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H.R. 587 · 115th Congress

Fair RATES Act

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Passed the House without a recorded vote, then expired. It passed by voice vote or unanimous consent, which don't record how each member voted, but didn't become law before the 115th Congress ended.

JKD KennedySponsor
15 cosponsors · 11 D, 4 R
  1. House Introduced Jan 17, 2017
  2. House Passed Jan 23, 2017

Fair Ratepayer Accountability, Transparency, and Efficiency Standards Act or the Fair RATES Act

What it does: CRS summary · Passed House without amendment · Jan 23, 2017

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Fair Ratepayer Accountability, Transparency, and Efficiency Standards Act or the Fair RATES Act

(Sec.2)This bill amends the Federal Power Act to permit a party to seek a rehearing and subsequent judicial review of any rate change filed by a public utility that takes effect without the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issuing an order making such change effective. (Public utilities must give FERC and the public a 60-day notice before a proposed rate change can take effect.)

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Fair RATES Act

Also known as: Fair Ratepayer Accountability, Transparency, and Efficiency Standards Act

Latest action (Jan 24, 2017): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Policy area: Energy · Origin: House · Introduced: Jan 17, 2017

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

  1. House Introduced Jan 17, 2017
  2. House Passed Jan 23, 2017

No recorded floor vote found.