1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Energy Poverty Prevention and Accountability Act of 2023 . 2. Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— (1) all people in the United States should have equal access to affordable and reliable energy to maintain personal health and economic security; (2) the United States should mitigate the disparate impact of increases in the cost of energy on at-risk communities because those communities are more likely to have a fixed income and spend a higher percentage of their income on energy compared to the general population; and (3) to prevent energy poverty and ensure that each at-risk community has access to affordable energy, the United States should ensure that Federal policies will not increase the cost of energy for any at-risk community. 3. Definitions In this Act: (1) Agency The term agency has the meaning given the term in section 551 of title 5, United States Code. (2) Agency action The term agency action has the meaning given the term in section 551 of title 5, United States Code. (3) Applicable energy rule The term applicable energy rule means any energy rule that— (A) has an annual effect on the economy of not less than $50,000,000; (B) results in a major increase in costs or prices for any consumer, industry, agency, or geographic region; or (C) has a significant adverse effect on competition, employment, investment, productivity, innovation, or the ability of an enterprise based in the United States to compete with a foreign-based enterprise in a domestic or international market. (4) At-risk community The term at-risk community means— (A) a low-income community; (B) a minority community; (C) a rural community; (D) an elderly community