# 119-s-3839: Ratepayer Affordability and Transparency in Energy Act of 2026

119-s-3839, Ratepayer Affordability and Transparency in Energy Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] (R-AR); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-10).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-3839
- Congress: 119
- Title: Ratepayer Affordability and Transparency in Energy Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-02-11
- Sponsor: Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] (R-AR)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Energy
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-10

## Summary

**Federal preemption of State climate mandates** is the bill's central goal. It would stop states from requiring specific percentages or amounts of renewable, zero-emission, or carbon-free electricity to protect grid reliability, planning, and costs. - States and local regulators: Would be barred from creating or enforcing any law, rule, or program that mandates a set share or quantity of renewable, zero-emission, or carbon-free electricity. States could still own or operate renewable or carbon-free generation. - Utilities and market participants: Would not be allowed to condition retail or wholesale market participation, cost recovery, or utility regulation on meeting state renewable or zero-emission mandates. - Households and ratepayers: The bill frames these changes as aimed at preventing state rules the bill says can inflate electricity costs or imperil grid reliability.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Stops state clean-energy mandates: mixed, high. This bill would stop states and local regulators from requiring utilities to supply a set percentage or amount of electricity from renewable, zero-emission, or carbon-free sources. It would also bar conditioning market participation, cost recovery, or utility regulation on complying with those mand…

## Related bills

- 119-s-2342: Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
- 119-s-4615: Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
- 119-s-2142: GOLDEN DOME Act of 2025
- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-2010: TERMS Act
- 119-s-292: Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-s-3839 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3839)

## Related
- [119-s-2342: Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2342)
- [119-s-4615: Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4615)
- [119-s-2142: GOLDEN DOME Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2142)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-2010: TERMS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2010)
- [119-s-292: Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-292)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3839 (as of 2026-09-10).