S 2771
116th Congress
Senate
Energy
Administrative remedies
Congressional oversight
Energy prices
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
Government studies and investigations
Oil and gas
Pipelines
MPACT Act
Introduced: November 5, 2019
Introduced by:
Blumenthal, Richard
Democratic
· Connecticut
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In committee
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To President
Became law
Nov 5, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Nov 5, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Making Pipelines Accountable to Consumers and Taxpayers Act or the MPACT Act
This bill revises the authority of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) regarding rates and charges in connection with the transportation or sale of natural gas.
Specifically, the bill
- provides FERC the authority to set a refund effective date and order a natural gas company to provide refunds when a rate or charge is unjust, unreasonable, unduly discriminatory, or preferential; and
- requires FERC to conduct a study on the impact of such authority on the cost of capital paid by natural gas companies and the average time it takes to resolve proceedings related to rate changes.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Committees of jurisdiction
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