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Electricity Needs Rules and Oversight Now (ENRON) Act

Introduced: January 24, 2005 Introduced by: Cantwell, Maria Democratic · Washington See on congress.gov
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Jan 24, 2005
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S225)
Jan 24, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S224-225)
Jan 24, 2005
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Electricity Needs Rules and Oversight Now (ENRON) Act - Amends the Federal Power Act to declare unlawful the use in contravention of Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) regulations of any manipulative or deceptive device or contrivance in connection with the purchase or sale of electric energy or the purchase or sale of transmission services subject to FERC jurisdiction, including rates and charges that result from such manipulative or deceptive device or contrivance.

What's happening now January 24, 2005

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S225)

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Murray, Patty
Washington · Jan 24, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 33: Electricity Needs Rules and Oversight Now (ENRON) Act. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-33/
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