# 119-hr-1148: SMARTER Act

119-hr-1148, SMARTER Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] (R-NJ); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1148
- Congress: 119
- Title: SMARTER Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-07
- Sponsor: Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] (R-NJ)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Energy
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Bars utilities from charging customers for smart grid investments.** This bill would prohibit electric utilities from recovering any capital, operating, or other costs of deploying smart grid systems from ratepayers and would repeal a PURPA provision that could allow such recovery. - Families and ratepayers: Would stop utilities from adding smart grid capital or operating costs to customer bills, removing a common channel for those costs to be passed on. - Electric utilities: Would block cost recovery for smart grid deployments and remove Section 111(d)(18)(B) of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act, which previously related to treatment of certain ratemaking standards. - State regulators and nonregulated utilities: Would have to start considering the new no-recovery standard within 1 year and finish the proceeding within 2 years. - States with prior action: States that already implemented or considered a comparable standard or had a legislature vote in the prior 3 years are exempt from the new timing requirements.

## Provisions PRIA read

- No smart grid costs on your bill: benefit, medium. If enacted, electric utilities would be barred from charging customers for any costs to deploy smart grid systems. This would block recovery of capital, operating, or other related costs through your rates. It would apply to homes and small businesses and would take effect upon enactment. The bill…
- States would review smart grid cost ban: mixed, medium. If enacted, state utility regulators and nonregulated utilities would need to start considering the new smart grid cost standard, or set a hearing, within 1 year of enactment. They would need to finish consideration and make a decision within 2 years. For this standard, any PURPA timing rules that…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-5301: PIPES Act of 2025
- 119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act
- 119-hr-4317: PBM Reform Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025
- 119-hr-5061: Counter-UAS Authority Security, Safety, and Reauthorization Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-1148 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1148)

## Related
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-5301: PIPES Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5301)
- [119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-137)
- [119-hr-4317: PBM Reform Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4317)
- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
- [119-hr-5061: Counter-UAS Authority Security, Safety, and Reauthorization Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5061)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1148 (as of 2026-04-21).