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HR 2869 111th Congress House Finance and Financial Sector Banking and financial institutions regulation Commodities markets Commodity Futures Trading Commission Energy prices Oil and gas

Energy Market Manipulation Prevention Act

Introduced: June 15, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Jun 22, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management.
Jun 15, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Jun 15, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Energy Market Manipulation Prevention Act - Directs the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to eliminate excessive speculation in energy contract markets, unwarranted energy price fluctuations, or other unlawful activities that prevent energy prices from accurately reflecting supply and demand.

Requires the Commission to: (1) classify immediately each bank holding company engaged in energy futures trading as a noncommercial participant subject to strict position limits; (2) require immediately hedge funds engaged in energy futures trading to register as noncommercial participants subject to strict speculation limits; (3) eliminate conflicts of interest in which one entity has a hand in predicting oil prices, operating oil assets, and buying or selling oil derivatives; and (4) revoke immediately each staff no-action letter that covers a foreign board of trade that has established trading terminals in this country to trade U.S. commodities to U.S. investors.

What's happening now June 22, 2010

Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management.

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Welch, Peter
Vermont · Jun 15, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2869: Energy Market Manipulation Prevention Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2869/
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"H.R. 2869: Energy Market Manipulation Prevention Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2869/.
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H.R. 2869, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2869/.
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