Establish a federal standard requiring recovery of the full incremental costs of utility upgrades that serve large-load customers.

Bill Huizenga · Michigan · Republican

policy impact 0.55 specificity 0.82 extraction confidence 72%

Commitment kind: outcome. Promised action: Support amending the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish a federal utility cost-recovery standard for large-load customer upgrades.. Promised outcome: A federal standard would require recovery of the full incremental costs of upgrades that serve large-load customers.. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired. Cosponsor of H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act, in the 119th Congress while serving as U.S. Representative for Michigan's 4th District.

Occurrences

To amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish a Federal standard relating to the recovery of the full, incremental costs of upgrades that serve large-load customers, and for other purposes.

Huizenga is listed as a cosponsor of the Ratepayer Protection Act, which would amend federal utility law to create a cost-recovery standard for upgrades serving large-load customers.

H.R. 9340 (RH) - Ratepayer Protection Act - BILLS-119hr9340rh | Content Details | GovInfo
primary · other · model gpt-5.5

Evidence

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Maggie Goodlander (NH); Bill Huizenga (MI); Jeff Hurd (CO)

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The reported-in-House GovInfo record lists Bill Huizenga as a cosponsor, documenting concrete support during the lookback window.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H.R. 9340 (RH) - Ratepayer Protection Act - BILLS-119hr9340rh | Content Details | GovInfo
primary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 94%

unverified · Source version 55795 · locator unknown

recover from the large-load customer the full, incremental cost of any generation, transmission, or distribution upgrade necessary to serve

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The House floor text contains the substantive standard matching the commitment, but this is bill text rather than enacted law.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H.R.%209340,%20Ratepayer%20Protection%20Act.pdf
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 95%

unverified · Source version 55797 · locator unknown

As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on July 21, 2026

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): CBO confirms the bill had been ordered reported before the lookback window update, showing committee-stage progress but not enactment.

unresolved same_term A for effort

CBO: H.R. 9340, Ratepayer Protection Act
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%

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H.R. 9340 | Ratepayer Protection Act, as amended

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The bill was placed on the House floor schedule for the week of September 14, 2026, indicating continued movement during the lookback window.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Bills This Week - Home
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 88%

unverified · Source version 55801 · locator unknown

further proceedings on the motion would be postponed

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): On September 15, the House considered H.R. 9340 under suspension, but proceedings were postponed, so the commitment remained unresolved as of the refresh date.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Office of the Clerk: Floor Summary, H.R. 9340
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 93%

Assessments

Public state: pending As of 2026-09-16 · verified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): unresolved. unknown A for effort

The verified commitment is to amend PURPA to establish the federal cost-recovery standard. The only verified outcome evidence shows Bill Huizenga listed as a cosponsor of H.R. 9340, which documents material effort toward the bill but does not prove enactment or implementation of the standard. With no verified passage showing the bill became law and no expired deadline, the outcome remains unresolved.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%