# 119-hr-1412: Know Your Rates Act

119-hr-1412, Know Your Rates Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1412
- As of: 2026-04-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1412
- Congress: 119
- Title: Know Your Rates Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-18
- Sponsor: Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Energy
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Billing transparency for electric and gas customers.** This bill would require federally funded electric and gas utilities to put clear consumption and price information in each bill, send early usage warnings, and offer optional cost alerts. - Families and households would see the dollar difference from the previous bill and average monthly use shown in dollars and in kWh or therms on every bill. They would receive a notice on the 10th day if early-period daily use exceeds the prior billing period and a second notice on the 20th day or a consumer-chosen date if use still exceeds the prior period. - Utilities that receive federal funding would have to establish a program to deliver these bill details, periodic notices, and optional dollar-threshold alerts. - The Commission would determine which utilities count as “covered” based on receipt of Federal funds and would oversee how the program is implemented.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2025-12-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2026-03-18T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New alerts on electric and gas bills: benefit, low. If enacted, some electric and gas utilities would have to give you clearer bill info. Each bill would show how this charge compares to your last bill. It would also show your average monthly use in dollars and in units (kWh for power, therms for gas). You would get a notice on day 10 if your averag…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act
- 119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-1412 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1412)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6644)
- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1412 (as of 2026-04-21).