HR8423Referred to Committee

Energy Consumer Protection Act of 2026

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119th
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2026-04-21
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Janice D. Schakowsky
Janice D. Schakowsky
Democrat · IL · Representative
Votes with party: 98.2% (569 recorded votes)

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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

2026-04-21

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Plain-English Summary

Energy Consumer Protection Act of 2026 This bill expands enforcement provisions under the Federal Power Act and the Natural Gas Act to protect consumers from price manipulation, including by allowing the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to temporarily or permanently ban any person from trading in energy markets if the person (1) violates those acts by manipulating the electricity or natural gas markets, or (2) files false information regarding those markets.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8423 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8423 To amend the Federal Power Act and the Natural Gas Act with respect to the enforcement of certain provisions, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 21, 2026 Ms. Schakowsky (for herself, Mr. Beyer, Mr. Casten, Mr. Moulton, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Huffman, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Quigley, Ms. Norton, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Case, Mr. Goldman of New York, and Ms. Lofgren) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Federal Power Act and the Natural Gas Act with respect to the enforcement of certain provisions, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Energy Consumer Protection Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. PROHIBITIONS AND SUSPENSIONS FOR VIOLATIONS. (a) Amendments to the Federal Power Act.-- (1) Enforcement of certain provisions.--Section 316A of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 825o-1) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(c) Prohibition or Suspension for Violations.--The Commission may prohibit, conditionally or unconditionally, permanently or for such period of time as the Commission determines to be appropriate, any person who is engaged or has engaged in practices constituting a violation of section 221 or 222 (and related rules and regulations) from engaging, directly or indirectly, in the business of purchasing or selling-- ``(1) electric energy; ``(2) electric energy products, including financial transmission rights; or ``(3) transmission services subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission.''. (2) Conforming amendments.--Section 314(d) of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 825m(d)) is amended-- (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)-- (i) by striking ``individual'' and inserting ``person''; and (ii) by inserting ``or 222'' after ``section 221''; (B) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``with respect to a person who is an individual,'' before ``acting''; and (C) in paragraph (2)-- (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting ``, directly or indirectly,'' after ``engaging''; (ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``; or'' and inserting a semicolon; (iii) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C); and (iv) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following: ``(B) electric energy products, including financial transmission rights; or''. (b) Amendments to Natural Gas Act.-- (1) Prohibition on filing false information.--The Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 717 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 4A the following: ``SEC. 4B. PROHIBITION ON FILING FALSE INFORMATION. ``No person shall willfully and knowingly report to a Federal agency or private-sector price-reporting agency, with intent to fraudulently affect the data being compiled by the Federal agency or private-sector price-reporting agency, any information relating to the transportation or sale of natural gas subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission (including information relating to the availability and prices of natural gas sold at wholesale and in interstate commerce and information relating to the operation of facilities for the transportation and sale of natural gas at wholesale and in interstate commerce) that the person knows to be false at the time of the reporting.''. (2) Civil penalty authority.--Section 22 of the Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 717t-1) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(d) Prohibition or Suspension for Violations.--The Commission may prohibit, conditionally or unconditionally, permanently or for such period of time as the Commission determines to be appropriate, any person who is engaged or has engaged in practices constituting a violation…
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of section 4A or 4B (including related rules and regulations) from engaging, directly or indirectly, in the business of purchasing or selling-- ``(1) natural gas; or ``(2) transmission services subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission.''. (3) Conforming amendments.--Section 20(d) of the Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 717s(d)) is amended-- (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``individual'' and inserting ``person''; (B) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``with respect to a person who is an individual,'' before ``acting''; and (C) in paragraph (2), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting ``, directly or indirectly,'' after ``engaging''. <all>
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