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H.R. 5749 117th Congress House

Gas Consumer Emergency Market Protection Act

Official title: To impose natural gas trading limits during emergencies.

Introduced: October 27, 2021 Introduced by: Joaquin Castro Democratic · Texas See on congress.gov
Finance and Financial Sector
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Nov 30, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
Oct 27, 2021
Introduced in House
Oct 27, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
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 Latest action November 30, 2021

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Gas Consumer Emergency Market Protection Act

This bill restricts natural gas trading during certain federal emergencies. Specifically, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission must require by rule that natural gas trading facilities impose limits to prevent market distortions in the spot market (i.e., commodities traded for immediate delivery) and the day-ahead market during such a period. Persons who violate this rule may be subject to a civil penalty of not more than $1 million per day.

Additionally, the commission must study who benefitted from natural gas price increases associated with Winter Storm Uri.

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Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Oct 27, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5749: Gas Consumer Emergency Market Protection Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5749/
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"H.R. 5749: Gas Consumer Emergency Market Protection Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5749/.
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H.R. 5749, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5749/.
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