Oil and Gas Industry Antitrust Act
Latest action · Nov 1, 2022 Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
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.
- IntroducedApr 21, 2022
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Oil and Gas Industry Antitrust Act
This bill requires the Federal Trade Commission to investigate and report on whether the price of gasoline is being manipulated by reducing refinery capacity or by any other form of market manipulation. The report must include a long-term strategy for the commission and Congress to address manipulation of oil and gas markets during times of national or international crisis or emergency.
Cosponsors 13
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 21, 2022 to May 13, 2022, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Original | Apr 21, 2022 |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Original | Apr 21, 2022 |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Original | Apr 21, 2022 |
| D-NY | Joseph D. Morelle | Apr 26, 2022 | |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Apr 27, 2022 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | May 3, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Katie Porter | May 3, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | May 6, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Mike Levin | May 6, 2022 | |
| D-NY | Mondaire Jones | May 6, 2022 | |
| D-MA | Lori Trahan | May 10, 2022 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | May 12, 2022 | |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | May 13, 2022 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 1, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
- Apr 22, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
- Apr 21, 2022Introduced in House
- Apr 21, 2022Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commerce.
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Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 21, 2022Introduced in House
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