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H.R. 1406 116th Congress House

APEX Act

Official title: To extend the jurisdiction of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to include the setting of reference prices for aluminum premiums, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 26, 2019 See on congress.gov
Finance and Financial Sector Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCommodities marketsCommodity Futures Trading CommissionCompetition and antitrust
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 15, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
Feb 27, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Feb 27, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 15, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Aluminum Pricing Examination Act or the APEX Act

This bill authorizes the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to set reference prices for aluminum premiums.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1406: APEX Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1406/
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"H.R. 1406: APEX Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1406/.
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H.R. 1406, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1406/.
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