Advance the Keep the Lights Local Act to prohibit foreign ownership of American public utilities, lower costs, keep ratepayer dollars in American communities, and support grid reliability, infrastructure improvements, and local workers.

John W. Mannion · New York · Democratic

policy impact 0.72 specificity 0.78 extraction confidence 86%

Commitment kind: action. Promised action: Keep fighting for affordable, reliable energy and real accountability for ratepayers, including support for the Keep the Lights Local Act to prohibit foreign ownership of American public utilities.. Promised outcome: Lower energy costs, keep more ratepayer dollars invested in American communities, support grid reliability and infrastructure improvements, and protect local workers.. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired. As U.S. Representative for New York's 22nd District, Mannion announced he was cosponsoring H.R. 5487, the Keep the Lights Local Act, in a September 21, 2026 official House press release.

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The Keep the Lights Local Act will help lower costs and keep more ratepayer dollars here at home - supporting grid reliability, infrastructure improvements, and local workers. Keeping control of energy production and transmission is essential to American energy and national security. I’ll keep fighting for affordable, reliable energy and real accountability for ratepayers.

Mannion said the Keep the Lights Local Act will lower costs and keep ratepayer dollars at home, and committed to keep fighting for affordable, reliable energy and ratepayer accountability.

Representative John Mannion Cosponsors the ‘Keep the Lights Local Act’ to Prohibit Foreign Ownership of American Utilities and Keep Ratepayer Dollars Invested at Home | Congressman John Mannion
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Representative John W. Mannion (NY-22) today announced that he is cosponsoring H.R. 5487, the Keep the Lights Local Act, legislation to prohibit foreign ownership of American public utilities.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Mannion took a concrete same-term step by announcing cosponsorship of H.R. 5487, but this is an attempt rather than enactment of the policy goal.

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Representative John Mannion Cosponsors the ‘Keep the Lights Local Act’ to Prohibit Foreign Ownership of American Utilities and Keep Ratepayer Dollars Invested at Home | Congressman John Mannion
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Mr. Riley of New York introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): GovInfo shows the bill was introduced and referred to committee, with no enacted-law status shown, leaving the commitment unresolved as of the refresh date.

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H.R. 5487 (IH) - Keep the Lights Local Act - BILLS-119hr5487ih | Content Details | GovInfo
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Public state: pending As of 2026-09-26 · verified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): unresolved. unknown

The verified commitment is a broad pledge to keep fighting for affordable, reliable energy and ratepayer accountability through the Keep the Lights Local Act. The only verified passage about the bill shows H.R. 5487 was introduced by Rep. Riley and referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, with no verified evidence of enactment or of Mannion materially advancing the bill. The cosponsorship evidence is unverified, so it cannot support delivery, partial credit, or an effort badge under the rules.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 86%