Energy Poverty Prevention and Accountability Act of 2023
This bill requires federal agencies to assess how energy regulations and policies impact at-risk communities, including low-income, rural, elderly, minority, and tribal populations. It mandates studies to identify barriers to affordable energy access in these communities and requires agencies to certify that new energy rules won't cause energy poverty. The Comptroller General and OMB must jointly report on energy poverty impacts and recommend solutions, such as improving infrastructure access or lowering fees. Agencies must also include "energy poverty statements" in new energy rules, stating they won't worsen energy poverty in vulnerable areas.
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Introduced Sep 14, 2023
Last action Sep 14, 2023
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Sep 14, 2023
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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Sep 14, 2023
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