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H.R. 8568: Lowering Utility Bills Act
119th Congress · introduced 2026-04-29 · Energy · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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Lowering Utility Bills Act
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Lowering Utility Bills Act
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Sponsor: Rep. Casar, Greg [D-TX-35] · 27 cosponsors
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Josh Riley (D-NY), Patrick Ryan (D-NY), Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ), Valerie P. Foushee (D-NC), Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL), Daniel S. Goldman (D-NY), Maggie Goodlander (D-NH), Al Green (D-TX), Adelita S. Grijalva (D-AZ), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), John W. Mannion (D-NY), April McClain Delaney (D-MD), Christian D. Menefee (D-TX), Kweisi Mfume (D-MD), Frank J. Mrvan (D-IN), Lateefah Simon (D-CA), Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA), Shri Thanedar (D-MI), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Emily Randall (D-WA), Maxwell Frost (D-FL), Veronica Escobar (D-TX), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Judy Chu (D-CA)
Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Casar, Greg [D-TX-35] reported raising $1.4 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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- Bill
- A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
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- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hr8568.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>
Record fed-us-cong119-hr8568 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills