3.0.0 3240 2022-11-01T07:02:32Z 2022-11-01T07:02:32Z House HR 2019-06-12 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 98 (Wednesday, June 12, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. SCHAKOWSKY:H.R. 3240.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 3The Congress shall have Power . . . To regulate Commercewith foreign Nations, and among the several States, and withthe Indian Tribes;[Page H4628]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif03 Energy, Climate and Grid Security Subcommittee Referred to 2019-06-13T18:05:03Z Referred to 2019-06-12T14:03:30Z Public Engagement at FERC Act 116 1477 S 2019-05-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Identical bill CRS 2019-06-13 hsif03 Energy, Climate and Grid Security Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy. Committee 2019-06-12 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2019-06-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-06-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] JANICE SCHAKOWSKY D IL D. 9 N K000379 Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4] Joseph Kennedy D MA P. 4 2019-06-12 True K000382 Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] Ann Kuster D NH M. 2 2019-06-12 True L000562 Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] Stephen Lynch D MA F. 8 2019-06-12 True T000469 Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] Paul Tonko D NY 20 2019-06-14 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 2019-06-12 Introduced in House 2021-04-26T17:20:00Z Public Engagement at FERC Act

This bill revises and expands the Office of Public Participation in the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)and renames 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 To amend the Federal Power Act to establish an Office of Public Participation and Consumer Advocacy. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Public Engagement at FERC Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-06-12T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr3240ih/xml/BILLS-116hr3240ih.xml 2019-06-13 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy. 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.