HR 4996
113th Congress
House
Finance and Financial Sector
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Commodities markets
Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Energy prices
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Oil and gas
Energy Markets Emergency Act
Introduced: June 26, 2014
Introduced by:
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Democratic
· Connecticut
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 11, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management.
Jun 26, 2014
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Jun 26, 2014
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Energy Markets Emergency Act - Directs the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to use its authority (including emergency powers) to: (1) to curb immediately the role of excessive speculation in any contract market within its jurisdiction on or through which energy futures or swaps are traded; and (2) eliminate excessive speculation, price distortion, sudden or unreasonable fluctuations, or unwarranted changes in prices, or other unlawful activity that is causing major market disturbances that prevent the market from accurately reflecting the forces of supply and demand for energy commodities.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1