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H.R. 9340Ratepayer Protection Act

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Sponsor: Gabe Evans [R-CO-08]
Cosponsors: 42 · 35 Republicans · 7 Democrats
Policy area: Energy
Committee: Energy and Commerce Committee
Latest action: Sep 30, 2026 · Motion to proceed to consideration of measure withdrawn in Senate. (CR S5199)

IntroducedJun 18, 2026
Passed the HouseSep 16, 2026
Passed the SenateNot yet reached
Sent to the PresidentNot yet reached
Became lawNot yet reached

What the measure doesCRS summary

The bill requires state utility regulators and nonregulated utilities to consider implementing a standard to hold certain large-load customers responsible for the costs associated with any generation, transmission, or distribution upgrade of electric service necessary to serve such customers. A large-load customer means a non-residential electric consumer that enters, or requests to enter, an agreement concerning the sale of electric energy primarily to operate information technology infrastructure and related systems pertaining to data storage and computational applications and services (e.g., data centers) that have a peak electric demand of 100 megawatts or more at a single site or campus.

Specifically, the bill requires states to consider implementing a federal standard for large-load customers. The standard must require rates charged by electric utilities for providing electric service to a large-load customer to be designed to recover from the large-load customer the full, incremental cost of any generation, transmission, or distribution upgrade necessary to serve such customer. This rate must include the costs that would be incurred if the large-load customer terminates an agreement with the electric utility pertaining to the sale of electric energy or otherwise ceases the purchase of energy from the electric utility.

Under the standard, an electric utility must require the large-load customer to provide to the utility financial assurances or contributions to cover the cost of any generation, transmission, or distribution upgrade that is necessary to serve the load of a large-load customer before the utility makes any generation, transmission, or distribution upgrade.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 9340 as reported to House on Sep 10, 2026. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

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Sep 16, 2026Each bar: ✓ Yea from the bottom, ✕ Nay aboveSep 30, 2026

How every member votedHouse roll call 312

House Sep 16, 2026 · the primary vote

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

Ratepayer Protection Act

Passed · Two-thirds required

417 Yea 3 Nay 12 not voting

Crossed both parties 3 of 420 voting members broke with their own party: 3 Democrats.

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All members432 members

Democratic214 members

Independent1 member

Republican217 members

marks half of the votes cast. A party’s majority is the side most of its voting members took.

Cosponsors42 · 35 Republicans · 7 Democrats

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.R. 9340 and vote against it. 1 signed when it was filed.

Who lobbied on H.R. 934092 organizations

Organizations that named H.R. 9340 in a lobbying disclosure. Only those that cited the bill by number appear, so this is a floor, not a full list.

EDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTEfiled by EDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTE, CAPITOL COUNSEL LLCIts PAC: Powerpac of the Edison Electric Institute

Transportation · Telecommunications · Defense · Budget/Appropriations +4 more4 filings · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2026Filing

PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRICfiled by PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC, K&L GATES, LLP

Defense · Energy/Nuclear · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code · Homeland Security +5 more4 filings · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2026Filing

AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC. AND AFFILIATED CORPORATIONS

Budget/Appropriations · Energy/Nuclear · Environment/Superfund · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code +4 more3 filings · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2026Filing

DATA CENTER COALITIONfiled by DATA CENTER COALITION, CROSSROADS STRATEGIES, LLCIts PAC: Data Center Coalition PAC

Energy/Nuclear · Trade (domestic/foreign) · Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills) · Defense +1 more3 filings · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2026Filing

DUKE ENERGY CORPORATIONIts PAC: Duke Energy Corp. Employee PAC

Budget/Appropriations · Energy/Nuclear · Environment/Superfund · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code +3 more3 filings · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2026Filing

ORACLE CORPORATIONfiled by ORACLE CORPORATION, THE NICKLES GROUP, LLC

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice · Indian/Native American Affairs · Veterans · Budget/Appropriations +13 more3 filings · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2026Filing

AI SUPPLY CHAIN ALLIANCE (INFORMAL COALITION)filed by CO2EFFICIENT LLC, CO2EFFICIENT

Energy/Nuclear · Science/Technology2 filings · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2026Filing

AMEREN SERVICES

Telecommunications · Energy/Nuclear · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code · Transportation +2 more2 filings · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2026Filing

AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCILIts PAC: American Chemistry Council PAC

Clean Air and Water (quality) · Chemicals/Chemical Industry · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code · Energy/Nuclear +6 more2 filings · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2026Filing

AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTEIts PAC: American Petroleum Institute PAC

Clean Air and Water (quality) · Energy/Nuclear · Fuel/Gas/Oil · Budget/Appropriations +5 more2 filings · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2026Filing

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