1HOUSE · SEP 16, 2026
Passed the House
417–3PASSED
R 210–0 D 206–3 I 1–0
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll 312 · 12 not voting
House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Passed House
Ratepayer Protection Act
Official title: To amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish a Federal standard relating to the recovery of the full, incremental costs of upgrades that serve large-load customers, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Gabe Evans R-COWhere it went
- IntroducedJun 18, 2026
- Committee actionJul 20, 2026
- Passed HouseSep 16, 2026 · 417–3
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 30, 2026 — Motion to proceed to consideration of measure withdrawn in Senate. (CR S5199)
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 9340.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 9340, Ratepayer Protection Act” on September 9, 2026. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on July 21, 2026”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 9, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/62762
- CBO publication date
- September 9, 2026
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 9340, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/9340
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- October 2, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- October 3, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 119-814 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on September 10, 2026.Source: Congress.gov, reported September 10, 2026 ↗
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- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/119/HRPT/814
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 9340, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/9340
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- October 2, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- October 3, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. EVANS of Colorado, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 103, June 18, 2026, Page H4126):Article 1, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 18, 2026 ↗
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- H.R. 9340, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/9340
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- October 2, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- October 3, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
2 recorded roll-call votes on H.R. 9340. The vote that moved the bill is first.
Procedural votes (1) — motions, rulings and amendments along the way (1 Senate). Tap to show.
Oldest first. Totals are yea–nay.
- Cloture vote to start debateCloture on the motion to proceedSenate · Sep 30, 2026 · roll 254 · Needed a 3/5 majority (60 votes)R 53–0 D 4–41 I 0–257–43Rejected
Yea–nay by party (R = Republicans, D = Democrats, I = independents). Counts for present and not-voting members are shown where there were any. Showing all 2 of 2 recorded votes. Sorted by date; within a chamber by roll-call number.
Cosponsors
42 cosponsors — 35 Republicans, 7 Democrats
7 of 42 cosponsors (17%) are from the other party.
Tom Barrett (R-MI), Michael Baumgartner (R-WA), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Lauren Boebert (R-CO), Earl Carter (R-GA), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Ben Cline (R-VA), Jeff Crank (R-CO), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Monica De La Cruz (R-TX), Pat Fallon (R-TX), Brad Finstad (R-MN), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Mike Flood (R-NE), Clay Fuller (R-GA), Maggie Goodlander (D-NH), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), H. Griffith (R-VA), Harriet Hageman (R-WY), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Jeff Hurd (R-CO), Jim Jordan (R-OH), John Joyce (R-PA), Thomas Kean (R-NJ), Jennifer Kiggans (R-VA), Michael Lawler (R-NY), Laurel Lee (R-FL), Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA), Michael McCaul (R-TX), Jennifer McClellan (D-VA) and 12 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Gabe Evans.
- H.R. 6387 (119th) FIRE Act
- H.R. 1679 (119th) Global Investment in American Jobs Act of 2025
- H.R. 1681 (119th) Expediting Federal Broadband Deployment Reviews Act
- H.R. 7574 (119th) ELO Realignment and Strategic Engagement Reform Act of 2026
- H.R. 3628 (119th) State Planning for Reliability and Affordability Act
- H.R. 8005 (119th) Stop Pills That Kill Act
Related bills
- H.R. 10322 (119th) Data Center Fair Share ActRelated bill
- S. 5028 (119th) Ratepayer Protection ActRelated bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Oct 3, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.