# 119-hr-8350: No Taxes on Utility Bills Act

119-hr-8350, No Taxes on Utility Bills Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Riley, Josh [D-NY-19] (D-NY); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-8350
- Congress: 119
- Title: No Taxes on Utility Bills Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-04-16
- Sponsor: Rep. Riley, Josh [D-NY-19] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Makes taxes and state-mandated surcharges on gas and electric bills deductible under the section 164 itemized deduction.** This bill would let taxpayers who itemize include those charges with other state and local taxes, lowering the after-tax cost of utility bills for taxable years that begin after enactment. - Families and households: Households that pay taxes or state-mandated surcharges on gas and electric bills could see lower net utility costs when they itemize. - Tax filers who itemize: Itemizing taxpayers would be able to treat all such utility taxes and surcharges as part of the section 164 deduction, effectively expanding the state and local tax deduction.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] (R-NJ), 2026-04-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2026-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2026-06-11T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Deduct Taxes on Gas and Electric Bills: benefit, high. This bill would let you deduct all taxes and State-mandated surcharges shown on your gas or electric utility bills if you itemize deductions. It would amend the tax code to treat those state surcharges as "taxes" for the deduction. The change would apply to taxable years beginning after the date of…

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- 119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2086: Rights for the TSA Workforce Act
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## Sources
- [119-hr-8350 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8350)

## 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-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6900)
- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
- [119-hr-2086: Rights for the TSA Workforce Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2086)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8350 (as of 2026-09-21).