HR8350Referred to Committee
No Taxes on Utility Bills Act
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2026-04-16
Introduced
1
Cosponsors
HR
ⓘType
Sponsor
Josh Riley
Democrat · NY · Representative
Votes with party: 91.3% (542 recorded votes)
Full profile: /officials/R000622
Source: Congress.gov · FEC
Cosponsors (1)
Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.
Latest Action
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Committee Activity
Currently in
- House Committee on Ways and MeansReferred To · 2026-04-16
Previously
- Ways and Means CommitteeReferred To · 2026-04-16
Plain-English Summary
This bill would prevent the federal government from taxing utility bills for electricity, gas, water, and other essential services that households rely on. The measure would affect both individual consumers and utility companies by removing or preventing any federal taxes that might be applied to these basic services. The bill is currently under review by the House Committee on Ways and Means, which handles tax legislation.
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Subjects
Taxation
Full Bill Text
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8350 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8350 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the deduction of taxes and State-mandated surcharges included on gas or electric utility bills. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 16, 2026 Mr. Riley of New York (for himself and Mr. Van Drew) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the deduction of taxes and State-mandated surcharges included on gas or electric utility bills. 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 ``No Taxes on Utility Bills Act''. SEC. 2. DEDUCTION FOR TAXES AND STATE-MANDATED SURCHARGES INCLUDED ON GAS OR ELECTRIC UTILITY BILLS. (a) In General.--Section 164(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(5) All taxes, and State-mandated surcharges, included on the taxpayer's gas or electric utility bills.''. (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 164(a) of such section is amended by inserting ``(and State-mandated surcharges described in paragraph (5))'' after ``the following taxes''. (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act. <all>
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