# 119-hr-10687: Utility Affordability and Transparency Act

119-hr-10687, Utility Affordability and Transparency Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Mrvan, Frank J. [D-IN-1] (D-IN); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10687
- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-10687
- Congress: 119
- Title: Utility Affordability and Transparency Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-10-01
- Sponsor: Rep. Mrvan, Frank J. [D-IN-1] (D-IN)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Energy
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-17

## Summary

**Shifts emergency electricity-order authority to the Secretary of Energy** and pairs that new authority with strict transparency, cost disclosure, and narrow limits on using orders to delay plant retirements. The bill requires orders to explain how they meet the emergency and to state specific hours or the method used to set hours when orders run longer than 96 hours.

## Provisions PRIA read

- New rules for electricity emergency orders: mixed, medium. If enacted, the Energy Secretary would replace FERC as the decision-maker for federal emergency electricity orders. Each order would have to say why it best meets the emergency and serves the public interest. For orders 96 hours or less, the Secretary would name the specific hours; for longer order…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-6900: American Affordability 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
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-10687 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10687)

## 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-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)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10687 (as of 2026-10-17).