# 119-hr-5141: Stop the Rate Hikes Act

119-hr-5141, Stop the Rate Hikes Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5141
- Congress: 119
- Title: Stop the Rate Hikes Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-09-04
- Sponsor: Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Energy
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Caps utility rate increase requests to once per year.** This bill amends the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 by adding a new subsection that requires each electric utility to seek retail rate changes no more than once annually. The amendment is placed within the existing PUHRA framework and limits how often utilities can file for rate adjustments, concentrating any rate-change action into a single annual request per electric utility.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6] (D-CA), 2025-10-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gillen, Laura [D-NY-4] (D-NY), 2025-10-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2026-02-11T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- One electric rate hike per year: benefit, high. The bill would limit each electric utility to one retail rate increase request per year. That would limit how often your electric bill could go up. It does not set an effective date or spell out penalties. It would not create new programs or funding.

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025
- 119-hr-15: Equality Act
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1902: HERO Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-5141 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5141)

## Related
- [119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7853)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
- [119-hr-15: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-15)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-1902: HERO Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1902)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5141 (as of 2026-04-21).