HR 7550
117th Congress
House
Commerce
Competition and antitrust
Congressional oversight
Corporate finance and management
Energy prices
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Government studies and investigations
Motor fuels
Oil and gas
Oil and Gas Industry Antitrust Act
Introduced: April 21, 2022
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
Apr 22, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
Apr 21, 2022
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Apr 21, 2022
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Oil and Gas Industry Antitrust Act
This bill requires the Federal Trade Commission to investigate and report on whether the price of gasoline is being manipulated by reducing refinery capacity or by any other form of market manipulation. The report must include a long-term strategy for the commission and Congress to address manipulation of oil and gas markets during times of national or international crisis or emergency.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.