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Electricity Needs Rules and Oversight Now (ENRON) Act

Introduced: April 21, 2005 Introduced by: Cantwell, Maria Democratic · Washington See on congress.gov
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Apr 22, 2005
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 87.
Apr 21, 2005
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Apr 21, 2005
Introduced in Senate
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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 April 22, 2005

Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 87.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 870: Electricity Needs Rules and Oversight Now (ENRON) Act. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-870/
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