S. 4171 118th Congress Senate

MPACT Act

Official title: A bill to amend the Natural Gas Act to protect consumers from excessive rates, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 18, 2024 Introduced by: Richard Blumenthal Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov

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Apr 18, 2024

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

Apr 18, 2024

Introduced in Senate

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Latest action April 18, 2024

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

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Making Pipelines Accountable to Consumers and Taxpayers Act or the MPACT Act

This bill gives the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) the authority to order natural gas companies to pay refunds with interest to their consumers for rates or charges that are unjust, unreasonable, unduly discriminatory, or preferential. FERC must also establish refund effective dates as specified by the bill.

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