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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 See on congress.gov
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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
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 November 1, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 10
D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · May 13, 2022
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · May 12, 2022
 D
Trahan, Lori
Massachusetts · May 10, 2022
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · May 6, 2022
Jones, Mondaire
· May 6, 2022
 D
Levin, Mike
California · May 6, 2022
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 3, 2022
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Apr 27, 2022
 D
Morelle, Joseph D.
New York · Apr 26, 2022
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Apr 21, 2022
Cicilline, David
· Apr 21, 2022
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Apr 21, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7550: Oil and Gas Industry Antitrust Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7550/
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"H.R. 7550: Oil and Gas Industry Antitrust Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7550/.
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H.R. 7550, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7550/.
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