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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 See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Nov 5, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 November 5, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2771: MPACT Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2771/
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"S. 2771: MPACT Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2771/.
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S. 2771, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2771/.
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[S. 2771: MPACT Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2771/)
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