S 2178
101th Congress
Senate
Crime and Law Enforcement
Energy policy
Energy prices
Energy shortages
Energy supplies
Extortion
Injunctions
Restrictive trade practices
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to establish a Federal criminal offense for illegal creation of a fuel shortage.
Introduced: February 26, 1990
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To President
Became law
Feb 26, 1990
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Feb 26, 1990
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Amends the Federal criminal code to establish as a criminal offense the creation of a fuel shortage in the United States with the intent to raise fuel or energy prices or adversely affect competition.
Authorizes: (1) the Attorney General to institute a civil action to enjoin violations and to seek repayment of damages to those harmed; and (2) district courts to assess treble damages.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1