This bill would direct the Secretary of Energy to give funding to electric and natural gas utility service providers. The funding would be to eliminate residential customers' arrears (past-due energy bills) and to support setting up and joining percentage-of-income payment programs and other energy affordability measures. The bill was introduced by Representative Paul Tonko and referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on September 16, 2026. No publicly available information on program details, eligibility, funding amounts, or timelines is included in the provided material.
If you are a residential customer of an electric or natural gas utility, this bill aims to help by removing past-due balances and by supporting programs that tie payments to a household's income. The provided material does not say who would qualify, how payments would change, when changes would happen, or how utilities would apply the funds.
No publicly available information on total costs, funding levels, or where the money would come from is included in the provided material.
The bill text and metadata identify Representative Paul Tonko as the sponsor, but there are no publicly available statements or explanations of supporters' arguments in the provided material.
No publicly available information about opposition views, concerns, or arguments is included in the provided material.