3.0.0 4391 2019-11-15T20:44:37Z 2019-11-15T20:44:37Z House H HR 2012-04-18 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. HOCHUL:H.R. 4391.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8.[Page H1977]]]> hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing hsag16 General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit Subcommittee Referred to 2012-05-10T16:09:14Z Referred to 2012-04-18T14:02:15Z 112 4457 HR 2012-05-10 Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management. Related bill CRS 112 2222 S 2012-03-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Related bill CRS 2012-05-10 hsag16 General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management. Committee 2012-04-18 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2012-04-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2012-04-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H001062 Rep. Hochul, Kathleen C. [D-NY-26] Kathleen Hochul D NY C. 26 N Finance and Financial Sector Administrative law and regulatory procedures Commodities markets Commodity Futures Trading Commission Energy prices Energy storage, supplies, demand Oil and gas Finance and Financial Sector

00 2012-04-18 Introduced in House 2012-04-24T21:39:40Z Instructs the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to use its authority (including emergency powers) to: (1) to curb immediately the role of excessive speculation in any contract market within its jurisdiction and control that is serving as a platform for the trading of energy futures or swaps; and (2) eliminate excessive speculation, price distortion, sudden or unreasonable fluctuations, unwarranted changes in prices, or other unlawful activity that is causing major market disturbances that prevent the market from accurately reflecting the forces of supply and demand for energy commodities; and (3) prioritize finalizing and enforcing a position limits regime designed to diminish, eliminate, or prevent excessive speculation in energy markets.

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