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HRES 457 117th Congress House Energy Electric power generation and transmission Energy prices Human rights Public utilities and utility rates

Expressing that the United States must establish electricity as a basic human right and public good, and eradicate the reliance on monopolized, profit-driven utility corporations and providers and…

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Expressing that the United States must establish electricity as a basic human right and public good, and eradicate the reliance on monopolized, profit-driven utility corporations and providers and the flawed regulatory regime that has failed to regulate these utilities in the public interest.

Introduced: June 4, 2021 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Jun 7, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
Jun 4, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jun 4, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States must establish (1) electricity as a basic human right; and (2) a publicly- and community-owned power system that is just, equitable, antiracist, and resilient to climate changes and disasters.

What's happening now June 7, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 4
Jones, Mondaire
· Jun 4, 2021
Newman, Marie
· Jun 4, 2021
 D
Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
New York · Jun 4, 2021
 D
Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · Jun 4, 2021
 D
Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · Jun 4, 2021
 D
Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Jun 4, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 457: Expressing that the United States must establish electricity as a basic human right and public good, and eradicate the reliance on monopolized, profit-driven utility corporations and providers and the flawed regulatory regime that has failed to regulate these utilities in the public interest.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-457/
MLA
"H. Res. 457: Expressing that the United States must establish electricity as a basic human right and public good, and eradicate the reliance on monopolized, profit-driven utility corporations and providers and the flawed regulatory regime that has failed to regulate these utilities in the public interest.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-457/.
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H. Res. 457, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-457/.
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[H. Res. 457: Expressing that the United States must establish electricity as a basic human right and public good, and eradicate the reliance on monopolized, profit-driven utility corporations and providers and the flawed regulatory regime that has failed to regulate these utilities in the public interest.](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-457/)
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