3.0.0 1381 2023-01-11T16:47:42Z 2023-01-11T16:47:42Z Senate S S 2007-05-14 110 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-05-14T20:10:39Z 2007-05-14 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2007-05-14 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA 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 Public meetings Restrictive trade practices Energy 00 2007-05-14 Introduced in Senate 2007-06-29T21:12:27Z 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: (1) report to Congress within 30 days after initiating an investigation; and (2) present investigation results, within 14 days after reporting to Congress, 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.

]]> A bill to require the Federal Trade Commission to monitor and investigate gasoline prices under certain circumstances. Display Title A bill to require the Federal Trade Commission to monitor and investigate gasoline prices under certain circumstances. Official Title as Introduced A bill to require the Federal Trade Commission to monitor and investigate gasoline prices under certain circumstances. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2007-05-14T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s1381is/xml/BILLS-110s1381is.xml 2007-05-14 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.