House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
No Taxes on Utility Bills Act
Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the deduction of taxes and State-mandated surcharges included on gas or electric utility bills.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedApr 16, 2026
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- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 16, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8350.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. RILEY of New York, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 67, April 16, 2026, Page H2961):Article I Section VIIISource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 16, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 22 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8350, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/8350
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
3 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 1 Democrat
2 of 3 cosponsors (67%) are from the other party.
Michael Lawler (R-NY), Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ), Eugene Vindman (D-VA).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Josh Riley.
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- H.R. 5055 (119th) Increasing Nutrition Access for Seniors Act of 2025
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- H.R. 6366 (119th) Boosting the Rural STEM Pipeline Act
- H.R. 9875 (119th) Protecting Childcare from Private Equity Act
- H.R. 6590 (119th) No Bonuses for Utility Executives Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.