Federal Energy Price Protection Act of 2007
Latest action · May 15, 2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 15, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Federal Energy Price Protection Act of 2007 - Makes it an unfair or deceptive act or practice in violation of the Federal Trade Commission Act for any person to sell crude oil, gasoline, diesel fuel, home heating oil, or any biofuel at a price that constitutes price gouging.
Instructs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to promulgate enforcement rules within six months after enactment of this Act.
Grants enforcement authority exclusively to: (1) the FTC; (2) the Attorney General of the United States; or (3) state attorneys general.
Prescribes guidelines for enforcement of civil actions by state attorneys general. Preempts state action while federal action is pending.
Subjects violations of this Act to specified civil and criminal penalties.
Cosponsors 8
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 22, 2007 to Sep 15, 2008.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-CT | Christopher Shays | May 22, 2007 | |
| R-NE | Lee Terry | May 22, 2007 | |
| R-PA | Charles W. Dent | May 23, 2007 | |
| R-NV | Dean Heller | May 23, 2007 | |
| R-IL | Judy Biggert | May 24, 2007 | |
| R-MO | Jo Ann Emerson | Jun 7, 2007 | |
| R-IA | Tom Latham | Jul 11, 2007 | |
| R-FL | Lincoln Diaz-Balart | Sep 15, 2008 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 15, 2007Introduced in House
- May 15, 2007Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- May 15, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Energy.
- Administrative procedure
- Agricultural wastes
- Agriculture and Food
- Alternative energy sources
- Biomass energy
- Civil actions and liability
- Commerce
- Consumer protection
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Diesel motor
- Energy
- Energy crops
- Energy prices
- Environmental Protection
- Federal Trade Commission
- Fines (Penalties)
- Gasoline
- Government Operations and Politics
- Independent regulatory commissions
- Injunctions
- Law
- Parties to actions
- Petroleum
- Petroleum industry
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Refuse as fuel
- Restrictive trade practices
- Transportation and Public Works
- Wood
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 15, 2007Introduced in House
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