# 119-s-1945: Energy Choice Act

119-s-1945, Energy Choice Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Justice, James C. [R-WV] (R-WV); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-10).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1945
- Congress: 119
- Title: Energy Choice Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-06-04
- Sponsor: Sen. Justice, James C. [R-WV] (R-WV)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: Energy
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-10

## Summary

**The Energy Choice Act would bar state and local limits on access to energy services based on the energy's type or source.** It would stop governments from adopting or enforcing any law, building code, standard, or policy that prohibits or limits connection, reconnection, modification, installation, transportation, distribution, expansion, or access to an energy service that is sold in interstate commerce and delivered to an end-user. - Families and households: Households would be able to connect, reconnect, or modify energy services sold in interstate commerce without local bans tied to the energy type. - Energy suppliers and installers: Providers could not be blocked by state or local rules when installing, transporting, distributing, or expanding energy services because of the fuel or power source. - State and local governments: States, localities, and their agencies would be prohibited from adopting or enforcing laws, ordinances, building codes, standards, or policies that limit energy service access by energy type. - Covered fuels and power: The bill defines energy to include electricity, natural gas, renewable natural gas, hydrogen, liquefied petroleum gas and renewable variants, other liquid petroleum products, and biomass-based diesel and renewable fuels.

## Cosponsors (6)

- Sen. Tuberville, Tommy [R-AL] (R-AL), 2025-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] (R-WV), 2025-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] (R-FL), 2025-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] (R-KS), 2025-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] (R-ID), 2025-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. McCormick, David [R-PA] (R-PA), 2026-01-06T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Blocks local bans on energy hookups: mixed, high. If enacted, the bill would bar states and cities from adopting or enforcing rules that ban or limit energy connections based on fuel type. The rule targets energy sold in interstate commerce and delivered to end users.
- Which fuels count as energy: mixed, high. If enacted, the bill would define "energy" to include eight types of fuels and electricity, like natural gas, hydrogen, and electricity. This definition would apply when the Act talks about which fuels get its protections.

## Related bills

- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-3752: SAVE America Act
- 119-s-401: Fair Access to Banking Act
- 119-s-587: Death Tax Repeal Act of 2025
- 119-s-186: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2025
- 119-s-6: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act

## Sources
- [119-s-1945 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1945)

## Related
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-3752: SAVE America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3752)
- [119-s-401: Fair Access to Banking Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-401)
- [119-s-587: Death Tax Repeal Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-587)
- [119-s-186: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-186)
- [119-s-6: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-6)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1945 (as of 2026-09-10).