House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

Energy Bills Relief Act

H.R. 7977Introduced Mar 18, 2026Policy area: Energy

Official title: To provide relief from high energy bills, and for other purposes.

Where it went

IntroducedMar 18, 2026
Committee action—
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
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Latest action: Mar 18, 2026 — Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Ways and Means, Natural Resources, Financial Services, Transportation and Infrastructure, Education and Workforce, Oversight and Government Reform, and Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7977.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. CASTEN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 49, March 18, 2026, Page H2597):
Article I, Section 8, Clause 1
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of October 10, 2026). Not every bill gets one.

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