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Natural Gas Competitiveness Act of 1995

Introduced: September 14, 1995 See on congress.gov
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Sep 14, 1995
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 14, 1995
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Natural Gas Competitiveness Act of 1995 - Permits independent natural gas producers to act together in associations to collectively produce, gather, transport, process, store, handle, and market natural gas in both domestic and foreign commerce.

Requires the Attorney General to file an antitrust complaint against any such association which monopolizes or restrains trade to such an extent that the price of natural gas or natural gas liquid is unduly enhanced. Sets forth procedural guidelines for the filing of such a complaint.

Provides for antitrust and market and price-discrimination actions against an association under the Sherman and the Clayton Acts, respectively.

What's happening now September 14, 1995

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jan 31, 1996
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Fields, Cleo
Louisiana · Oct 25, 1995
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Sep 28, 1995
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2342: Natural Gas Competitiveness Act of 1995. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-2342/
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"H.R. 2342: Natural Gas Competitiveness Act of 1995." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-2342/.
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