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Did Rob Wittman cosponsor and vote for the Ratepayer Protection Act?

Matches stated record claim. He signed on as a cosponsor 12 days after it was introduced and voted for it when it passed the House 417-3 on September 16, 2026.

Robert J. "Rob" Wittman

The Ratepayer Protection Act

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What they say

His campaign says he cosponsored and voted for the Ratepayer Protection Act, which passed the House 417-3.

“On September 16, 2026, Rob voted for the Ratepayer Protection Act (H.R. 9340), bipartisan legislation he also cosponsored. The bill passed the House 417–3.”

What the record shows ·

He became a cosponsor of H.R. 9340 on June 30, 2026, 12 days after it was introduced, and voted Yea on September 16, 2026, when it passed 417-3. The bill says a utility's rates for very large new customers must cover the full cost of the upgrades needed to serve them. The Senate failed to take it up on September 30.

Limit: The bill adds a standard state regulators must consider, not one they must adopt.

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  1. Re-Elect Rob Wittman for Congress, get the factshttps://robwittman.com/get-the-facts/

    Rob Wittman for Congress · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Captured 2026-10-01. Mostly a reply to his opponent's attacks; the desk uses only what it says about his own votes.

    candidate statement

    For: Did Rob Wittman cosponsor and vote for the Ratepayer Protection Act?

  2. H.R. 9340, Ratepayer Protection Act (119th Congress)https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9340

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Sponsored by Rep. Gabe Evans, introduced 2026-06-18. Wittman is one of 42 cosponsors, added 2026-06-30, not an original one. Passed the House 2026-09-16; the Senate failed to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed on 2026-09-30, 57-43.

    official legislative record

    For: Did Rob Wittman cosponsor and vote for the Ratepayer Protection Act?

  3. H.R. 9340, as passed the Househttps://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr9340eh/html/BILLS-119hr9340eh.htm

    U.S. Government Publishing Office · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Adds a standard to section 111(d) of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act: a rate for a large-load customer must be designed to recover the full, incremental cost of upgrades needed to serve it.

    official legislative record

    For: Did Rob Wittman cosponsor and vote for the Ratepayer Protection Act?

  4. House roll call 312, 2026 (document)

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    On suspending the rules and passing H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act, as amended, 2026-09-16. Passed 417-3. Wittman voted Yea.

    official legislative record

    For: Did Rob Wittman cosponsor and vote for the Ratepayer Protection Act?