H.R. 5896

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 5896 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5896 To amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to repeal the standard relating to electric vehicle charging programs, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 31, 2025 Mr. Van Drew introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to repeal the standard relating to electric vehicle charging programs, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Guarding Ratepayers from Imposed EV Charging Directives Act'' or the ``GRID Act''. SEC. 2. REPEAL OF STANDARD RELATING TO ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING PROGRAMS. (a) Standard.--Paragraph (21) of section 111(d) of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2621(d)) is repealed. (b) Conforming Amendments.-- (1) Time limitations.--Paragraph (8) of section 112(b) of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2622(b)) is repealed. (2) Failure to comply.--Section 112(c) of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2622(c)) is amended by striking ``In the case of the standard established by paragraph (21) of section 111(d), the reference contained in this subsection to the date of enactment of this Act shall be deemed to be a reference to the date of enactment of that paragraph (21).''. (3) Other prior state actions.--Subsection (h) of section 112 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2622) is repealed. (4) Prior and pending proceedings.--Section 124 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2634) is amended by striking ``In the case of the standard established by paragraph (21) of section 111(d), the reference contained in this section to the date of enactment of this Act shall be deemed to be a reference to the date of enactment of that paragraph (21).''. <all>