Make DTE Pay Act

Rashida Tlaib

Democrat · MI · Representative

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

No cosponsors on record. Bills can pass without cosponsors — this often means the sponsor introduced the bill alone, either because it's a messaging bill, a chairman's mark, or simply early in the legislative cycle.

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

2026-05-07

Source: Congress.gov

This bill would increase financial penalties for investor-owned electric and gas utility companies that raise their rates within two years before or after being penalized under the Clean Air Act for air pollution violations. The enhanced penalties aim to discourage utilities from passing the costs of environmental violations onto their customers through rate increases. This would affect utility companies and their customers who pay for electricity and natural gas.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8715 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 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. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 7, 2026 Ms. Tlaib introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ 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).''. <all>

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