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HR 1627 108th Congress House

Public Utility Holding Company Act of 2003

Official title: To repeal the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, to enact the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1999, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 12, 2003 See on congress.gov
Energy Administrative procedureAffiliated corporationsBusiness recordsCommerce
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Consumer protectionDepartment of EnergyElectric utility ratesExecutive reorganizationFederal Energy Regulatory CommissionFinance and Financial SectorGas companiesGovernment Operations and PoliticsGovernment paperworkHolding companiesIndependent regulatory commissionsLawPublic utility ratesPublic utility regulationSecurities and Exchange CommissionSecurities regulationSubsidiary corporationsTrade secrets
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It never became law before the 108th Congress (2003–2004) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Apr 10, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.
Apr 3, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Apr 3, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S664)
Apr 3, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 10, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Public Utility Holding Company Act of 2003 - Repeals the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935.

Prescribes procedural guidelines for both Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and State access to records of a holding company (including subsidiaries, associates, and affiliates) of a public utility or natural gas company.

Instructs FERC to promulgate a final rule to exempt specified holding companies from such access requirements. Requires FERC to exempt any person or transaction from such access requirements if it finds that regulation of such person or transaction is irrelevant to the jurisdictional rates of a public utility or natural gas company.

Retains the jurisdiction of FERC and State commissions to determine whether a public utility company or natural gas company may recover in rates any costs of associate company transactions.

Declares this Act inapplicable to: (1) the United States; (2) a State or its political subdivision; and (3) a foreign governmental authority not operating in the United States.

Grants FERC certain Federal Power Act enforcement powers.

Amends the Federal Power Act to repeal its conflict of jurisdiction guidelines.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 6 Related bill Energy Policy Act of 2003
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Jun 12, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1627: Public Utility Holding Company Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1627/
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"H.R. 1627: Public Utility Holding Company Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1627/.
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H.R. 1627, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1627/.
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