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S 2462 117th Congress Senate Finance and Financial Sector Administrative law and regulatory procedures Commodities markets Commodity Futures Trading Commission Competition and antitrust Department of Justice Inflation and prices Metals

APEX Act

Introduced: July 22, 2021 Introduced by: Baldwin, Tammy Democratic · Wisconsin See on congress.gov
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Jul 22, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Jul 22, 2021
Introduced in Senate
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Aluminum Pricing Examination Act or the APEX Act

This bill extends the jurisdiction of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to include the markets for aluminum premiums. Specifically, the CFTC has jurisdiction over (1) the process and manner in which reference prices for such premiums are set or reported, and (2) whether the mechanism for setting such reference prices is fair and transparent.

Additionally, the CFTC must consult with the Department of Justice regarding relevant information, including allegations of anticompetitive conduct.

What's happening now July 22, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

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Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · Jul 22, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2462: APEX Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2462/
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"S. 2462: APEX Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2462/.
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S. 2462, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2462/.
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