of Energy withholding 10 percent of a State's annual State energy program financial assistance starting the first full fiscal year after enactment. States would submit compliance documentation beginning 18 months after enactment and get a 90-day cure period for violations. - Regulated electric utilities: Utilities would have to document the direct "cost of acceptance" for each payment channel, stop charging fees where no documented cost exists, and comply with State enforcement that can investigate complaints, impose penalties, and allow consumers to recover unlawfully assessed fees.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Stops small utility payment fees: benefit, low. This bill would define when a utility payment fee is "spurious." A fee would be spurious if it is more than 150% of the utility's documented cost to process the payment or more than $3. A fee would also be spurious if the utility had no documented cost for that payment channel (for example, in-pers…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-10081 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10081)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6900)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7481)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10081 (as of 2026-08-22).