3.0.0 1240 2023-01-11T13:36:23Z 2023-01-11T13:36:23Z Senate S 2017-05-25 115 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2017-05-25T16:03:05Z Public Engagement at FERC Act 115 2656 HR 2017-05-26 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy. Identical bill CRS 2017-05-25 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. IntroReferral 2017-05-25 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH N F000457 Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] Al Franken D MN 2017-05-25 True W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. 2017-05-25 True H001076 Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] Maggie Hassan D NH 2017-05-25 True W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2017-05-25 True W000805 Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] Mark Warner D VA R. 2017-05-25 True S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2017-06-06 False Energy Administrative remedies Advisory bodies Consumer affairs Energy storage, supplies, demand Executive agency funding and structure Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Legal fees and court costs Oil and gas Public participation and lobbying Public utilities and utility rates Energy 00 2017-05-25 Introduced in Senate 2017-08-09T21:10:56Z Public Engagement at FERC Act

This bill amends the Federal Power Act to revise and expand the Office of Public Participation in the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)and rename it as the Office of Public Participation and Consumer Advocacy.

The office may participate in FERC proceedings on rates, service, and infrastructure siting to represent the interests of the public and issue guidance for potential improvements to industry and FERC practices.

Additionally, the office must establish a Public and Consumer Advocacy Advisory Committee to review rates, services, and disputes and make recommendations to the office.

]]> Public Engagement at FERC Act Display Title Public Engagement at FERC Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to establish an Office of Public Participation and Consumer Advocacy. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Public Engagement at FERC Act Introduced in Senate 2017-05-25T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s1240is/xml/BILLS-115s1240is.xml 2017-05-25 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. 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.