# 119-hr-10738: Affordable Power for Host Communities Act

119-hr-10738, Affordable Power for Host Communities Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Gallagher, James [R-CA-1] (R-CA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-10738
- Congress: 119
- Title: Affordable Power for Host Communities Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-10-05
- Sponsor: Rep. Gallagher, James [R-CA-1] (R-CA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Energy
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-17

## Summary

**A 20% discounted electricity rate for customers in counties that host qualifying generation facilities.** This bill would add a new standard to the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act that would require utilities to offer a 20 percent discount to a defined class of consumers served in a "host county" compared with the same class outside that county. - Residents in host counties would pay 20% less for electricity when they fall into the affected customer class and are served by the utility covering the host county. - State regulatory authorities and nonregulated electric utilities would have to start considering the new standard within 1 year and complete their determinations within 2 years of enactment. - A county counts as a "host county" only if it contains a "covered generation facility" with at least 5 megawatts nameplate capacity that imposes operational, environmental, or infrastructure burdens. The definition lists hydroelectric, geothermal, biomass, solar, and wind facilities and related public infrastructure. - States that already implemented or had active proceedings on a comparable discount during the 3 years before enactment would be exempt from the new timing requirements.

## Provisions PRIA read

- 20% electricity discount for host counties: benefit, medium. If enacted, electric customers in a host county would pay a rate 20% below the rate for the same customer class outside that county. A host county would be a county that contains a covered generation facility. A covered facility would have to generate electricity delivered to local distribution and…
- State review deadlines for host-county rates: mixed, low. If enacted, each State regulator and each nonregulated electric utility would have to start considering the host-county 20% discount or set a hearing within 1 year of enactment of paragraph (22). They would have to finish consideration and make a determination within 2 years of that enactment. Stat…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-10492: Wildland Firefighter Health and Safety Act
- 119-hr-7578: TORCH Act
- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
- 119-hr-9512: Doug LaMalfa Sacramento River Basin Water Security and Reliability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-10574: American Leadership in Fusion Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-10738 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10738)

## Related
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-10492: Wildland Firefighter Health and Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10492)
- [119-hr-7578: TORCH Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7578)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
- [119-hr-9512: Doug LaMalfa Sacramento River Basin Water Security and Reliability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9512)
- [119-hr-10574: American Leadership in Fusion Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10574)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10738 (as of 2026-10-17).