3.0.0 1610 2023-01-13T04:50:04Z 2023-01-13T04:50:04Z Senate S S 2005-09-06 109 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2005-09-06T18:48:23Z 2005-09-06 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2005-09-06 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress N000180 Sen. Nelson, Ben [D-NE] E. Nelson D NE Benjamin N Energy Alabama Alcohol as fuel Armed Forces and National Security Commerce Congress Congressional reporting requirements Emergency Management Energy prices Energy supplies Floods Gasoline Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Governmental investigations Hurricane aftermath legislation Hurricanes Louisiana Market manipulation Mississippi Petroleum Petroleum industry Petroleum refineries Petroleum reserves Profit Public Lands and Natural Resources Public meetings Strategic materials Water Resources Development Energy 00 2005-09-06 Introduced in Senate 2005-09-15T19:25:52Z Directs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to: (1) initiate an inquiry and report to Congress on whether the retail price of gasoline both before and after Hurricane Katrina, including the price of gasoline containing ethanol, is being artificially manipulated by reducing refinery capacity, by speculation in oil market, or by any other form of manipulation; and (2) hold a public hearing to present the inquiry results.

Instructs the FTC to take appropriate action in cooperation with the attorney general of any affected state if it determines that the increase in gasoline prices, including gasoline containing ethanol, is a result of market manipulation.

Sets a deadline for the Secretary of Energy to decide whether to implement expanded use of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in order to assure adequate gasoline supplies, if the FTC determines that the increase in gasoline prices is not the result of market manipulation.

]]> A bill to require the Federal Trade Commission to conduct an inquiry into the retail price of gasoline. Display Title A bill to require the Federal Trade Commission to conduct an inquiry into the retail price of gasoline. Official Title as Introduced A bill to require the Federal Trade Commission to conduct an inquiry into the retail price of gasoline. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2005-09-06T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109s1610is/xml/BILLS-109s1610is.xml 2005-09-06 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. 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.