H.R. 8715

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8715 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8715

To amend the Clean Air Act to provide for the enhancement of a penalty 
for an investor-owned electric or gas utility that increases rates 
within the 2-year period occurring before or after the assessment of 
the penalty.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

May 7, 2026

Ms. Tlaib introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce

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A BILL

To amend the Clean Air Act to provide for the enhancement of a penalty 
for an investor-owned electric or gas utility that increases rates 
within the 2-year period occurring before or after the assessment of 
the penalty.

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 ``Make DTE Pay Act''.

SEC. 2. CLEAN AIR ACT PENALTY ENHANCEMENT.

Section 120(b) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7420(b)) is 
amended--
(1) in paragraph (8), by striking ``and'' after the 
semicolon;
(2) in paragraph (9), by striking ``(d)(4).'' and inserting 
``(d)(4); and''; and
(3) by adding after paragraph (9) the following:
``(10) notwithstanding any other provision of this section, 
require the State or the Administrator to, with respect to a 
noncomplying stationary source that is owned or operated by an 
investor-owned electric utility or gas utility, adjust the 
amount of the penalty assessed, by increasing the penalty by an 
amount that is equal to the amount of the original assessment, 
for each rate increase that the utility--
``(A) received in the 2-year period preceding the 
original assessment of the penalty; and
``(B) seeks in the 2-year period following the 
original assessment (regardless of whether such rate 
increase is approved or is pending before a regulatory 
authority).''.
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