S. 1945 119th Congress Senate

Energy Choice Act

Official title: A bill to prohibit States and local governments from prohibiting or limiting the connection, reconnection, modification, installation, transportation, distribu… Show full official titleShow less

Introduced: June 4, 2025 Introduced by: James C. Justice Republican · West Virginia See on congress.gov

Energy Alternative and renewable resourcesElectric power generation and transmissionOil and gasState and local government operations

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Jun 4, 2025

Introduced in Senate

Jun 4, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Senate

Lobbying activity 58

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

HEARTH, PATIO & BARBECUE ASSOCIATION
for HEARTH, PATIO & BARBECUE ASSOCIATION · Virginia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS
for NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
XCEL ENERGY, INC
for XCEL ENERGY INC · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
NFIB (NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS)
for NFIB (NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS) · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
AMERICAN GAS ASSOCIATION
for AMERICAN GAS ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
NATIONAL ENERGY & FUELS INSTITUTE
for NATIONAL ENERGY & FUELS INSTITUTE · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)

Bodies those filers lobbied

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
58 filings
SENATE
58 filings
Energy, Dept of
26 filings
Treasury, Dept of
26 filings
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
25 filings
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
12 filings
Interior, Dept of (DOI)
10 filings
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
10 filings

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Cosponsors 6