117th Congress (2021–2023) · House bill · Sponsor: Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8]
This page covers HR7688 in the 117th Congress. Bill numbers start over every Congress, so HR7688 in another Congress is a different bill.
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Roll-call votes | 2 |
| Chamber | House |
| Latest vote | 2022-05-19: Passed |
| Latest action | 2022-05-19: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 373. |
| Policy area | Commerce |
| Official record | Congress.gov |
Consumer Fuel Price Gouging Prevention Act This bill prohibits any person from selling, during a proclaimed energy emergency, a consumer fuel at a price that (1) is unconscionably excessive, and (2) indicates that the seller is exploiting the emergency to increase prices unreasonably. The President may issue a proclamation of such an emergency that specifies the consumer fuel and geographic area covered and how long the proclamation applies. The bill provides for enforcement of these provisions by the Federal Trade Commission and state attorneys general. Civil penalties collected by the commission through such enforcement must be used to provide assistance under the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program. Additionally, the commission must investigate whether the price of gasoline is being manipulated through reducing refinery capacity or other manipulative practices. The commission also must establish a Transportation Fuel Monitoring and Enforcement Unit to collect, monitor, and analyze crude oil and transportation fuel market data. The bill further includes specified transportation fuels within the prohibitions against (1) manipulative market practices, and (2) reporting false price information. It also increases the penalty for violations of those prohibitions. Finally, the Energy Information Administration must survey energy companies to facilitate transparent and competitive crude oil and transportation fuel markets.
Subjects: Civil actions and liability, Competition and antitrust, Congressional oversight, Consumer affairs, Energy assistance for the poor and aged, Energy prices, Energy storage, supplies, demand, Executive agency funding and structure, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Every recorded vote on this bill, newest first, with a link to the official tally. Member-by-member positions are on each member’s profile.
| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay | Not voting | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-19 | House | Yea-and-Nay | Passed | 147 | 144 | 5 | Official tally |
| 2022-05-19 | House | Yea-and-Nay | Failed | 141 | 149 | 5 | Official tally |
HR7688 (Consumer Fuel Price Gouging Prevention Act) was introduced in the 117th Congress (2021–2023) by Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8].
On 2022-05-19: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 373.
2 recorded votes in the 117th Congress. The most recent, on 2022-05-19, was "Yea-and-Nay": Passed.