3.0.0 8423 2026-07-17T23:35:58Z 2026-07-17T23:35:58Z House H HR 2026-04-21 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8423 [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 70 (Tuesday, April 21, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. SCHAKOWSKY:H.R. 8423.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Clauses 3 and 18 of Section 8 of Article 1 of theConstitution[Page H3046]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing Referred To 2026-04-21T14:02:05Z Energy Bills Relief Act 119 7977 HR 2026-03-18 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Ways and Means, Natural Resources, Financial Services, Transportation and Infrastructure, Education and Workforce, Oversight and Government Reform, and Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. Related bill CRS Energy Consumer Protection Act of 2026 119 4351 S 2026-04-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Identical bill CRS 2026-04-21 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2026-04-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2026-04-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] Janice Schakowsky D IL D. 9 N B001292 Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] Donald Beyer D VA S. 8 2026-04-21 True C001117 Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] Sean Casten D IL 6 2026-04-21 True M001196 Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] Seth Moulton D MA 6 2026-04-21 True J000298 Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] Pramila Jayapal D WA 7 2026-04-21 True H001068 Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] Jared Huffman D CA 2 2026-04-21 True K000385 Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] Robin Kelly D IL L. 2 2026-04-21 True Q000023 Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] Mike Quigley D IL 5 2026-04-21 True N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] Eleanor Norton D DC Holmes 0 2026-04-21 True C001066 Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] Kathy Castor D FL 14 2026-04-21 True C001055 Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] Ed Case D HI 1 2026-04-21 True G000599 Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10] Daniel Goldman D NY S. 10 2026-04-21 True L000397 Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] Zoe Lofgren D CA 18 2026-04-21 True Energy Energy 2026-05-07T17:58:34Z 00 2026-04-21 Introduced in House 2026-05-08T15:37:20Z Energy Consumer Protection Act of 2026

This bill expands enforcement provisions under the Federal Power Act and the Natural Gas Act to protect consumers from price manipulation, including by allowing the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to temporarily or permanently ban any person from trading in energy markets if the person (1) violates those acts by manipulating the electricity or natural gas markets, or (2) files false information regarding those markets. 

]]> Energy Consumer Protection Act of 2026 Display Title 45 Energy Consumer Protection Act of 2026 2026-07-17T23:35:58Z Official Title as Introduced 6 To amend the Federal Power Act and the Natural Gas Act with respect to the enforcement of certain provisions, and for other purposes. 2026-07-17T23:35:58Z Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 Energy Consumer Protection Act of 2026 2026-04-28T06:08:33Z Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2026-04-21T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr8423ih/xml/BILLS-119hr8423ih.xml 2026-04-21 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. 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.