3.0.0 2627 2019-11-15T21:19:29Z 2019-11-15T21:19:29Z House H HR 2005-05-25 109 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif17 Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee Referred to 2005-06-17T15:38:23Z Referred to 2005-05-25T14:02:40Z A bill to require the Federal Trade Commission to monitor and investigate gasoline prices under certain circumstances. 109 1146 S 2005-05-26 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Identical bill CRS 2005-06-17 hsif17 Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection. Committee 2005-05-25 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2005-05-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2005-05-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress F000116 Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] BOB FILNER D CA 51 N Energy Commerce Congress Congressional reporting requirements Energy prices Energy supplies Federal Trade Commission Gasoline Government Operations and Politics Governmental investigations Independent regulatory commissions Petroleum industry Petroleum refineries Petroleum reserves Public meetings Restrictive trade practices Strategic materials Energy 00 2005-05-25 Introduced in House 2005-06-28T15:20:37Z Requires the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to investigate the retail price of gasoline in a state in which the average price of regular grade gasoline has increased 20 percent or more for at least seven days during any three-month period in order to determine if the price is being artificially manipulated by reducing refinery capacity or by any other form of manipulation.

Requires the FTC to present investigation results at a public hearing in the state in which the retail price of gasoline was investigated.

Requires the FTC, in cooperation with the Attorney General of the relevant state, to take appropriate action if it determines that the increase in gasoline prices in a state is a result of market manipulation.

Requires the FTC to notify the Secretary of Energy, who shall, within two weeks of such notification, decide if the Strategic Petroleum Reserve should be used to assure adequate supplies of gasoline, if the FTC determines that the increase in gasoline prices in a state is not the result of market manipulation.

]]> To require the Federal Trade Commission to monitor and investigate gasoline prices under certain circumstances. Display Title To require the Federal Trade Commission to monitor and investigate gasoline prices under certain circumstances. Official Title as Introduced To require the Federal Trade Commission to monitor and investigate gasoline prices under certain circumstances. Introduced in House 2005-05-25T04:00:00Z 2005-06-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.